Red Coconut Chutney | Side dish for Idli/Dosa

 

What to prepare as a Side dish for Idli/Dosa is always a confusion and since I get bored eating the same side dish again, I usually change the flavor and color of the chutney which makes it taste different every time.I have posted a version of Coconut chutney earlier, which is the usual way I prepare.I make various variations of this such as Red Coconut chutney and Green coconut chutney The addition of raw onion and garlic adds a nice flavor to the chutney and the addition of red chillies and byadige red chillies adds a bright red color to the chutney.

You can check out other chutney varieties for Idli/Dosa here:

• Onion Chutney
• Peanut Chutney
• Tomato-Onion Chutney
• Mango Ginger Chutney | Mamidi Allam(Maa Inji) Chutney
• Mint-Coriander flavored Coconut Chutney
• Coconut Chutney (with Ginger) 
• Hotel Style Coconut Chutney  
  

Red Coconut Chutney Recipe:

(serves 2-3)

Ingredients:

1/2 cup grated fresh Coconut

1 small Onion,chopped

2-3 dry Red Chillies

2-3 Byadige Red Chillies

2 small Garlic pods

2 tbsp Chana dal

1 1/2 tsp Tamarind pulp

Salt to taste

to temper:

2 tsp Ghee/Oil

1/2 tsp Mustard seeds

1 tsp Urad dal

a sprig of Curry leaves

a pinch of Asafoetida

Method:

• Heat 1 tsp Oil and add chana dal and fry until they turn red in color and add red chillies and byadige red chillies until they are crisp and keep them aside.
• Grind grated fresh coconut with onion, garlic pods, roasted chana dal and dry red chillies, tamarind pulp and salt to a paste.
• Heat ghee/oil in a small tempering pan and crackle mustard seeds and add urad dal and fry until it turns red in color.Add curry leaves and asafoetida and fry it.
• Add the tempering to the chutney and mix well.

Serve it with Idli/Dosa/Paniyaram.

Notes:

1. Instead of chana dal you can add 3-4 tbsp fried gram(roasted gram) in the recipe.
2. Adjust the red chillies according to your spice level.The addition of byadige red chillies gives a nice red color to the chutney,so do not miss adding them.

You can check the regular Coconut Chutney recipe here.