Thursday, January 30, 2014

Green Chutney without Coconut

(From Banu's Cookbook)

I am always on the hunt for a Green Chutney without Coconut that I can use for Sandwiches, so here is something that I came up with that I like and stays good for a week to 10 days.

Ingredients:
2 Cups of  Fresh Corriander Leaves
10-12 Whole Almonds
1/4 Cup of Roasted Bengal Gram Daal (Dalia or Putani)
1/2 Tsp of Jeera or Cumin Seeds
1-2 Green Chillies (Or more if you like the chutney to be spicy)
2 Tsp of Lemon Juice
Salt to Taste

Method:
1. Put all the ingredients except the Lemon Juice in a blender and add very little water and grind it to a smooth paste. You can add more water - in teaspoon measures if needed. It is easy to make it very water and we would not want it as it does not taste the same.
2. Remove from Blender and stir in the lemon juice and then this can be stored in a glass container in fridge for about a week to 10 days. After a few days it does turn a darker green, but neither the taste nor the quality is compromised.
3. I use the regular whole almonds, but you can use the almond slivers as well.

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