{"id":798,"slug":"coconut-chutney-south-indian","title":"Coconut Chutney (South Indian)","description":"Coconut Chutney is served as a side dish for a lot of Indian snacks and breakfast items. It can be mild to extra hot depending on the individual preference. This recipe is from South India.","ingredients_raw":["1½ Tbsp channa dal","1 cup finely-grated fresh coconut","6–8 green hot chile peppers","½ tsp tamarind paste","1 Tbsp chopped cilantro","1 tsp ginger paste","Salt to taste","½ tsp oil","½ tsp mustard seed","3-4 curry leaves, chopped","¼ tsp asafoetida"],"ingredients_norm":["channa dal","fresh coconut","green hot chili pepper","tamarind paste","cilantro","ginger paste","salt","oil","mustard seed","curry leaf","asafoetida"],"steps":["Dry roast the channa dal until browned. Allow it to cool.","Grind the roasated dal, coconut, chiles, tamarind paste, cilantro, ginger paste, and salt in a blender with as little water as possible. For best results the final consistency must be somewhere between a coarse and smooth paste.","For seasoning, heat the oil in a small ladle. Add the mustard seeds to hot oil, and allow them to crackle. When the crackling starts subsiding, add the asafoetida and the curry leaves, and stir for a few seconds.","Add the seasoning mixture to the chutney, and mix well."],"categories":["Chutney recipes","Recipes for curry","Recipes using coconut","Indian recipes","Vegan recipes","Recipes for chutney","Recipes using asafoetida","Recipes using chickpea flour","Recipes using chile","Recipes using cilantro","Recipes using curry leaf","Dal recipes","Recipes using ginger paste","Recipes using mustard seed"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Coconut_Chutney_(South_Indian)","source_ref":"4615206","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Coconut_Chutney_(South_Indian)&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"d01ef97abeacb0e57ff12d076cd8fc6dd33fa7c9a5948ca0eee486542df37ecf","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:42:59Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/coconut-chutney-south-indian"}