Fresh Coconut Chutney

Name: Fresh Coconut Chutney
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon urad dal; ½ fresh coconut, grated; 1 teaspoon chana dal; ½ teaspoon salt; 2 green chillies, seeded and finely chopped; 1 teaspoon black mustard seeds; 1 tablespoon oil; 1 teaspoon tamarind purée; 5 curry leaves

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food of India

By Priya Wickramasinghe

Published 2005

About

A grinding stone is used in India instead of a pestle and mortar. The grinding stone is rubbed back and forth over ingredients.

Ingredients

1 teaspoon chana dal
1 teaspoon urad dal
½ fresh coconu

Asia
India
Side dish
Gluten-free
Spicy
Breakfast
Vegan

Method

Soak the dais in cold water for 2 hours, then drain well.

Put the grated coconut, chilli and salt in a food processor and blend to a fine paste. If you don’t have a food processor, either finely chop everything together with a knife or pound them in a pestle and mortar.