Pudhina Thogayal / Mint Chutney

Ingredients:

Mint - 2 bunch
Corriander - 2 bunch (washed and cleaned)
Grated coconut - 1 cup (washed and cleaned)
a cherry sized tamarind soaked in little water.
Green chillies - 2
Ginger - 1 inch ( crushed)
Ginger - about 1/2 an inch slightly masked in mortar 'n pestel.
Asafotedia - 1/4 tsp

Oil - accordingly

mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

urud dal - 1/2 tsp

Jeera -1/2 tsp

Asafoetedia - 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste

Procedure:
Take a medium sized pan, dispense 1/2 tsp of oil. When the oil is heated add the mint and corriander leaves and saute it for just few minutes and set it off. Now add the leaves, grated coconut, green chillies, ginger and soaked tamarind.
Into the mixer, goes all of the ingredients along some salt and grind them until slightly fine but not too fine.
Now take a pan add about 5 to 6 tbsps of oil and splutter some mustard seeds, 1/4 tsp of jeera, urud dal and transfer the contents of the mixer into this pan . Add some asafoetedia. Turn of the heat after 2 mins.

This is almost like a chutney but since we have added dals , it is supposed to be called as Pudhina Thogayal. Will taste yummy with white rice and rasam, especially during cough and cold, soothes your throat with its natural natural (herbal) medicinal property!