Coconut ~ Roasted gram ~ Coriander Chutney

Other name - Thenga ~ Pottukadalai ~ Kothamalli Chutney

Prep Time: 15 min
Serves: 2 to 3

Ingredients

1. Fresh grated coconut - 1/2 cup
2. Roasted gram - 1/4 cup
3. Garlic pods (peeled) - 3
4. Green chillies (broken) - 2
5. Coriander leaves (chopped) - 1/4 cup
6. Tamarind extract (optional) - 2 tbsp
7. Water - 1/4 cup
   
8. Salt - to taste

For seasoning

1. Sesame oil/Gingelly oil - 2 tsp
2. Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
3. Split urad dhal - 1 tsp
4. Curry leaves - few

Method

1. Grind all the above mentioned ingredients in a mixie to a smooth paste adding quarter cup of water.
   
2. Heat oil in a tadka ladle, add mustard seeds & let it splutter.
3. Add split urad dhal, curry leaves & saute for a min.
4. Add the seasoning to the chutney; mix well.
5. Serve as a side dish along with upmas, idlies, dosas, chapathis, phulkas, rotis & pooris.

NOTE

• Always use the small dry grinding jar of the mixie to prepare chutneys.