Recipe: green chutney, India's favourite condiment

Green chutney, or 'hara chutney' is India's version of ketchup. It is served as a dip with almost every snack that there is. This spicy, tangy dip is loved by one and all; it's eaten with kebabs, sandwiches, street-side snacks like samosas, pakoras and poppadoms, and in chaat as well.

It is also an extremely versatile sauce. We use it as a dipping sauce; if mixed with plain yoghurt it can be used as raita, and it makes an excellent marinade for a green chicken or fish tikka. It also is used as a spreading sauce inside rolls.

My fave way of having chutney – with a Bombay sandwich

My fave way of having chutney – with a Bombay sandwich