A spicy mix of red chillies, coconut and tamarind, perfect go with dosas or vadas!
Ingredients
4 to 5 dry red chillies
3 tablespoons roasted gram dal (hurikadle/pottukadle)
1/4 cup 4 tbsp grated coconut
1 1/2 to 2 teaspoon tamarind paste
1 to 2 of garlic - optional
salt to taste
jaggery (gur 1/2 tsp or to taste)
1 teaspoon coconut oil + 1/2 tsp - optional
Instructions
Dry roast the red chillies, remove and set aside. If adding garlic, saute in 1/2 tsp oil till light brown, remove.
In mixer jar put all the ingredients (except oil) and blend till smooth, adding water as needed.
Put the chutney in a bowl, add 1 tsp coconut oil and mix. Serve as accompaniment or spread over dosa and top with potato bhaji, fold and serve for masala dosa.
Note
For variation, skip garlic. In place of roasted gram, fry 3 tbsp chana dal and 1 tbsp urad dal in oil till golden. Grind with rest of the ingredients along with 1/2 tsp pepper.