Coconut-Peanut Chutney

Coconut chutney is served with south-indian breakfast items like Idly, Vada and Dosa. It is quite simple and a quick recipe that can be whipped up in just a few minutes.



Ingredients:

  • Fresh coconut pieces - around 100g
  • Roasted peanuts - around 100g
  • Tamarind - a small piece (wash and keep aside, so that it gets soft for easy blending)
  • Green chillies - 5 or 6
  • Ginger - 1 inch 
  • Cumin seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
  • Mustard seeds - 1/4 teaspoon
  • Split black gram - 1 teaspoon
  • Curry leaves - 1 sprig
  • Cooking Oil - 2 teaspoons
  • Salt  - 1 teaspoon


Note: You will be needing a blender powerful enough to blend everything together into a smooth consistency.

Steps:

  1. Heat a pan, add oil. When oil is hot, add mustard and cumin and let them splutter for few seconds. 
  2. Immediately add split black gram, and finely chopped garlic. Fry for a couple of minutes.
  3. Add green chillies and curry leaves and fry them a little.
  4. Take this nicely roasted aromatic ingredients into the blender, add coconut pieces, peanuts, tamarind, enough salt to taste, pinch of sugar. 
  5. Add a half cup of water and blend it. Add more water if required, until it is blended into a smooth texture.

Enjoy!! :-)






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