Friday 3 January 2014

Coconut Chutney

Idli or dosa for me is incomplete without nariyal/coconut chutney. There are many varieties and ways in which every house hold makes its chutney. This recipe was handed over to me by my dearest friend Divya, who was responsible to take care of my south-Indian food cravings while she was my neighbour :)

Ingredients:

Coconut-1
Green chillies- according to taste
Garlic pods- 2
Ginger- a 1inch piece
Coriander leaves (optional)- a handful
Curry leaves- 10 to 12
Cumin seeds- 3-4 pinches
Mustard seeds- 3-4 pinches
Oil- 1/2 teaspoon
Curd- 1 cup
Salt- according to taste


Process:

Remove the hard skin of the coconut and cut it into pieces and put it in a mixie.




In a small pan take 1/2 a teaspoon of oil, add Cumin seeds, mustard seeds, ginger, green chillies garlic and curry leaves. Fry for a few seconds and turn off the heat.


Now add this to the mixie along with all the other ingredients and churn it into a paste. Your delicious chutney is ready.



* You can adjust the quantities of all the ingredients according to taste.
** You may need to increase or decrease the quantity of curd depending on the consistency of chutney you want.










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