There are a lot of green sauces, what does it taste like, the texture of it, spicy or sweet, thick or thin, etc?
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Green Curry Masala
Ingredients:
Fresh Coconut - 1 cup
Roasted Sesame seeds (Telugu: Nuvvulu) - 2 tbsp
Onions - 3 tbsp ( or 2 medium ones)
Peanuts - 1 tbsp
Roasted Yellow Bengal Gram (Telugu: Putnala Pappu) - 1 tbsp
Tamarind taste - 1 spoon
Oil - 2 tbsp
Garam Masala - 1 tbsp
Ginger Garlic paste - 3/4 tbsp
Salt - to taste
Red Chilli powder - 1 tbsp
Turmeric - 1/2 tbsp
Soy yogurt - 1 tbsp (optional)
Preparation:
1. Take a tbsp of oil in a pan, on a low flame add in sesame seeds, 3/4 of onions, peanuts, yellow bengal gram, ginger garlic paste and fry these for a 2 mins.
2. Then add tamarind water and finally coconut. cook for a minute.
3. Grind these to a fine paste and keep aside.
4. In a wok, take left over onion, add in the ground masala and cook for couple of minutes. When the oil starts to separate, season with salt, turmeric, red chilli powder and garam masala.
5. Finally, add some yogurt and stir well.
6. You can in your choice of vegetable in Step 4.
7. Goes well with any biryani, naan or roti.
Mint Chutney
Ingredients:
Mint leaves – ½ cup, packed
Onion – ¼ of a medium
Tomato – ½ of a medium
Ginger – ½” piece
Garlic – 1 clove
Green Chili – 1 or to taste
Lemon Juice – ¼ cup
Salt – ½ tsp (or to taste)
Chat Masala – ½ tsp
Sugar – ½ tsp
Method:
1. In a blender, add the following – Onion, Tomato, Ginger, Garlic, Green Chili and Lemon Juice. Grind well.
2. Add in the washed Mint leaves, Salt, Chat Masala and Sugar and grind again till the mixture becomes smooth and everything has blended well.
3. Pour into serving dish.
4. Makes about ½ cup and can be served with pakodas, Puda, chaat….
Tips:
1. Be sure to use only the leaves of the Mint – discard the stalks.
2. When available, add a little bit of raw green mango to the chutney for additional flavor.
3. Store in the refrigerator. Mint Chutney has a shelf life of about 7-10 days.
4. Mint Chutney freezes well also and can be kept for the times when Mint is not readily available.