COCONUT CHUTNEY (BASIC RECIPE - goes with dosas & idlis)


Ingredients

Coconut - 2 cups
Dry red chillis - 10
Channa dal - 2 tbsp (What is channa dal?)
Water - 1 cup
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Vegetable oil - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste


Use shredded coconut available in the frozen food section of most ethnic supermarkets.


Roast the channa dal on a medium heat.


Roast for 5 minutes till the channa dals are slightly browned, like in the picture below.


Put the coconut, red chillies, roasted channa dal and salt to taste in a blender.  Add 1 cup of water and blend to a smooth paste.


Blend to a smooth paste.  Transfer chutney to a serving bowl.

Heat the 1 tsp oil in a small pan to a high heat.  Put the mustard seeds in. Cover the utensil and let the seeds pop.  Pour over the chutney.

This goes very well with dosas or idlis.  










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