Garlic Coconut Red Chutney
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Recipe type: Sides
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 1.5 cups
 
Ingredients
  • Coconut – 1.5 cups, cut in small pieces
  • Sambar onions/ Shallots – 6
  • Garlic cloves – 4
  • Tamarind – a small piece (if using paste use 1 tsp.)
  • Ginger piece – 1 ½ inch
  • Dried whole red chillies – 4
  • Roasted chana dal – 2 tbsp
  • Salt – as per taste
  • Coconut oil – 2 tsp For tempering:
  • Coconut oil – 1 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
  • Urad dal – 2 tsp
  • Curry leaves – 1 sprig
  • Dried Red chili – 2
  • Hing – a pinch
Instructions
  1. In a pan, heat 2 tsp. of coconut oil, add shallots, ginger, dried red chillies and garlic cloves. Sauté them until golden brown.
  2. Take a blender jar, add roasted onion mixture with tamarind, roasted chana dal and blend into a smooth paste. Use 2 tbsp. of water or more for required consistency.
  3. For tempering, add coconut oil, add mustard seeds, when it crackles, add urad dal and when it turns color to golden color, add the red chillies, curry leaves and hing.
  4. Top this on your chutney, mix well and enjoy as a dip
Recipe by Relish The Bite at https://www.relishthebite.com/garlic-coconut-red-chutney/