I make coconut chutney with green chillies mostly, but learnt this from my MIL as she makes it often. As coconut chutney has lot of variations, this is one of my favorite. Onion tomato chutney is most common chutney I make next to tiffin sambar and these days mint coriander chutney is Aj’s favorite.
Red chilli coconut chutney recipe
Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category: Side dish
Prep Time: 5 minutes | Cook time: 10 mins | Makes: 3
Prep Time: 5 minutes | Cook time: 10 mins | Makes: 3
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Ingredients
Coconut, grated – 1/2 cup
Red chilli – 4
Ginger, chopped – 1 tsp
Chana dal – 1 tbsp
Oil – 2 tsp
Salt – As needed
Red chilli – 4
Ginger, chopped – 1 tsp
Chana dal – 1 tbsp
Oil – 2 tsp
Salt – As needed
To temper
Oil – 1 tsp
Mustard – 1/2 tsp
Urad dal – 1 tsp
Asafoetida – 1 pinch
Curry leaves – 1 sprig
Mustard – 1/2 tsp
Urad dal – 1 tsp
Asafoetida – 1 pinch
Curry leaves – 1 sprig
Method
- Heat a kadai with oil, roast chana dal and red chilli until golden. Add chopped ginger and give it a fry.
- Cool down, grind it with coconut and required salt, without water first and then add water and grind smoothly.
- Temper with oil, mustard, urad dal, asafoetida and curry leaves. Mix well and serve.
Notes
- All the variations mentioned in my basic coconut chutney applies to this as well.
- You can make this with 2-3 birds eye red chilli. It will be spicy and good too.
- I made with only 3 chilli and found it very mild.
- Use fresh coconut for tasty chutney.
Can be served with idli, dosa or upma.
Sowmya Sundararajan
April 22, 2016 at 8:02 amThis is a welcome change from the regular Coconut chutney. I think adding garlic also will give a nice twist.
sathish venkt
April 22, 2016 at 10:06 amRecipes are fabulous
sathish venkt
April 22, 2016 at 10:06 amRecipes are fabulous
Raks anand
April 23, 2016 at 12:47 amI don't like both together,but like adding instead of ginger.
Durga Karthik.
April 23, 2016 at 3:20 amWe do this but without ginger.
Nalliah Sivanathan
January 13, 2017 at 12:24 amThank you for this simple and very attractive Chutney.We are sure it will taste nice from appearance itself.Great