hotel style coconut chutney

By Nandu

Ingredients

• Ingredients (american measuring cup used, 1 cup = 250 ml)
• 1/2 cup grated fresh or frozen coconut
• 1/4 cup roasted chana dal/bengal gram
• 1/2 inch ginger, chopped
• 1 green chili, chopped
• 15-20 curry leaves
• 2 tsp oil (sunflower or coconut oil)
• salt as required

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions
wash and rinse the curry leaves.
dry them on a kitchen towel.
heat oil in a small pan.
add the curry leaves and fry till they become crisp.
let the curry leaves-oil mixture become warm.
add the rest of the ingredients along with the curry leaves and oil in a chutney grinder or small blender.
add some water, about ½ to ¾ cup (depends on what consistency of chutney you want) and blend to a smooth chutney.
check the salt and add more if required.
serve the hotel style coconut chutney with idli, dosa, medu vada or uttapam.