Coconut Chutney Recipe

Name: Coconut Chutney Recipe
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: ½ cup fresh grated coconut ((tightly packed) or ½ cup desiccated coconut); 2 tablespoons roasted chana dal (- optional); 1 or 2 green chilies (or ½ teaspoon chopped green chillies or serrano or anaheim pepper ); ½ inch ginger (- optional, you can also add 1 to 2 small garlic cloves); salt (as per taste); 3 to 4 tablespoons water (or add as required - for grinding ); ½ teaspoon mustard seeds; ½ teaspoon urad dal ((split and husked black gram)); ½ teaspoon cumin seeds (- optional); 9 to 10 curry leaves (or 1 sprig of curry leaves); 1 pinch asafoetida ((hing)); 1 dry red chili (- broken and seeds removed); ½ tablespoon oil (- sesame or peanut or coconut or sunflower oil or any neutral oil)

Instructions

Prep:12minCook:3min

This Coconut Chutney recipe is made by grinding fresh coconut with roasted chana dal, green chilies and ginger. The chutney is tempered in oil with mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin seeds, dried red chilies, curry leaves and asafoetida. It has a medium to medium-thick consistency suitable for South Indian snacks. This chutney pairs well with idli, dosa, uttapam and medu vada.

Updated at: Mon, 02 Feb 2026 08:29:51 GMT