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    Kerala Style Red Coconut Chutney For Dosa, Idli

    Published: Jan 15, 2020 || Last updated: Aug 23, 2020 by Farrukh Aziz

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    Red Coconut Chutney Recipe - It's a lip smacking accompaniment loaded with coastal flavors. A quintessential Kerala style coconut chutney that goes perfect with dosa, idli, uttapam and so much more! It's vegan, it's gluten free.

    Kerala Style red coconut chutney on black plate with some red chilies and curry leaves spread around.

    I have always been a huge fan of variety of chutneys. You give me nice tangy and spicy chutneys and I am sorted to eat it with plain rice, khichdi or dal rice. In fact, I even love to eat them with plain phulkas too.

    You know what is the best thing about most of the chutney recipes?

    They barely take any time for the preparation. You will be amazed to see the chutney variations that we have in our Indian homes.

    And, they go amazingly well with any kind of Indian meals. And so is this red coconut chutney, the one of them.

    Honestly, I love South Indian Food very much. Especially, the idlis, dosas, menu vadas and paniyarams. Oh! I love uttapam also very much.

    I know, that this chutney is made in Kerala style. But, it goes so well with almost all the South Indian snacks.

    Red Coconut Chutney

    Coming to this Kerala coconut chutney, I love the coastal flavour of this particular chutney.

    Why?

    Because, it has all the essence to make you go crazy over it. The pearl onions (sambar onions) when we fry in coconut oil, the aroma is simply wonderful.

    The roasted sambar onions, garlic and dry roasted red chilies provides a perfect balance to the taste and the aroma.

    And, of course, the hero of the dish is - fresh coconut chunks. When you combine all of them, the result is absolutely finger licking.

    The name red coconut chutney is due to the use of dried red chilies. And, do not miss to temper or give tadka by using coconut oil only.

    Did you see how bright and vibrant this red chutney looks? It is because I use good quality dried Kashmiri red chilies. Even Byadgi chilies gives great color to the chutney.

    If you like it to be very spicy, then use the spicy variety of dry red chilies. For medium spicy chutney, go for the mix of both, spicy ones as well as the Kashmiri chilies.

    Serving Suggestions for this Red Chilli Coconut Chutney

    This chutney goes beautifully with idli, dosa, vada and even plain rice. Or, pair it with sambar rice, puniyaram, bondas, rava dosa and many more.

    Steps photos - How to make red coconut chutney

    In a pan, heat ยฝ tablespoon of coconut oil. Then, add pearl onions and garlic cloves, fry for 1 minute on medium flame. (photo 1)

    Add dried red chilies and fry for another few seconds until roasted well. Take it off the heat. (photo 2)

    In a blender jar, add fresh coconut, ginger, salt and roasted onion garlic and chilies. (photo 3 and 4)

    Step by step picture collage to make Kerala style red coconut chutney recipe.

    Blend everything together to a fine paste. Transfer the blended chutney to a bowl.

    Ground red chilli coconut chutney in blender jar.

    To temper the chutney:

    Heat 2 tablespoons of coconut oil in a small pan. Once the oil heats, add mustard seeds and let it crackle. (photo 1)

    Add Urad dal and fry for few seconds or until light golden. (photo 2)

    Then, add chopped pearl onions. Fry until it just starts picking up golden color. (photo 3)

    Add curry leaves and dried red chilies and fry for another few seconds only. (photo 4)

    Step by step picture collage to make tempering or tadka for Kerala style red coconut chutney.

    Pour the tempering over the prepared chutney and mix.

    Serve with idlis and dosas.

    Tempering or tadka poured over the rede coconut chutney in bowl.

    Some more of my favourite chutneys, you might love to try:

    Dosakkai Chutney
    South Indian Style Peanut Chutney
    Coconut Chutney

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    Kerala Style red coconut chutney on black plate with some red chilies and curry leaves spread around.
    5 from 9 votes
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    Red Coconut Chutney

    Red Coconut Chutney is a bright red and crazy delicious accompaniment loaded with coastal flavors. A quintessential Kerala style chutney that goes perfect with dosa, idli, uttapam and so much more! It's vegan, it's gluten free.
    Course Accompaniment
    Cuisine Indian
    Diet Gluten Free, Low Carb, Vegan
    Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time 5 minutes minutes
    Servings 8
    Calories 110kcal
    Author Farrukh Aziz

