This chutney is one that my cousin's wife made on her first visit to our place. I will admit that I'm not the biggest fan of coconut chutney, but this conconction totally won me over!
Coconut is combined with tamarind, red chillies, and seasoned with the special addition of fried onions. Absolutely a gorgeous mix of flavors and a very versatile chutney. Try it and see what you think!
Ingredients:
Coconut, grated - 1 cup
Fried gram dal (pottu kadalai) - 2 tbsp
Tamarind - small gooseberry size
Red chillies - 10, or to taste
Salt to taste
For seasoning:
Oil
Curry leaves - 8-10 leaves
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Red onion - 1/2 small, chopped or 1 shallot chopped
Asafoetida (perungayam) - pinch
Red chillies - 2, broken
Method:
Grind together coconut, red chillies, salt, tamarind, fried gram dal to a smooth paste. Heat oil in a pan. Add red chillies, mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves. Once everything is roasted and the seeds have spluttered, add the onion. Fry until softened. Add the asafoetida and turn off the heat. Pour the seasoning over the ground chutney and serve with any tiffin items (idli, dosa, uthappam, etc). Enjoy!
the chutney looks yummmm kalai
ReplyDeleteAdding fried onions is indeed a great idea. Should try that the next time I make it. Have you tried the chutney with rice? I bet it would taste great too.
ReplyDeleteAdding shallot to coconut seasonning should have tasted really differently and good too :)
ReplyDeletenever made this before!!!looks so simple and yumm..must try
ReplyDeletethe coconut chutney with those idlies on the back making me hungry, Kalai! Delicious chutney. Are those red onions on top? Interesting.
ReplyDeleteDifferent chutney indeed..Will try next time
ReplyDeleteChutney looks divine, can't wait to try!!
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious!!! I have to try this out :)
ReplyDeleteVery nice combination in chutneys
ReplyDeleteNormally i had shallots when i am grinding the coconut.
ReplyDeleteI love the coconut chutney
adding shallots is new..do u add tamarind extract or tamarind itself?
ReplyDeleteLooks yummy...
ReplyDeletewow..Thanks for the nice idea.. will surely try it.
ReplyDeletehey, the fried onion tadka sounds good :)
ReplyDeleteThis will be yummy with any tiffin stuff!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kamala! :)
ReplyDeleteHaven't tried it with rice yet, Indo. I'm sure it would be awesome! :)
Cham, was delicious! :)
Dhivya, hope you try it out! :)
Uma, yes, but you can use shallots too. :)
Divya, hope you do and let me know how it turned out! :)
Madhavi, thank you! :)
ReplyDeleteHomecooked, pls do try! :)
EC, thanks! :)
Hope you try this version,too Happy Cook! :)
I add the actual tamarind, Shaheen. I find that it gets nicely ground by the time the coconut is ground. :)
Daily meals, thanks! :)
Lavi, my pleasure! :)
ReplyDeleteRicha, it's the best part!! :)
Seema, absolutely perfect with any tiffins! :)
that looks awesome Kalai! I too made rawa idlis and coocnut chutney last weekend...will post it next week I guess:) hope u r doing much better now!
ReplyDeleteYummy, adding fried onions is totally new and great concept!
ReplyDeletei am a sucker for coconut chutneys:) and this one with fried onions is just gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteHi Kalai...
ReplyDeleteNice chutney recipe.... Never tried red onion in the seasoning..... Really wanted to try it....
Ahh! coconut onion chutney.. i never tried my coco chutney with onions in it.. will ry this time..
ReplyDeletegreat combination coconut and onion. Creative Idea.
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