Pudhina chutney for idli and dosa - Mint chutney recipe - Pudhina chutney recipe

Mint leaves or Pudhina in Tamil is an aromatic herb. It is one of the oldest herbs too. It has remarkable medicinal properties and it is commonly used by us to make chutneys, raitas etc. Also, we use it in in Biryanis. 

Mint has very powerful antioxidant properties. It aids in digestion, breathing disorders, treating skin conditions, and to manage blood glucose levels.

Here we prepare a chutney with a few ingredients. This is an excellent combination for idli and dosa.

Tomato chutney with onion - Tomato chutney for Idli and dosa

Tomato + Onion chutney is a very easy recipe and the specialty of this chutney is, it goes well with idli, dosa, kara kozhakkatai, and chappathi.  

You can instantly grind this chutney as the ingredients are the basic ones in our kitchen.

We can bring some taste differences in this chutney, by varying the proportions of tomato and onion. 

One is using equal quantities of both, next one is with more tomatoes+less onion and the last one is with more onion+less tomatoes. 

Here I have used more tomatoes option.

Idli with Ridge gourd sambar - Soft idli with sambar

Idli or Idly is a traditional breakfast in almost all south Indian homes. 

Idli is always taken with sambar and chutney. We have many varieties of chutneys, but most of us prefer onion+tomato chutney or coconut chutney.

This ridge gourd sambar is an excellent combination for hot idlies, which makes you forget your favorite chutneys. 

Ridge gourd goes well with moong dal (split yellow gram). So, moong dal is used for this sambar.