Lettuce Chutney

Green leafy lettuce is mostly eaten raw in salads /sandwiches. It is a low calorie food and is a source of vitamin A and folic acid. 

Know more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lettuce

Serving: This recipe makes about 6tbl spn of lettuce chutney  

Ingredients:

• Lettuce - 4 leaflets
• Coriander leaves/ Cilantro - 3-4 sprigs
• Grated coconut fresh or frozen - 1 1/2 tbl spn
• Salt per taste or 1/4 tsp
• Urad dal/ Split blach gram seeds 1/2tsp
• Jeera/ Cumin seeds 1/2tsp
• Chana dal/ Split chick peas 1/2 tsp
• Tamarind paste - 1/2 tsp
• Jaggery/ Black sugar - 1/4 inch cube
• Green chillies 2-3 or as per taste
  
• Oil 1 tsp

How to make:

• Chop cilantro and lettuce and fry in a pan for about 5 mins and keep aside
• Take 1tsp of oil in the pan and fry urad dal, jeera, chana dal and green chillies
• If coconut is frozen microwave it for 30 secs
• Blend this masala with the fried leaves, tamarind, jaggery and coconut into a coarse paste
• Add water while grinding if required
• Mix salt and serve with idli/ dosa. This goes very well with sandwiches.