Curry Leaves Chutney

Rinse and dry the curry leaves or kadi patta with a clean kitchen towel.

Heat oil in a frying pan. then add mustard seeds and urad dal.

allow the mustard seeds to pop and the urad dal to get a reddish brown.

add the cumin seeds. then add the ginger, green chilies and curry leaves.

stir and fry the leaves with continuous stirrings till they become slightly crisp.

don't brown them as this would make the chutney bitter.

let this mixture cool down.

then in a chutney grinder, add the curry leaves mixture with some salt and water.

also add the grated coconut and roasted chana dal.

you can make a thick chutney or a chutney with medium consistency. so add water and salt accordingly.

grind all the ingredients to a smooth chutney.

pour in a serving bowl and serve the curry leaves chutney with upma, pakora, idli, dosa or medu vada or any snack.