Monday, June 23, 2008

Coriander Chutney With a Twist

Well honestly, I don't know if this chutney has a twist or not, but to a person who has only tried the raw coriander chutney, I found this quite different when amma made it during my vacation at home.



The preparation method is considerably more time-consuming but this one goes well with rice, dosa, idly and even bread - plain and toasted. Adjust the tangy-ness by increasing or decreasing the amount of tamarind paste. We like it moderately sour.




What I Used:

Fresh coriander leaves/kothamalli/malliyila/kotamiri - a bunch, chopped
Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
Red chillies - 2
Green chillies - 2
Tamarind paste - 2 tsp (readymade paste may not taste great)
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

How I Made It:

1. Heat very little oil in a non stick kadai and fry the dal for 2 minutes. Add the red chillies, green chillies and chopped coriander leaves and fry well for about 2-3 minutes.

2. Next, add the coconut and mix well on sim. Remove from fire and cool well.

3. Grind the above with the tamarind paste and necessary salt, adding as little water as possible.

This chutney is making its way to Suganya's AFAM-Coconut as my second entry. I can't wait for the round up of that event, what with being a mallu and all that :D

24 People Said..:

notyet100 said...

this looks nice,..speially the colour,..bet must have tatsed reat too..

Rachel said...

The roasting of the spices really add a touch of zing....lovely colour....

sunita said...

Twist or not, the chutney definitely looks delish :-)

Happy cook said...

Fully agree i am one of those pplwho have only had raw corriander chuntney.
Would love to try this as it loooks so delicious.
Just imagine scooping up with dosa yummmmmm

SMN said...

that bowl of chutney looks so nice..

Laavanya said...

That is a very versatile chutney!

Asha said...

I saute Mint and cilantro too for making chutney sometimes, you are not far off. Looks delicious,fried cilantro has a different taste which I love! Good one Nags!:))

Aparna said...

A sort of "kothamalli podi/ thokku"ish chutney. Looks good and I'm sure tastes better.

Jyothsna said...

Now, now a fried coriander chutney is a first for me....have only had the raw kind!

Jyothsna said...

Now, now a fried coriander chutney is a first for me....have only had the raw kind!

Medhaa said...

The chutney looks so good, will have to try this. Thanks for sharing. Love the picture

skribles said...

love this chutney! a little similar to kothamalli podi; will b yumm with idlis and dosas ....
hey u can send this for JFI tamarind too - hosted by Sig

Rajitha said...

yum! my amma makes it like this too..so how is life in Singapore?? u must have got adjusted by now :)

Andhra Flavors said...

that bowl of chutney looks so beautiful..

Swati Raman Garg said...

i do this too... ok i came in to check what r u upto with ur template and what a pleasure... going good haan .... will wait for it complete...

sra said...

You know, I can taste this just by looking at the picture. The coconut chutney made in my house looks a lot like this, less of the green, though!

Sireesha said...

Hi,First at ur blog.U have nice and lovely blog.The chutney looks soooo good...Lovely color.....

Kalai said...

Love that chutney!! Will try this out soon! :)

Nags said...

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Nags said...

I made it again and sure was a hit. We had it with ghee rice and it just spiced it up so well!

Divya Vikram said...

Looks delicious..And lovely pic too Nags

Sig said...

That is a lovely chutney Nags...never had this combo before... oh and lovely new template too :)

bhagyashri said...

This is new to me as well, but sounds delicious.
Great template BTW! Looks beautiful.

Raaga said...

Lovely :-)

Sending something else to Sig?

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