Pudhina Pachadi

Ingredients

• • Coconut (grated, dry) - ½ cup
• • Mint leaves (fresh) - 1 cup
• • Red chillies - 7
• • Salt - as required
• • Tamarind - marble size
• • Jaggery - a little
• • Oil - as required
• • Onions (finely cut) - 2 tablespoons

Method

• 1. Grind coconut, chillies, tamarind, mint, salt and jaggery together to coarse paste.
• 2. Heat oil and fry onions till golden brown.
• 3. Add ground paste and fry till good smell comes.
• 4. Cool down to room temperature and serve.

Variations

• • Use mint and coriander leaves together and do the recipe or take equal quantities of coriander, curry leaves and mint leaves.
• • Follow the above recipe. Omit jaggery.