Mint Chutney

Unless you eat Indian food, I bet you have never had mint chutney. I hadn't until we went to the wonderful India Palace in Cookeville, where it was one of the sauces/condiments available on the buffet. Wow! It is sooooo good. It goes incredibly well with not only Indian dishes, but with other dishes and meats like lamb or pork. To be honest, I'd eat this on almost anything!

Look at that green goodness. I'm drooling on my keyboard here. In fact, I need to go make some after I post this! This delectable condiment is super easy to make. No, seriously, it is VERY easy. Do you have a blender, food processor, or mini-chopper? Then you can make this in a snap.  And the smell... oh the smell as you are making it. You could float away on the fresh and amazing scent.

You owe it to yourself to give this a try, even if you are not making Indian cuisine to go with it.

Mint Chutney

• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves
• 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
• 1/4 cup chopped red onion
• 2 tablespoons  lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1/4 teaspoon  salt
• 1/8 teaspoon sugar
• 1 serrano or jalapeno chile, coarsely chopped
• 1 (1/2-inch) piece peeled fresh ginger

 Combine all of the ingredients in a blender, food processor, whatever you have to grind up food, and blend until smooth. That is it! You now have some awesome mint chutney to eat with everything.