Mint leaves (main ingredient).

Ingredients....garlic, onion, ginger, tamarind, curry leaves, dried chillies, coconut, Mysore dhal (u can substitute with urad dhal) and salt. This is my mum's recipe:)

Rinse the mint leaves well to get rid of the dirt.

$Saut\u00e9 dried chillies without oil. Set aside.$

Sauté dried chillies without oil. Set aside.

Then roast Mysore dhal with coconut. Set aside.

$Saut\u00e9 shallots, garlic, ginger and curry leaves. Set aside.$

Sauté shallots, garlic, ginger and curry leaves. Set aside.

$Saut\u00e9 the mint leaves until it reduces in volume and add salt. Set aside and let it cool down.$

Sauté the mint leaves until it reduces in volume and add salt. Set aside and let it cool down.

This is a metate (ground stone tool). Grind all the ingredients including tamarind paste and followed by the leaves. U can use mixer grinder instead of metate.

Grind till it becomes a thick paste like this.

Tadaaaaa....it's done and serve it with hot rice.

How to make pudina (mint) pachadi

Pachadi is a traditional South Indian side dish. It refers to food which has been pounded. No oil is used in this recipe. Pachadi normally will be thick in consistency compared to chutney.