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COCONUT CHUTNEY

1 coconut                               2 c. water
3 hot green peppers                     2 tsp. vegetable oil
1 tsp. salt                             1/2 tsp. mustard seeds
2 Tbsp. coriander leaves                1/2 tsp. urad dhal
1/4 tsp. fresh ginger (chopped)         1 tsp. curry leaves
1 clove garlic

Scrape coconut or cut coconut into small pieces. In a blender grind first 6 ingredients with 2 cups of water into a coarse paste. In a fry pan, heat oil over medium heat. Saute mustard seeds, urad dhal and curry leaves. When mustard seeds crack and urad dhal turns into golden color, remove fry pan from heat and pour the sauteed mixture into the ground paste of coconut Stir the whole mixture. Goes well with idli and dosai .



Raj Kumar Rajendran 2009-11-14