Hare dhaniye / dhanie ki chutney (green coriander chutney)

At dinner gatherings, most of the homes in India will get the party started with samosa and other home made savoury starters (chicken tikka is very popular amongst north Indians). The best dip for these (democratically selected) is green coriander chutney or "hare dhaniye ki chutney". Every region has a variation of the same. In Maharashtra, adding roasted peanuts/ groundnuts is popular while in central India, where I grew up, mint is the prefered addition. I am posting a very simple recipe of this delightfully refreshing dip as I like it :)

Ingredients (to make about 200 - 250grams)

Coriander leaves (please don't be lazy and include any stems, whatsoever) - 150grams
(cleaning the coroiander takes a while but if you use neighbours, friends and family and non-paid labour, it can significantly reduce the time, and your popularity with it :D)
mint (optional) 30 grams
Garlic - 8 cloves (you can even eliminate it if you have post-dinner plans)
Ginger - about 30 grams
green chillis - I like about 10 hot ones (but you can reduce them to 3-4 if you don't like it too hot)
lemon/ lime (lemon is preferred) - 2
sugar - 3 tablespoons
salt - 1 tablespoon
olive oil (my own addition to increase life and add to flavor) - 5 tablespoons

clean the coriander well, we don't want any stems. Divide the coriander in 5 equal parts. In a blender, a good blender (you need a good blender, else the process is hell), add the garlic cloves, green chillis, sliced ginger (since it's harder to blend ginger), 20 ml water, mint, olive oil, and one part of coriander. Blend till it's a smooth paste, and repeat the process with other parts of coriander. When you put the last batch, also put the salt and sugar. Take out in the storage container and squeeze in the lemon, mix well. Enjoy on sandwiches, with samosas, cheese and crackers, mathris (yummm - will try to post it's recipe soon). Hope you like it as much as I do (but not as much as Menno does who eats it like a normal veggie and we have to stop him :D)

Take care and stay healthy,
Gaurav