Name: The all-time favorite chutney! recipe by Aparna Parinam at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 2 Cups Grated Coconut; 4-5 red chilies; 1 small tamarind, lemon sized ball (soaked in little water, just enough to dip it); a pinch of turmeric; salt as per taste; For Seasoning:; 1 teaspoon urad dal (split gram dal); ½ teaspoon mustard seeds; A pinch of hing (Asafoetida); 2 teaspoons of oil

ABOUT The all-time favorite chutney! RECIPE

My mother makes the best coconut chutney! In fact, at many competitions, she had won the first prize for her signature dish – coconut chutney! It happens to be one of the famous versions of the various coconut chutneys of Andhra Pradesh.

Ingredients Serving: 5

2 Cups Grated Coconut
4-5 red chilies
1 small tamarind, lemon sized ball (soaked in little water, just enough to dip it)
a pinch of turmeric
salt as per taste
For Seasoning:
1 teaspoon urad dal (split gram dal)
½ teaspoon mustard seeds
A pinch of hing (Asafoetida)
2 teaspoons of oil

Instructions

Make small pieces of the red chilies and fry in a wok (kadhai) for a few minutes (approximately 1-2 minutes).
Grind the broken red chilies in a mixer. Add grated coconut, salt, turmeric and few pieces (4-5) of soaked tamarind In my view this is the key to its tangy and unique taste).
Grind to a coarse consistency, by intermittently, adding the water in which the tamarind was soaked.
Remove this chutney from the jar into a bowl. For seasoning, heat oil, add urad dal and once they turn light brown, add mustard seeds and hing.
Add seasoning to the chutney. And lo, your tangy and tasty chutney is ready to be savored!

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