Kerala Coconut Chutney

Courtesy Nibha Kumar (aka Nitu)

Ingredients

To Grind

• ½ medium sized ,fresh coconut ,grated
• 4 green chillies,chopped or 6 dry red chillies torn into pieces
• 2 shollots,chopped
• 3 cm piece ginger,chopped
• ¾ cup water

To Sizzle

• 11/2 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp husked urad dal
• 2 shallots bv,chopped
• 1 stalk curry leaves
• ½ tsp salt

How to

• Grind to a thick paste all the ingredients under 'To Grind'
• In a shallow pan heat the oil and bring the mustard to sputter, add the urad dal saute for a minute.
• Add the curry leaves and chopped shallot
  
• Stir on fire for 2 minutes
• Add the ground paste and salt to taste
• Cook on fire for 5 more minutes
  
• Ready to eat with Dosa, Idlis and Vadas