Green Chutney

When it comes to my meal prepping, I have never thought of making and storing the simple green chutney. It stores well in the fridge for up to 2 weeks and stays well in the freezer for a longer time.

Now, let me tell you what you can use it with: You can it as a spread for sandwich, can use it as a chutney for parathas (Indian flat bread), I have also used it to spice and flavor the filling for paratha, dip for samosas, mix it with some yogurt and it can be used as a dip for vegetables as well.

Today I use the green chutney as a spread in my potato and cucumber sandwich.

Let’s start

Ingredients

Ginger – ½ inch
Garlic – 3 cloves
Green chili – 1 (If you prefer spicy food, you can add more chilies)
Fresh coriander leaves – 1 cup
Fresh mint leaves – ¼ cup
Lemon juice – Juice of half a lemon
Salt – as per taste
Ice cubes – 2

Method
Blend together ½ an inch of ginger, 3 cloves of garlic, 1 green chili, fresh coriander leaves, fresh mint leaves, salt, the juice of half a lemon along with one or 2 ice cubes.

The reason for adding the ice cubes is that the green color from the leaves does not turn to a darker green.

Store in a jar in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. If you want to store it for longer, put them in ice cube trays and freeze, pop them out and store in a container in the freezer.

I made a really small batch today. Maybe when I make my next batch, I will make enough so I can freeze for the next couple of months.

Thank you for reading.

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I cook every day. Well, almost every day. And there are days where I cook multiple recipes. Having said that, I am not an authentic or professional chef. Many of my recipes are experiments as I try to adapt and use the ingredients I already have.

My mantra is you should cook food just the way you like it. I don’t mean any disrespect to traditional methods of cooking or any cultures where the cuisine originates from. But I merely try to cook it with what I have and what is available to me and sometimes, I add ingredients that I want to use up.

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