This has been my favorite coconut chutney, perfect with dosa, idli or appam…
Many South Indian dishes are served with chutneys especially Dosa & Idlis. Chutney is comfort food with its spicy and tangy taste. There are a few chutneys that can be made without the addition of coconut. However, my favorite is chutneys made with coconut. In this recipe, I’ve also added onion & tomato and whole red dried chilies impart the required heat.
Give it a try and this will turn into your favorite chutney.
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Best Tasting Coconut Chutney
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Author: Thasneen
Recipe type: Chutney
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
For Roasting
- Coconut oil- 1 tbsp
- Chana dal- 1 tbsp (optional)
- Shallots or small onions, sliced- 2 shallots or 4 small onions
- Garlic, chopped- 2 cloves
- Ginger, chopped- 1 tbsp
- Whole dried red chilies- 3 or 4
- Cumin seeds-1 tsp
- Tomato, chopped- 1
- Coconut, grated- 1 cup
- Water- 1 cup
For cooking
- Coconut Oil- 1 tbsp
- Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
- Whole dried red chilies- 2, halved
- Curry leaves- 1 sprig
- Tamarind extract- 2 inch slice soaked in ¼ water for 5 minutes
- Salt- 1 to 1½ tsp
- Water- ¼ to ½ cup
Instructions
- In a bowl, soak 2 inch slice tamarind in ¼ cup water for 5 minutes. Squeeze the tamarind in water, drain the extract and discard the skin.
- Place a pan over medium heat, let turn hot.
- Add coconut oil, followed by chana dal; let turn light golden brown.
- Add onion, ginger, garlic, dried red chilies, cumin seeds, tomato and coconut. Saute and roast for a few minutes till coconut turns golden in color.
- Remove pan from the heat, let cool down.
- Add to a blender jar along with 1 cup water and grind to a coarsely smooth mixture.
- Place a pan over medium heat, add oil.
- Add mustard seeds, let splutter.
- Add dried red chilies & curry leaves.
- Add the ground coconut, combine well.
- Add tamarind extract.
- Add salt to taste & add ¼ to ½ cup water to thin down the chutney; cook for 2 minutes.
- If you prefer thick chutney, you can skip adding water.
- Serve into a bowl and enjoy with dosa, idli, appam etc.
