Coconut chutney
Coconut chutney, from above
VegVeganTamil Nadu

Coconut chutney

The plus one every idli brings to the party.

10 minTime
3 gProtein each
mildSpice
White, red and green3 chapters · 2 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
140kcalsame
3 gproteinsame
4 gfibresame
10minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Fresh grated coconut1 cup
Roasted chana dal (roasted split chickpeas)2 tbsp pottukadalai
Green chilli2
Gingera small piece
Salt½ tsp
Water½ cup
Coconut oil2 tsp
Mustard seeds½ tsp
Urad dal (split black gram)1 tsp
Dried red chilli1, broken
Curry leavesa few

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Grind the coconut, roasted chana, green chillies, ginger and salt with a little of the water.
  2. 2Loosen with the rest of the water to the thickness you like.
  3. 3Heat the coconut oil. Add mustard seeds, urad dal, red chilli and curry leaves, and pour over the chutney.
  4. 4Serve within a few hours, or refrigerate and use by the next morning.
Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

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What goes with Coconut chutney: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Ellu sadam20 min
Bread or rice Kothamalli sadam25 min
With a main Mor kuzhambu35 min
With a main Vatha kuzhambu30 min
To drink Nungu sarbath10 min
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