Green Chutney Recipe

What is green chutney?

Chutney is made with fresh herbs, vegetables, fruits, and spices. It can serve as a side dish to almost any main or as a dipping sauce. Green chutney is prepared using fresh herbs that impart a green color to the chutney and is thus called green chutney.

The green chutney can be prepared with endless variations. It can be sweet, savory, tangy, and a mix of all these options. These complement Indian food so well that now it’s a must-have essential to have them with meals.

Green mint chutney is one of the most liked chutneys and goes well with any meal or snack. No Indian street food and snacks are complete without this green chutney. It is a normal routine to have chutney with an Indian meal. Apart from flavour it also boosts the digestion process.

Each household has its style of preparing chutney depending upon what suits its taste buds. Each time I make green chutney at home, I try some variations in the chutney recipe to find which one is better with which ingredients.

I am sharing one of my methods of making coriander/cilantro chutney at home. I am sure you will like this Indian cilantro sauce recipe because:

• It is an easy and simple recipe that takes just 5 minutes to prepare.
• It is so flavourful once you try it, you will ask for it again!
• Healthy as the ingredients present in the chutney aid the digestion process. (Check out my other super tasty carrot chutney recipe also!)

So let's dive in for details!

What Goes in this Cilantro Mint Chutney?

To make this Indian coriander mint chutney, you need the following ingredients:

How to prepare Indian Cilantro Mint Chutney?

Watch the video to learn detailed steps for making a green chutney or green dip or coriander mint chutney recipe.

This Indian Cilantro mint sauce is simple and easy to prepare in 5 minutes. All you need is to combine the ingredients, add water, and blend them in a blender.

That's it!

Isn't it a 5 minutes task?

Note:

• Blend to a smooth paste. The Smoother the consistency, the better the chutney tastes.
• The amount of water added depends upon personal preferences; if you like a thick consistency, add less water, and vice versa.

..... And the yummy and flavourful green chutney Indian recipe is ready to enjoy!

Storage

Always store the chutney in the fridge until you serve it.

Variations

You are free to experiment with ingredients. You can also try some of these common variations in your chutney preparation:

• Fresh coconut also makes a good base for this chutney.
• Add onions, garlic, and ginger, and observe the difference!
• Replacing yogurt with tamarind paste or tomato will give you a better version of this green chutney, and of course, it will stay for a long.

How to serve green dip?

• This coriander mint green chutney is best served with snacks or fast food as a dipping sauce.
• Use as a spread on rolls, wraps, sandwiches, tortillas, etc.
• Serve it with rice, bread, naan, paratha, or biryani as a side dish and see its magic.
• Drizzle on top of salad, chaat, pasta, etc., for flavourful and refreshing herbs.

Tips

1. Do not store this green chutney for more than a week.
2. Always refrigerate it. If it's too cold to serve, keep the required quantity at room temperature before serving.
3. Add water a little at a time.
4. Use rock salt if you have, as this gives a better taste.
5. Don't have cumin seeds, you can replace them with cumin powder.
6. For dairy-free options, replace the yogurt with tomato or tamarind paste.
7. Peanuts are optional, but they make chutney thick and creamy. For nut-free options, you can replace this with coconut.
8. Use more coriander leaves than mint leaves as it will mask the pungent taste of mint leaves.