Coconut-lentil Chutney

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 large coconut, grated
• 2 tablespoons bengal gram dal (split dried chickpeas) or 2 tablespoons channa dal (dried chickpeas)
• 3 green chilies
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon split urad dal (split black gram)
• 3 curry leaves

Recipe

• 1 in a small frying pan, take 1/2 tsp oil and fry the chickpeas till it turns slightly brown.
• 2 after it cools, grind it with grated coconut, green chillies and salt in a mixer.
• 3 slowly add water while grinding.
• 4 the consistency of the mixture should be akin to that of ketchup.
• 5 now, in the same frying pan, heat the remaining 1/2 tsp of oil, add the mustard seeds, split black gram and curry leaves.
• 6 when the mustard sputters, add this to the ground coconut mixture.
• 7 serve this chutney with idlis or dosas.