Mint Chutney, Mint thovaiyal, Puthina chutney

Ingredients:

• Mint - 1 bunch
• Corriander leaves - 1 bunch
• Urud dal - 2 tspn
• Red chillies - 7
• Tamarind - little

Procedure:

• Place a pan on the stove, add little oil and fry urud dal
• Add the red chillies, mint leaves and corriander leaves and fry it together for 3 minutes
• Add the tamarind and fry it for another 2 minutes
• cool down the fried contents
• Once it is cold, grind it in a mixer adding litttle water and grind it nicely.
• Heat a pan and add little oil and tranfer the ground thovayal.
• Fry the chutney/thovayal till the raw smell of the leaves goes away.
• Store it in tight container and refrigerate it.
• Mint Thovaiyal can be served for biryani as side dish, and for idli, dosa