Red Coconut Chutney

Ingredients:

Grated coconut – 1/2 cup
Red chillies – 4 to 5 (adjust spice according to your taste)
Roasted bengal gram/Pottu kadalai – 1 tsp
Shallots/Small onion – 4 to 5
Salt – to taste

Tempering/Tadka:
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Curry leaves – few
Red chillies – 1, halved
Oil – 1 tsp

Method:

1. In a mixer, grind together coconut, red chillies, bengal gram, shallots and salt adding little water to make a little coarse paste. Add water according to your required consistency and adjust the salt.

2. In a tadka pan, heat oil. Add mustard seeds and red chillies. When crackling add the curry leaves and pour into chutney and stir.

Serve with dosa/idli.