Coconut Chutney
Abhipriya Raghav
Coconut chutney is a South Indian famous recipe which is served alongside dosa, idli, etc,.
Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Total Time 5 minutes mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Indian
- 1 cup grated coconut
- 2-3 green chillies
- 1 tbsp roasted chana dal or pottukadalai
- salt, as required
To temper
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- a pinch hing
Assemble all ingredients required for grinding the chutney.
Transfer everything to a mixer grinder, add required salt and grind it to a smooth paste adding little water.
Transfer the contents to a bowl.
In a tadka pan add oil and when it turns hot, add mustard seeds.
Once the mustard pops, add curry leaves and hing and give it a mix.
Pour the tadka on the chutney bowl and mix it thoroughly.
Serve hot with dosa, idli, upma, etc,.
- Add green chillies as per taste. I added two medium sized chillies.
- While tempering, do not burn the mustard seeds. If it burns, then it will give a very bitter taste.
- Add all the tempering ingredients quickly and transfer it immediately onto the chutney.
- You can also add a one or two red chillies while tempering.
Keyword chutney, coconut, side dish, south Indian