Coriander chutney- Foody full time

Coriander chutney:

-Sripriya Girikrishnan

Cilantro also known as coriander, dhania in Hindi, kottamalli in Tamil, kothumulu paan in sowrastra, malliyila in Malayalam, kothimir in Gujarati. it has many health benefits and beauty benefits.

Health benefits: 

Blood sugar disorders

Lower blood pressure level

Fight against food poisoning

Improves digestion

Treats mouth ulcer

Ingredients:

Coriander leaf- 1 small bunch

Oil- 4-5 tablespoon

Bengal gram- 2 tablespoons

Black gram- 2 tablespoon
Red chili-4 (dry)

Asafetida powder- 2 pinches

Coconut- 10 pieces

Turmeric powder- 2 pinches

Tamarind - small amount

Salt - to taste

Procedure:

1. Take some coriander, clean it and rinse it with clean water.

2. Then chop and keep it aside.

3. Take a pan on the stove with a low flame and pour 3-4 tablespoon of oil in it and wait to heat.

4. Then add 2 tablespoons of Bengal gram (kadalai paruppu).

5. Add 2 tablespoon of Black gram (urad dal or uluttham paruppu)

6. 2 pinches of Asafetida powder to add flavor to the chutney and mix it well.

7. Then put 10 pieces of coconut and 4 red chilies (dry) to the pan.

8. Add 2 pinches of turmeric powder and mix it.

9. Put a small amount of tamarind which gives good taste and extends chutney spoiling time.

10. Add salt to taste, mix it for 3-5 mins in low flame.

11. Grind all this mixture into a fine paste.

12. Put the cleaned and chopped coriander leaves in the pan before it gets cool sudden after turn off the stove, now it will look slightly wilted.

13. Now put the wilt leaves in the mixer grinder along with the paste which we already prepared.

14. Grind it into a fine paste, serve it with dosa and idly.

Preparation time:

15 mins

Serves:

5 serves

Combined best with:

Dosa, idly, chapatti