Ingredients :Chopped Fresh Coconut : 1 cup
Green Chillies : 5
Dried red chilli : 1
Mustard Seeds : ¼ tsp
Urad Dal : ¼ tsp
Chana Dal : ¼ ts
Lemon Juice to taste
Salt to taste
A pinch of hing
Few curry leaves
Method :
Heat a teaspoon of oil in a pan. Add the split green chillies and fry for a minute. Switch off the flame and let it cool completely. Put the chopped coconut, fried green chillies, lemon juice, salt and little water in a blender and grind into a smooth paste. Transfer the chutney into a cup and set aside. Heat a teaspoon of oil in a pan for seasoning. Add the mustard seeds, chana dal and urad dal and let them splutter. When they start to splutter, add the red chilli, hing and curry leaves and fry for few seconds. Add this tadka to the chutney and mix well. Serve with idli, dosa , pongal or upma.
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Priya Sreeram says
loved the lemony twist to chutney !
Nisha says
Chutney looks delicious.
Raji says
Nice and tangy lemony chutney...I too would prefer this over tamarind based chutney.
Lavanya Selvaraj says
Adding lemon juice is a very lovely idea. Looks wonderful.
-Lavanya
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Priya says
Tangy chutney sounds super interesting,thanks for sharing..
Suparna says
interesting...thanks for sharing the tip 😛
Viki's Kitchen says
Never used lemon with this chutney...seems a nice alternative when we can't get tamarind. Looks so great.
Babli says
Chutney looks very nice, yummy and perfect with idli and dosa.
Sarah Naveen says
Thats a great twist to the coconut chutney...so so delicious..bookmarked
Mamatkamal says
Coconut with chillies, very original!
Cheers,