Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Gongura, Mint & Coriander Chutney

This is a simple and flavorful chutney made with gongura, mint, coriander leaves along with roasted corinder seeds, red chillies, tamarind  and grounded into smooth paste.






This goes well with rice,dosa,idli,vada and so on..


I learnt this Gongura, Mint & Coriander Chutney from my friend Tulasi. Adding coriander seeds to it gives a unique and wonderful flavor. 



Ingredients:


Gongura / Hibiscus Leaves - 1 bunch
Mint leaves - 1 bunch
Coriander leaves - 1 bunch
Coriander seeds - 1 1/2 tsp
Red Chillies - 4-5 no ( as required based on spicy)
Salt As Required
Oil - 4 tsps
Turmeric powder a pinch
Tamarind - 1 small lemon size


For Tampering

Urad Dal  - ½ tsp
Avalu/ Mustard seeds – ¼ tsp
Jeera – ½ tsp
Curry leaves – 4-5 leaves
Oil – 1 tsp
Red chillies – 2 no
Hing a pinch

Preparation
  • In a pan add 1 tsp of oil and saute the red chillies, coriander seeds on medium flame. Remove and keep aside.
  • In the same pan, add another tsp of oil and add the gongura leaves and sauté till the rawness of coriander leaves disappears. Remove from heat and keep aside.
  • In the same pan add another tsp of oil and add coriander leaves and fry till the rawness of leaves disappears for about 3-4 mints. Remove from heat and cool.

  • In the same pan add another tsp of oil and add mint leaves and fry till the rawness of leaves disappears for about 3-4 mints. Remove from heat and cool.
  • Grind the roasted mixture along with red chillies, mint, gongura , coarinder leaves, turmeric powder, roasted coriander seeds, tamarind and salt  to  a coarse paste. 
  • Heat oil in a pan for tampering; add the mustard seeds, jeera, urad dal after they splutter add curry leaves, hing and red chillies and fry till the dal turns red.
  • Add this tampering to the chutney paste.
  • Serve with hot rice/roti’s. 
Sending this to Healthy Delights hosted by Sangee, Cook With seeds-Coriander Seeds hosted by Kalyani started by anu, The Big Chutney hosted by Priya, Gimme Green hosted by Rosh

49 comments:

  1. Gongura chutney looks delicious.

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  2. I would love to have that now!...fresh pachadis are my weakness!

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  3. though tasted in restaurants never tried gongura on my own.Nice flavorful chutney

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  4. Delicious and lip smacking chutney. Wonderfully prepared.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  5. chutney looks fabulous..never tried with gongura...thnx for sharing :-)

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  6. Looks so awesome, very tangy and spicy chutney..

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  7. Flavorful chutney... Loved all the ingredients

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  8. simple and flavourful, never used gongura in chutney..!!

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  9. never have tasted this..... looks yumm

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  10. flavourful and healthy chutney!!!lovely n neat click!

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  11. Looks delicious Sravs! I used to love Gongura pickle - store bought though :D So i can imagine what this chutney would taste like....my mouth is watering!

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  12. Do you have any recipe of Dried Gongura Flowers? Any Link?

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  13. I love the combo..go green it is :)

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  14. This one is new to me Sravs..Especially the addition of gongura..Awesome !

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  15. nice!never used gongura....is it regular hibiscus?would love to try it out!

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  16. very interesting recipe with mint and coriander..love it

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  17. I Loooveee this one! Adding coriander seeds was an interesting thing to learn!

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  18. Very delicious,mouthwatering!!

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  19. very healthy n yummy one...lovely preparation...thanks for linking to the event..

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  20. delicious chutney... looks fabulous...

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  21. looking great n iam sure i tastes best.i luv chutneys to try.....

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  22. Flavorful n looks yummy, never tasted before...

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  23. Delicious looking chutney with nice combo.

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  24. I luv gongura chutney...This sounds new to me..Bookmarking it.

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  25. i love this.....Awesome....

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  26. Finger licking chutney, looks so delicious.

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  27. Very tempting and mouth watering chutney!! bookmarked:)

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  28. tempting indeed. i do like gongura pickle

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  29. never come across gongura here..i would love some now

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  30. Thanx a lot for linking this on my space...definitely lifts the event by a notch. Looking forward to more of your recipes :-)

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  31. Very nice..
    Saranya
    http://nicesaranya.blogspot.com/
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  33. Delicious and flavourful chutney

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