CHOLESTEROL LOWERING CHUTNEY

CHOLESTEROL  LOWERING  CHUTNEY

Ingredients:

1 cup                     Mint

1/2 cup                  Coriander leaves

3-4                        Green chillies

1’                          Ginger

10 -15 cloves        Garlic

1                           Avocado

1/2 tbsp                Nigella seeds

½ cup                   Sesame seeds

1 tbsp                   Flax seeds

1 tsp                     Psyllium husk (optional)

2-3                       Lemons

To taste                Rock salt

Enough Olive oil to make a smooth paste

Method:

Roast Nigella seeds and Flax seeds coarsely. Add the sesame seeds, rock salt and grind them.

To this add mint leaves, coriander leaves, green chillies, ginger, garlic, avocados and grind to a smooth paste.

Squeeze in the juice of 2-3 lemons (or to taste) and enough Olive Oil; mix well.  

PS: Adding Psyllium husk is optional.

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