Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • Coriander leaves – 1 cup
  • Grated coconut – 1 cup
  • Roasted chana dal – 1 tablespoon
  • Green chillies – 2
  • Lemon juice – 1 teaspoon
  • Ginger or adrak – 1 inch small piece
  • Salt
  • FOR SEASONING Cooking oil – 1 tablespoon Mustard seeds – 1/2 teaspoon Urad dal – 1/2 teaspoon Curry leaves – 1o A pinch of asafoetida or hing

Instruction

  • Take a mixer jar and add all the ingredients – coriander leaves, grated coconut, green chillies, ginger, roasted chana dal, lemon juice and salt. Grind to a smooth paste by adding little water.
  • Transfer the chutney to a mixing bowl.
  • Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and urad dal. Once the mustard seeds stops spluttering and urad dal gets light brown, add curry leaves and asafoetida and fry for few seconds. Pour this seasoning to the chutney and mix well.
  • Coriander coconut chutney is ready to be served. Serve this chutney along with idlis, dosas, vadas, upma or any south indian dishes/snacks.
  • NOTES/TIPS You can add sugar too if you prefer the chutney little sweet in taste. You can add little tamarind instead of lemon juice for making this chutney. Add onion and garlic for a nice flavour.