Coconut Chutney | Side Dish for Idli Dosa

Coconut chutney is a very common side dish for South Indians. It is an all-purpose side dish for most of the south Indian dishes and goes perfectly well with idli, dosa, vada or pongal. For a perfect coconut chutney, try a ratio of 4:1 for the coconut and gram dhal. You will not go wrong. There are a lot of ways to adapt this recipe and make different types of sides. More on that coming soon.

Ingredients:
Serves - 2
Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup
Dalia / Roasted gram dhal / Pottu Kadalai - 2 tbsp
Green chillies - 2
Salt - to taste
Tempering:
Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Urad dhal - 1/2 tsp
Chana dhal - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - from 1 twig

Method:
Grind the coconut, gram dhal, green chillies and salt in a mixie/blender adding little water. It should be a smooth paste. Transfer to a serving bowl and add water for desired thickness. Heat oil in a small pan and splutter the ingredients for tempering. Pour over the ground chutney and serve. I served as a side for Ven Pongal along with sambar.
Linking this up to Lets Cook with Coconut.