By now, you should know that chammanthi/chutney is one of my fav food items. The number of chammanthi recipes in this site is a testimony to that. But there is a slight difference to this chutney recipe. All the earlier chammanthi/chutney recipes are in katta chammanthi (solid) form which you can have with rice also. But this chammanthi/chutney is specifically for dosa, idli, and the likes.
Here are the step by step pictures…
Grind together coconut, small onion, ginger, chilli powder, salt with 3-4 tbsp to a smooth paste…
Heat oil in a deep pan. Crackle the mustard seeds. Add finely sliced small onion and curry leaves. When onion turns golden brown, add coconut paste. Mix well. Add water. Mix well. Stir continuously until the steam comes through the spatula. Dont let it boil. It will take around 5-6 minutes…
Red Coconut Chutney for Idli and Dosa
Ingredients
To grind
- 1 cup Grated coconut (heaped)
- 4 Small / pearl onion (sliced)
- 1 tsp Chopped ginger
- 1.5 tsp Chilli powder
- 3-4 tbsp Water
- Salt
For tempering
- 4 Small / pearl onion (sliced finely)
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- Curry leaves
- Oil (I used coconut oil)
Instructions
- Grind together coconut, small onion, ginger, chilli powder, salt with 3-4 tbsp water, to a smooth paste.
- Heat oil in a deep pan. Crackle the mustard seeds. Add finely sliced small onion and curry leaves. When onion turns golden brown, add coconut paste. Mix well. Add 3/4 – 1 cup of water. Mix well. Stir continuously until the steam comes through the spatula. Dont let it boil. It will take around 5-6 minutes.
Great recipe Maria!
Thanks Elsa for the comment and also for sharing the pic. Will post it soon on MM FB page.
Cheers
Maria
Hi Maria! I tried your recipe of coconut chutney which was very easy to cook n everybody liked it. Looking forward for more recipe.
Hi maria…. Chutney was superb… I had tried some other recipes like fried rice, fish fry, okra curry, olan, aviyal and lot more…. All came well and was simply superb….. Thanks maria :) your recipes are helping me a lot….. They are very simple to make and very tasty toooooo…..
Regards…geethu….. God bless you dear….
Once again thanks a lot….. :)
Hi Geethu,
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback :) It’s a pleasure to know that you’ve tried many recipes from this place and liked them too..
Happy cooking :)
Cheers
Maria
Hi Geethu,
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback :) It’s a pleasure to know that you’ve tried many recipes from this place and liked them too..
Happy cooking :)
Cheers
Maria
Hi Geethu,
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback :) It’s a pleasure to know that you’ve tried many recipes from this place and liked them too..
Happy cooking :)
Cheers
Maria
Hi maria…. Chutney was superb… I had tried some other recipes like fried rice, fish fry, okra curry, olan, aviyal and lot more…. All came well and was simply superb….. Thanks maria :) your recipes are helping me a lot….. They are very simple to make and very tasty toooooo…..
Regards…geethu….. God bless you dear….
Once again thanks a lot….. :)
hi maria,
thanks 4 the wonderful recipe…. my daughters (3&4 yrs) told me… amma your chutney SUPER…. the credits goes to you…. gud job… keep it up….
Thank you Prema :)
hi maria,
thanks 4 the great recipe…. my 2 daughters (3 & 4 years) said “amma your chutney SUPER”…. the credits goes to you….
Thank you Prema! I’m thrilled to know your little girls liked the chutney. Please do convey my special thanks and a big hi to them.
Wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!
Cheers
Maria
This is a favorite at our place. We lightly fry the coconut till it just starts to change colour before grinding it. Yummy! :)
Hi Smitha,
Frying the coconut is new to me :) May be I’ll try it next time..
Cheers
Maria
while making chutny for idli/dosa useginger in green chutny and garlic in red chutny.
it was superb. I also added red chillies sauteed. it tasted and looked great :)
Thank you Binu :)
Thanks Neena :)
Hi Neena,
Thanks a lot dear :) Btw, about veg recipes for Navarathri… since we dont celebrate Navarathri, I dont have any recipes specifically for that. But I’ve posted veg recipes in the past. Please do check that out.. Hope you find something interesting!
Cheers
Maria
Hi Minu,
yeah we also add tamarind for chutney to have it with rice..
Thanks dear :) how are you doing? Will msg you sometime soon..Take care.
y didn’t add tamarind in this chatney???
Hi Rashi,
We usually add tamarind for chutney, if we are having with rice. But you can always customise the recipe to suit your taste :)