Thengai chutney (Cocount Chutney)

Thengai Chutney  (Coconut Chutney)

Thengai Chutney (Coconut Chutney) is  usually served along with breakfast and dinner dishes like idly and doses. It is also served with evening snacks such as vadai and Bhajis. Since this is ground to a thick consistency, this is also known as Thengai Thuvaiyal.

Ingredients

1. 1/2 Fresh coconut shredded or Dry coconut
2.  1 big onion
3.  Small piece of fresh ginger-finely chopped
4.  2 pieces of Green chills Or dried red chills.
5. 1/4 cup pottukadalai( Fried Gram)
6.  3/4 Tea spoon salt ( add more to individual taste requirement.

 For garnish

1. 1 Tea spoon Mustard
2. 1 Tea spoon Urid dhal
3. 2 Table spoon of oil (Any type of oil you normally use for frying)
4. Some curry leaves.

Method

2.Heat the frying pan and add oil
3.Add the mustard and urid dhal. Fry the onion till golden brown
4.Then add the shredded coconut & pottukadalai
5.Add Green chills,Ginger&Salt.
6.Let it cool for 10 minutes
7.Pour the fried contents into a wet grinder (Mixer/blender)
8.Add half cup of water 
9.Grind the contents till even consistency
10. Ready to be served with your dishes like idlies and dosais.