Coconut Chutney Recipe
Coconut Chutney is a delicious South Indian chutneys accompaniment served with it dosa, idli, vada and much more. It is spicy, full of bursting flavours and finger licking good!
Servings: 7
Calories: 102kcal
Ingredients
To Prepare Red Coconut Chutney:
- 1½ cups Fresh Coconut chopped or grated
- 10 - 12 Dry Red Chilies you can use the spicier variety
- 3 tablespoons Roasted Chana Dal
- 1½ inch Ginger piece
- 6-7 Garlic Cloves
- 1½ tablespoon Tamarind Pulp
- Salt to Taste
To Prepare White Coconut Chutney:
- 1½ cup Fresh Coconut chopped or grated
- 4 tablespoons Roasted Chana Dal
- 2 Green Chilies
- ⅓ cup Curd
- 1½ inch Ginger Piece
- Salt to Taste
To Prepare Green Coconut Chutney:
- 1½ cup Fresh Coconut grated or chopped
- ¾ cup Coriander Leaves
- 2 tablespoons Roasted Chana Dal
- 5 Garlic Cloves
- 3-4 Green Chilies
- 1½ tablespoon Tamarind Pulp
- 1½ inch Ginger Piece piece
- 5-6 Curry Leaves
- Salt to Taste
For tempering the chutneys:
- 2 tablespoons Oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- ¾ teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- ¾ teaspoon Urad Dal
- 1 teaspoon Chana Dal
- 10-12 Curry Leaves
- 3-4 Dried Red Chilies to temper only white chutney
Instructions
- Gather all the required ingredients.
- In a blender jar, add all the ingredients mentioned for red chutney.
- Using little water, blend it to a fine paste. ½ cup water or little more than that would be good enough to grind the chutney.
- Transfer the chutney into a bowl.
- Similarly, blend the ingredients for white and green chutney as well and transfer each of the them into the seperate bowl.
For Tadka
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Add mustard and cumin seeds and fry for few seconds until aromatic.
- Then, add urad dal and chana dal and fry until it picks up golden color, do not burn.
- Add curry leaves and fry for another few seconds.
- For white chutney tempering, add dried red chilies along with curry leaves.
- Finally, pour the tempering over the prepared chutney.
- Serve these with idlis, dosa, vada, upma and much more
Notes
- To make vegan white chutney, skip yogurt and proceed. You may add some cashewnuts to it instead of yogurt
- While grinding, add water as per the consistency required.
Nutrition
Calories: 102kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 36mg | Potassium: 101mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 110IU | Vitamin C: 22.9mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 0.9mg