PANTRYFLEX

blend · herb sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNERPrep 10 min

Umbergate Green Chutney

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Meherwan Irani recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Meherwan Irani.

Meherwan Irani's Umbergate Green Chutney, from the published recipe.

Ratio

Ratio by volume: Lime Juice 15 ml, Water 15 ml
Lime Juice 15 mlWater 15 ml

Ingredients

  • Cilantro — 1 cup fresh (30 g)
  • Mint — 2 fresh leaves (1 g)
  • Serrano — 1 deseeded rough-chopped
  • Lime Juice — juice of 1/2 lime (15 ml)
  • Salt — pinch sea salt (1 g)
  • Sugar — 1 tsp granulated (4 g)
  • Water — 1 tablespoon (+ more as needed)

Method

  1. This sauce needs a blender — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
  2. Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
  3. Taste and adjust salt and acid.

Companion jar

Umbergate Green Chutney wants a blender — make it from this page.

The jar carries pour-and-shake sauces. These are its closest cousins from kitchens like this one:

4 kitchens · 4 stars · 4 national awards

Build the companion jar

First run is small.

Leave an email and we’ll hold a jar with its companions on it.

Provenance

Indian-American chef of Chai Pani in Asheville and Atlanta; James Beard Outstanding Restaurant 2022. Indian street food and chutneys scaled to a multi-city group (Botiwalla, etc.).

Originally published as Green Chutney.

Adapted from a Meherwan Irani recipe (Meherwan Irani / Spicewalla).

More from this kitchen

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Meherwan Irani / Spicewalla (published as “Green Chutney”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

Companion jar