Saturday, January 17, 2009

COCONUT CHUTNEY - WITH CORIANDER LEAVES

               Me and my hubby's favorite chutney,just love it. Usually when I make coriander chutney it used to come with a raw,green smell.Then I found the technique of sauteing the leaves a little,then I got it right! So here comes my version...

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Ingredients:

Coconut scraping 3/4 cup
Coriander leaves 1 fistful (or as per ur taste)
Ginger 1 inch piece
Tamarind A pinch
Green chillies 5-7 nos.as per ur taste
Salt As needed
Turmeric 3 pinches
Water as required for grinding

 

To Temper:

Mustard 1 tsp
Urad dal 1 tsp
Curry leaves 1 sprig
Oil 2 tsp

 

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Method:

  1. Clean and wash coriander leaves,remove mostly the thick stems and keep aside.DSC_1361
  2. Heat kadai and add the coriander leaves and saute in low flame only till the leaves gets reduced in volume and without changing the colour.( The leaves should be with water,or else the leaves will get browned and will give different smell).
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  3. Add all the ingredients along with the sautéed leaves.First grind with out water and then add water and grind to a smooth paste.
  4. Transfer to the serving bowl and temper with the tempering items and mix well.
  5. Serve with hot Idlies or dosas!
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Tips:

  • Always use freshly scrapped/broken coconut for chutneys.
  • For chutneys,rather than old coconut,little tender coconut(not too young also) only will give the best texture and taste.
  • If you feel the coconut is not fresh add a little milk when grinding,it will be very nice.
  • You can also add pottu kadali/fried gram dhal to the coconut chutney,but in small traces.
  • Don't use the brown scrapings for chutney as it will change the colour and taste too!

34 Stars(comments):

Cham said...

I don't saute cilantro for chutney, may be i should try next time! What a greeny beauty!

sowmya said...

lovely pictures..

Dershana said...

Beautiful pictures! This is how I make my coriander chutney for idli too.

Chitra said...

will saute the corainder leaves and try next time.Thanks for the tips.Lovely pictures!!

Priya said...

Thats an excellent idea of sauting corainder leaves, as usual pics r amazing..

Arundhuti said...

wonderful chutney...and lovely pictures!

Asha said...

Send it to Ramya's chutney mania event. Love the presentation with the coconut shell! :))

Jaishree said...

As Cham said I dont saute corriender for chutney. but in same method I prepare for idli..Beautiful pics!

Gita's Kitchen said...

Idlis with coconut chutney awlays a hit, i love the picture with chutney inside a coconut, nice presentation :)

jeyashrisuresh said...

what a nice presentaion raji,wow .and the chutney lokks great.

Madhu said...

love the colour and presentation..looks very good.

Pragyan said...

I recently learnt this chutney..have a post to make about it..you beat me to it :) Thanks for the tips..without the tempering also, it tastes great!!

Nags said...

what a beautiful idea to take the final pic! i love coriander in my chutney too!

Daily Meals said...

Yummy...ginger might have given nice flavour to the chutney...

Vibaas said...

I love this too. Yummy!!

Pics look so nice.

bindiya said...

what lovely colours,makes my mouth water!

Priti said...

Chutney looks so nice...U know I love coconut chutney with coriander too..infact I always make it with coriander ans it gives very nice flavor thought I never saute coriander..next time will try your version...

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notyet100 said...

appealing pics,..:-)

Laavanya said...

Nice presentation Raks.. must be awesome with idlis & dosas.

DEESHA said...

thatz a novel idea to saute the greens. I loved the pic with the coconut

LG said...

eyecatching pics Raks. I love coriander coconut chutney.

Neha said...

Yummy presentation...Must be spicy.., my South indian neighbour always make n give this one to me, never tried myself, 'll do now soon..

Kitchen Flavours said...

Awesome presentation.... Looks yummy... Will try this simple recipe soon....

AnuSriram said...

That looks delicious! I too make this... I add some curry leaves to the coconut while grinding.

Vij said...

Nice click! looks so green n lovely.

Roochi said...

wonderful presentation... just LOVE it

Ramya Bala said...

I normally add coriander to coconut,but sauting sounds so yummy... :)

Suma Rajesh said...

plate looks awseome with that idlies..great entry

raaji said...

Hi rajeshwari!!
Wish u a very happy new yr and pongal.....
maybe i shuld try sauteing the leaves.......thanks for suggesting raji

Cynthia said...

I am definitely going to make this chutney. The photograph with the coconut and the chutney in the middle is outstanding!

anudivya said...

Love the presentation in the coconut cup! And what lovely pics. How many times are you going to make me say that! :)

MR said...

that's new heating the cilantro
will have to try this recipe

Shalini said...

Lovely pics, especially the final one. Thanks for ur recipe, will try it out soon :)

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