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COCONUT CHUTNEY RECIPE – Thengai Chutney – Easy Chutney Recipes

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Coconut Chutney can be made in numerous ways, this is the simplest version. This is the common side side dish in most South Indian households, they are made often as a side for breakfast dishes like Idli, Dosa, Pongal & Upma. You make it in quite a different ways adding or excluding certain ingredients and the traditional version or common version is shared here with lots of other options given below under notes. Whatever method or ingredients you choose always make it a point to use fresh grated coconut for this recipe which will give you right taste & texture! With Split roasted gram / Dalai / Pottukadalai playing a dominant role for this variety, makes it look pale white. Mostly this variety is served with Bondas and Bhajis.
Ingredients
 1 cup  Fresh grated coconut
 1/4 cup  Split roasted gram/pottukadalai
 4 small  Green chili
 ¼ teaspoon  Salt (or to taste)
 1 teaspoon  Oil
 ¼ teaspoon  Mustard seeds
 ¼ teaspoon  Split black gram (ullundu)
 1 long  Dry red chili
 8 leaves  Curry leaves

 

Grind grated coconut, split roasted gram and green chili with salt and little water to thick paste. Transfer the content to a bowl and adjust the thickness by diluting with water. Heat oil in a small pan and splutter mustard, dry red chili, split black gram and curry leaves. Add this tempering to the chutney and mix. Serve with hot Bhajis or any breakfast item.

 

 

Notes

  • Use fresh grated coconut  for good tasty chutney. Dry desiccated will work but you won’t get taste and texture.
  • If you use less pottukadalai your chutney will be white in color or else will be pale white.
  • To get pure white chutney- do not use scrapped brown parts of the coconut, use less fried gram/pottukadalai/ small green chilies/ tender white coconut / you may add coconut milk or regular milk while grinding chutney instead of water.
  • Adding ginger is optional for any method.
  • Some use a small garlic while grinding for Andhra version of coconut chutney.
  • Adding a marble size tamarind is optional.
  • Adding asafoetida is optional for any method.
  • Variation 1 – Coconut + Pottukadalai + Green Chili + Tamarind = Chettinad Coconut Chutney
  • Variation 2 – Coconut + Pottukadali + Red chili = Coconut Kaara Chutney
  • Variation 3 – Coconut + Green chili + 1 tsp Pottukadali + Ginger = Coconut Chutney.
  • Thickness of the chutney can be adjusted with water.
  • To make Getti Chuney- or thick coconut chutney use more grated coconut and less fried grams and grind with less water.
  • Tempering with coconut oil will give nice Kerala style coconut chutney.
  • You may either use green chilies or red chili for this recipe, only the color will differ.
  • My chutney is on the pale white color as I’ve added more pottukadalai, you may add only 2 teaspoon to get more white color chutney.
  • Grinding in raditional ammi kal or stone grinder gives beautiful texture to the chutney. Blender is ok too 😉 !

Comments

5 responses to “COCONUT CHUTNEY RECIPE – Thengai Chutney – Easy Chutney Recipes”

  1. Traditionallymodernfood Avatar
    Traditionallymodernfood

    Easy and yummy chutney . I can finish idli in no time with this chutney

  2. anushaa Avatar
    anushaa

    It tastes good when u add 1 chopped small onion while seasoning.
    My granies do seasoning with coconut oil or sesame oil for a good flavour.

  3. Vishi Avatar
    Vishi

    Is there any alternative to fresh grated coconut? I can get coconut milk/dry coconut, but fresh coconut is tough and pricy to get esp in Switzerland 🙁

  4. Abhi Muthu Avatar
    Abhi Muthu

    Mullai,

    Nice explanation of the varieties in coconut chutney.. I add ginger or garlic(1 clove)to the chutney, curry leaves etc.
    I also add one raw tomato with pottukadalai, coconut, ginger it tastes good too.
    Thanks!

    1. Mullai Avatar
      Mullai

      Why don't you submit the recipe?

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