Step 1

Add coconut, ginger or garlic, cumin, green chilies,salt & fried gram to a blender or chutney jar.

Step 2

If you do not have fried gram dry roast peanuts or chana dal until golden and aromatic.

Step 3

Cool all the ingredients and add them to the jar.

Step 4

Blend all the ingredients well without adding water. This helps to get smooth chutney. Scrape the sides.

Step 5

Blend until smooth. Pour water as needed and blend to get a smooth coconut chutney.

Step 6

Taste it and add more salt and chilies if needed. Transfer the chutney to a serving bowl.

Step 7

Heat a pan with 1 teaspoon oil. When the oil turns hot, add mustard seeds. (I also add a pinch of urad dal & it is optional.)

Step 8

Soon they will crackle, then add broken red chili and curry leaves.

Step 9

When the curry leaves turn crisp, add hing and pour this over the coconut chutney.

Step 10

Serve coconut chutney with dosa, idli, vada or pongal.