Coriander Chutney (Indian Cilantro Chutney)

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped coriander leaves (cilantro), tightly packed – 50 grams
• 2 teaspoons chopped green chillies or 2 to 3 green chillies or as needed
• 1 chopped ginger or 1 inch ginger
• ½ teaspoon roasted cumin powder or ground cumin, optional
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice or as required
• 2 to 3 pinches black salt – optional
• salt as required – pink salt, table salt or sea salt
• ¼ teaspoon chaat masala – optional
• 1 to 2 tablespoons water

Steps

1. Put the chopped coriander leaves, chopped ginger, and green chillies into a blender or chutney grinder.
2. Using 2 teaspoons chopped green chillies makes the green chutney spicy. For anyone in the family who cannot tolerate spicy food, use ½ to 1 teaspoon chopped green chillies instead.
3. Add the lemon juice, optional roasted cumin powder or ground cumin, optional black salt, and pink salt, table salt, or sea salt as required. Chaat masala can go in now if available.
4. Pour in the water, then blend or grind everything to a smooth chutney. Taste and add salt or lemon juice if more is needed.
5. Keep the cilantro chutney refrigerated in a covered bowl or container.
6. Use as required with Indian snacks such as pakoras, sandwiches, samosa, burger, idli, dosa, dhokla, dabeli, bhel puri, sev puri, and other chaat recipes.

Serving suggestions

1. Offer the coriander chutney alongside sandwiches, patties, fritters, or other favorite Indian snacks.
2. For a Vegetable Sandwich or another sandwich, spread the chutney on the bread or serve it as a dipping sauce. It can also be used as a topping for wraps.
3. Pair the cilantro chutney with fried snacks such as Pakoda, Samosa, Falafel, or Potato Wedges.

Storage and leftovers

1. Both chutney left over from a snack and a batch prepared for later can be enjoyed over the following days.
2. Refrigerate leftover coriander chutney in an airtight container for 3 to 4 days.
3. For keeping cilantro chutney longer than a week, freeze it for up to a month. Try an ice tray for freezing small batches into easy portions.