Heat 1 teaspoon oil - add 1 teaspoon urad dal, 1 teaspoon chana dal.
Saute until golden. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
To the same pan add 8-10 nos small onion, 3 nos garlic and 2 nos green chillies.
Add around 2 cups mint leaves(cleaned and rinsed).
Saute until it shrinks just for few seconds.
Now add 2 tablespoon coconut and 1/2 teaspoon tamarind
Give a quick saute and switch off.
Transfer to a plate and set aside to cool down.
Now transfer this to a mixer jar along with required salt and water.
Grind it to a chutney consistency.
Add water little by little and grind so that it the chutney does not become watery.
To prepare tadka : Heat 2 teaspoon oil add mustard seeds let it crackle then add curry leaves and switch off. Let it splutter then remove.
Add tadka to chutney
Mix well. Pudina Chutney ready.
Serve Pudina Chutney with idli or dosa and enjoy.