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    Home » Recipes » Chutney~Pachadi

    Published: May 17, 2014 · Modified: Oct 5, 2020 by Usha Rao

    Coconut Chutney

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    For the last month mega blogging marathon (BM) we cooked a lot and many of us did not get to post all the recipes we cooked for the BM. For this month’s regular marathons, we decided to have 'unused posts from Indian states' as one of the themes to publish the recipes we never got to post last month. For this week that is my theme. Starting today, for the next 3 days I will be posting recipes that I cooked for last month’s BM but did not post.

    Bowl of coconut chutney.

    When I made Kanchipuram idlies for Tamil Nadu, I also made some coconut chutney to go with it. That coconut chutney is my first post this marathon. This chutney can be made with fresh coconut or dry coconut. However, the quantity of coconut varies depending on the coconut used. I would like to say I used fresh coconut but that might be incorrect. I bought a whole coconut in March to make aviyal for Kerala but ended up cooking something else. I never got to use the coconut and last month when I made the idli, I thought of using up the coconut. When I broke open the coconut, the water in it had all dried up and coconut was not very fresh but it wasn’t very dry either. It was more towards fresher side so I used the quantities that were mentioned for fresh coconut.

    Kobbari Pachadi in s bowl

    This is very quick chutney that can be put together in matter of minutes. If the coconut is already grated, all that needs to be done is grind together the coconut with fried gram and green chilies, and lastly pour over the tempering over the ground chutney.

    Fresh Coconut Chutney.

    Coconut Chutney recipe

    Source: Dakshin – Vegetarian Cuisine from South India by Chandra Padmanabhan

    📖 Recipe

    Kobbari Pachadi, coconut pachadi, blogging marathon, cooking from cookbook

    Coconut Chutney

    A quick coconut chutney with fried gram, chilies and kotmir. A delicious chutney for idli and dosa.
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    Course: Condiment, Side Dish
    Cuisine: South Indian
    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories:
    Author: Usha Rao

    Equipment

    • Grinder/blender
    • Frying Pan

    Ingredients

    Chutney

    • 6 tablespoon Fresh Coconut grated or 8 tbsp. Flaked Coconut
    • 4 tablespoon Fried Gram Dal / Roasted Chana Dal / Putnalu / Daliya
    • 6 - 8 Green Chilies adjust to taste
    • 1 small Bunch of Coriander Leaves / Cilantro / Fresh Kotmir
    • ½ inch Ginger or approximately 1 tsp. chopped Ginger
    • 1 tablespoon Homemade Tamarind Paste or Pulp of a small marble sized Tamarind
    • ¾ teaspoon Salt adjust to taste

    Tempering

    • 2 teaspoon Oil
    • 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
    • 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
    • 1 teaspoon Black Gram Dal ~ Urad Dal
    • 1 Red Chili broken into half
    • ⅛ – ½ teaspoon Asafoetida Powder
    • 2 - 4 Curry Leaves

    Instructions

    • Grind together coconut, fried gram dal, green chilies, ginger, coriander leaves, tamarind, salt and grind to a paste. Add water as requited to make a paste.

    Tempering

    • Heat oil in a pan for tempering. Once the oil is hot, add mustard, cumin, black gram dal, red chilies asafetida and curry leaves. When the seeds splutter and red chili is lightly roasted, remove form fire.
    • Cool the tempering lightly and add it to the chutney.
    • Serve chutney with dosa, idli and vada.

    Notes

    • You can use dry, fresh or frozen coconut.
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    1. themadscientistskitchen says

      June 15, 2014 at 11:00 pm

      Deliicous. The pics are beautiful Usha. Had you let the coconut stay for some more days you would have got a delicious growth in it its called "komb" in Konkani and relished heer in Goa. 😉

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      • MySpicyKitchen says

        June 16, 2014 at 12:01 am

        That is nice to know Archana. Next time I let the coconut stay for more days, will relish it. 🙂

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    2. sushma says

      May 28, 2014 at 11:03 am

      One of my favorite chutney for idly and dosa. Looks perfect Usha.

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    3. Suma Gandlur says

      May 26, 2014 at 10:47 pm

      Now this is an indispensable side dish for breakfast items in south indian kitchens. I too prepare it in almost similar way

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    4. vijayalakshmi says

      May 22, 2014 at 12:29 pm

      All time favorite at any time...

      Reply
    5. Chef Mireille says

      May 22, 2014 at 10:16 am

      so creamy and nice color

      Reply
    6. Ammaji Kitchen{Sree} (@sreevallie) says

      May 21, 2014 at 10:58 am

      Simple & tasty chutney.

      Reply
    7. Pavani says

      May 20, 2014 at 3:38 pm

      Love the green tint to the chutney. All purpose chutney for just about anything -- yumm!!

      Reply
    8. Arthy Shama says

      May 20, 2014 at 6:24 am

      That should be an spicy, tangy and delecious chutney for idly, love them totally 😛

      Reply
    9. Sandhya Ramakrishnan says

      May 19, 2014 at 11:27 pm

      I love the many versions of coconut chutney and this one looks so good!

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    10. Varada says

      May 19, 2014 at 12:16 am

      Quick, simple and delicious, Love the pictures.

      Reply
    11. Priya says

      May 18, 2014 at 5:29 am

      Love this chutney with some crispy dosas, ur pictures are just breathtaking Usha;

      Reply
    12. harini says

      May 17, 2014 at 9:10 pm

      Lovely and homely chutney.

      Reply
    13. Sarita says

      May 17, 2014 at 4:23 pm

      Looks super delicious usha!

      Reply
    14. Srivalli says

      May 17, 2014 at 9:45 am

      I love coconut chutney and your bowl looks yum!...

      Reply
    15. prachi agarwal says

      May 17, 2014 at 8:32 am

      perfect............................

      Reply

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