South Indian Style Dried Coconut Chutney

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Dried Coconut Chutney

by Nayna Kanabar January 8th -2014

Spicy and delicious South Indian Style Coconut Chutney.

Ingredients:

• 90 g Dried Coconut slices
• 2 red chillies de seeded
• 120 g Natural Yoghurt (beaten)
• 1/2 tablespoon light olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 red dried chilli
• 4-5 curry leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon white urad dhal

Method:

1.In a frying pan dry roast the coconut slices for 3-4 minutes until they start to release a nutty fragrance and colour very slightly.2.Add the toasted coconut to the froothie blender together with the two red chillies and grind to a coarse texture.3.Transfer the coconut to a bowl and reserve a teaspoon full for garnish. To the rest of it add the salt, and yoghurt and mix well. 4.Transfer the yoghurt mixture to a serving dish.5.In a pan heat up the oil , when it is hot add the mustard seeds, urad dhal, red dried chilli and the curry leaves and wait for it all to crackle (This is called tempering).Immediately the ingredients start  to crackle, pour the tempering over the yoghurt mixture.Sprinkle the reserved coconut over the chutney too. The dried coconut chutney can be served with tortilla crisps,crisps or with any savoury snack.

Details

Prep time:10 mins Cooking Time:2 minutes Total time:12 mins Yield:1 bowl