Cilantro & Mint Chutney

Ingredients

• 1/4 - 1/2 cup water
• 1 small lemon, juiced
• 1/2 medium red or yellow onion, roughly chopped
• 1-4 green Thai or serrano chiles, stems removed and roughly chopped
• 1 clove garlic
• 1-inch piece ginger, roughy chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon red chile powder or cayenne pepper
• 2 teaspoons gur (jaggery) or light brown sugar
• 2 cups tightly packed mint leaves, just leaves no stems
• 1 bunch cilantro with stems (trim ends), roughly chopped

Instructions

1. In a high-powered blender like a Vita Mix add all of the ingredients in the order listed above and process until completely smooth.

2. It's important to start with the liquids to cover the blades, then to add the heavier ingredients to help process the chutney, and then add the lighter herbs.

3. To get your chutney as smooth as possible. You can use a food processor but may need a little more water for the correct consistency.

4. Use 1/2 cup of water if you are using a larger blender, which makes the ingredients easier to process. Your chutney will be only slightly more watery. Most recipes use 1/4 cup of water - I just found a little more water makes things easier to process.

5. Turn the blender off and push the product down with a rubber/silicon spatula and process again if needed.