    Ingredients
     

    • 2 teaspoons Coconut Oil
    • ½ cup Shallots (Pearl or sambar onions)
    • 4-5 Garlic Cloves
    • 5-6 Dried Red Chilies
    • 2 cups Fresh Coconut ((cut in small pieces))
    • 1 ½ inch Ginger ((chopped))
    • Salt as per taste

    For tempering the chutney (Tadka)

    • 2 tablespoons Coconut Oil
    • 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
    • 1 teaspoon Urad dal
    • 1 tablespoon Shallots (pearl onions) ((chopped))
    • 2 Sprigs Curry Leaves
    • 2-3 Dried Red Chilies
    • Water as needed ((to grind the chutney))
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    Instructions

    How To Make Red Coconut Chutney Recipe

    • In a pan, heat 2 teaspoons of coconut oil. Add pearl onions and garlic cloves, fry for 1 minute on medium flame.
    • Add dried red chilies and fry for another few seconds until roasted well. Take it off the heat.
    • In a blender jar, add fresh coconut, ginger, salt and roasted onion garlic and chilies.
    • Add little water and blend everything together to a fine paste.
    • Transfer the blended chutney to a bowl.

    To temper the chutney (Tadka)

    • Heat 2 tablespoons of coconut oil in a small pan. Once the oil heats, add mustard seeds and let it crackle.
    • Add urad dal and fry for few seconds or until light golden.
    • Add chopped pearl onions. Fry until it just starts picking up golden color.
    • Add curry leaves and dried red chilies and fry for another few seconds only.
    • Pour the tempering over the prepared chutney and mix.
    • Serve with idlis and dosas.

    Notes

    Coconut oil gives authentic coastal taste to chutney. So I recommend using that. But, if you wish to, you can use vegetable oil of choice.
    Modify the spice level as per your preference.
    If you do not have the access to pearl onions (sambar onions), then use regular onions.
    For tangy element, you can consider adding 1-2 teaspoon of tamarind pulp. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 110kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 83mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 9IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 1mg
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    1. Jean By says

      November 23, 2020 at 4:37 am

      Hello, I would like to make it... But what does 1 ยฝ inch Ginger mean ? Thank you !

      Reply
      • Farrukh Aziz says

        November 28, 2020 at 11:56 pm

        Apologies for the delayed reply, 1 and half inch ginger is approximately 1.5 teaspoon ginger,I hope that helps.

        Reply
        • Devi says

          April 08, 2022 at 7:46 am

          5 stars
          I'll try Kerala coconut chutney.

          Reply
    2. Hadia Sana says

      February 04, 2020 at 4:37 am

      5 stars
      Asalam alikum wa rehmatullahi wa barakatuhu!
      Beautiful recipes mashallah !!!
      Wanted to know the recipe for tahini as I wanted to try out your hummus inshallah ...tried searching it but it seems I am not able to locate it despite you providing a link ....can you pls help me out in this ...will inshallah post how the hummus went ...
      Jazakallah hu khairan kaseera

      Reply
    3. Dolphia Nandi says

      November 27, 2015 at 12:10 am

      Farrukh, Can you post one behind the scene pictures of this kinda setup? It will be great to see your take on light.

      Reply
      • Farrukh Aziz says

        November 27, 2015 at 12:29 pm

        Sure Dol, Very Soon InShaAllah I will share with you

        Reply
    4. Simi Jois says

      November 25, 2015 at 9:52 pm

      I love chutney, this one goes so well with adai. I love the texture of yours not to pasty. Gorgeous color too. Love it.

      Reply
      • Farrukh Aziz says

        November 26, 2015 at 5:55 am

        Yeah I love this too with Adai,
        thank you so Much My dear Simi (M) <3

        Reply
    5. Rafeeda says

      November 25, 2015 at 12:05 pm

      We call this chammanthi... ๐Ÿ™‚ I guess each home has a different style of preparing, like in my house we add fennel seeds and not cumin... As usual lovely pictures... ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
      • Farrukh Aziz says

        November 25, 2015 at 2:37 pm

        Yeah Rafeeda dear ๐Ÿ™‚
        JazakAllahu Khairaw <3

        Reply
    6. Famidha says

      November 24, 2015 at 8:59 am

      Inspired from your recent visit to god's own country? ๐Ÿ™‚ Chutney is one thing I never get the same taste again.. each time it differs but for good reason! ๐Ÿ˜€

      I like the fact you used urad dal in tempering... lovely pics as usual!

      Reply
      • Farrukh Aziz says

        November 25, 2015 at 2:29 am

        not from the recent visit but yes I love God's own Country ๐Ÿ™‚
        Thanks Famidha

        Reply

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