Coconut Chutney

Ingredients

For Chutney

• Grated Coconut (preferably fresh) - 1 cup
• Dalia (Roasted channa dal, pottu kadalai) - 1/2 cup
• Green Chillies - 3 (or as needed)
• Ginger - a small piece (blueberry size)
• Salt - as needed

For Tempering

• Oil - 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Curry Leaves - 1 strand
• Dry red chilly- 1

Method

1. Grind all the ingredients under 'For Chutney' with little water. Add water as per the thickness of the chutney needed.
2. Heat oil in a pan and splutter the mustard seeds, curry leaves and dry red chilly.
3. Transfer the ground chutney to the serving bowl and add the tempering to it.
4. Mix it together and serve with idli, dosa, vada, bajji, upma, pongal etc. This goes very well with pretty much every south Indian breakfast dishes.