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    Home » Recipes » Chutney Recipes

    Coconut chutney recipe

    May 23, 2014 by Raks Anand 21 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    Coconut chutney recipe, learn how to make simple and humble basic one with lot of variations, tips and tricks to make the Best coconut chutney.

    Basic coconut chutney
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    This is a very easy and common side dish made in South Indian households. Though mainly for idli and dosa, its also best for pongal, vadai, upma etc.

    I have been thinking how to post this basic and simple recipe here. But many of the readers who are beginners/ new to cooking ask me how to make coconut chutney. So I think its high time to post this one here.

    The recipe is so simple and easy that can be made in a jiffy, there are lots and lots of variations that can be done with this basic recipe. So the notes will be longer than the recipe 😋. Also few tips and tricks for making perfect tasty chutney.

    white coconut chutney

    Variations

    • Add a small pinch of tamarind (Add more chilli to balance)
    • One garlic flake while grinding will give amazing flavor.
    • Add a piece of ginger while grinding
    • One small onion (Shallots) while grinding
    • 3-4 curry leaves while grinding
    • Add a half tomato sauteed while grinding (Add more chilli to balance)
    • Half onion sauteed while grinding
    • Add roasted chana dal in place of fried gram dal
    • Use roasted red chillis in place of green chillis.
    • Add roasted peanuts in place of fried gram dal.
    • Temper 2 tablespoon finely chopped small onions and make chutney watery.
    • Fry some carrot and grind along to make carrot chutney.
    • Add a few drops of coconut oil and mix after grinding for a nice flavor or you can use coconut oil for tempering too.

    Top tips

    • White color chutney - Scrap the coconut without any brown skin for whiter results. Also adding more green chilli or fried gram dal can give dull color chutney.
      Using milk for grinding gives more white result and a naturally sweet taste too.
    • Troubleshoot - If it becomes watery, you can add more coconut or pottukadalai to make it thick. Adjust spice and salt as needed. Add water carefully less and later you can dilute as needed.
    • Choosing coconut - Using fresh coconut, that is pale in color than the dark brown color works best.
    • Do not touch the chutney with bare hands while grinding if you are packing it and makes sure you temper the chutney as my mom / MIL says it keeps the chutney longer without getting spoilt.

    Goes well with

    • Idli
    • Vada
    • Pongal

    Recipe card

    white coconut chutney
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    4.78 from 9 votes

    Best Coconut chutney recipe

    Coconut chutney recipe with lot of variations, tips and tricks to make the Best coconut chutney.
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 5 minutes
    Servings 3

    Equipments (Amazon Affiliate links)

    • Blender or mixie
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup Grated coconut
    • 2 tablespoon Fried gram dal pottukadalai
    • 2 Green chillis
    • Salt & Water - As needed

    To temper

    • 1 teaspoon Oil
    • ½ teaspoon Mustard
    • 1 teaspoon Urad dal
    • 1 sprig Curry leaves
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    Instructions

    • Grate coconut, place it along with chilli, fried gram dal, salt in a blender/ mixie.
    • Add little water along and grind until smooth or desired consistency.

    Video

    Notes

    • Always use freshly broken and scrapped coconut for best tasting chutney.
    • Don't use dried up coconut. If the coconut is little bit on the tender side, then it will taste great.
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    Method

    1. Grate coconut, place it along with chilli, fried gram dal, salt and little water in a blender to grind it until smooth or desired consistency.
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    That’s it, you can pair it up as side dish for most of the south Indian breakfasts.

    Best coconut chutney

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Shweet Spicess

      May 23, 2014 at 5:21 am

      Love coconut chutney

      Reply
    2. AparnaRajeshkumar

      May 23, 2014 at 5:45 am

      N no of variations, coconut chutney rocks Like Raks 😀

      Reply
    3. Veena Theagarajan

      May 23, 2014 at 6:29 am

      this is exactly how I do it.. very fast and tasty chutney

      Reply
    4. Priya

      May 23, 2014 at 8:07 am

      Valuable tips!! raks...

      Reply
    5. Preetha Soumyan

      May 23, 2014 at 8:37 am

      Oh i was about to post the exact same one on my blog... lovely

      Reply
    6. sara

      May 23, 2014 at 9:50 am

      hi raks where u bought that chutney bowl tell me lz

      Reply
    7. mullaimadavan

      May 23, 2014 at 11:53 am

      Coconut chutney looks super! Nice presentation, luv the coconut shell bowl!

      Reply
    8. Anonymous

      May 23, 2014 at 1:01 pm

      Love that bowl..so many tips:)

      Reply
    9. Ruhi Saxena

      May 23, 2014 at 1:45 pm

      Thankyou for such wonderful tips.

      Reply
    10. Arjunan Akilandeswari

      May 23, 2014 at 2:21 pm

      Very tempting chutney

      Reply
    11. Gayathri NG

      May 23, 2014 at 3:09 pm

      Nice tips& tricks, looks so appealing..

      Reply
    12. VineelaSiva

      May 23, 2014 at 8:51 pm

      Simple and tasty chutney.

      Reply
    13. Anu

      May 23, 2014 at 10:41 pm

      Hi raks.. Can u pls suggest this chutney with frozen coconut ....bcz we don't get fresh coconut here...

      Reply
    14. rajagiri divya

      May 24, 2014 at 3:34 am

      Hi Anu
      If u are using frozen coconut , then defrost it for 1 minute. And then repeat the process as above. Because I also do the chutney with frozen shredded coconut.

      Reply
    15. rajagiri divya

      May 24, 2014 at 3:40 am

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      Reply
    16. sankar saranya

      May 24, 2014 at 4:58 am

      Amazing, ur also my favorite blogger. Ur picture presentation perfect. Steps easy to every one , coconut milk muruku receipe I don't know how to do? My kids favourite can u say how for this summer holiday I will do for them.

      Reply
    17. Sue Govender

      December 31, 2014 at 8:26 am

      Lovely recipe

      Reply
    18. dvirada

      February 07, 2017 at 1:24 pm

      My husband saw this recipe and made it for me to relish with crispy dosas when I was sick. Thank you for spreading love with your recipes. Your blog is just too amazing.God bless you for spreading love through your recipes.

      Reply
    19. R.S.Srinivasa Setty

      November 27, 2020 at 7:27 pm

      In basic recipe, using few whole cashew nuts instead of fried grams gives a lot more nice taste and texture to chutney.

      Reply
    20. jyoti Gupta

      January 05, 2021 at 1:48 pm

      Excellent coconut chutney with so many variations. Love it. Always follow this recipe. My family loves it. Thanks to Raks Kitchen for delicious recipes. All the best.

      Reply
      • Raks Anand

        January 05, 2021 at 4:07 pm

        Thanks a lot 🙂

        Reply

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