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Wednesday 12 September 2018

Coconut Curry Leaves Chutney Recipe


Coconut curry leaves chutney is an aromatic and flavorful condiment that tastes great with idli , dosa and Vadas. As the name suggests, the main ingredients of this lip smacking chutney are fresh coconut and curry leaves. Coconut curry leaves chutney is very easy to prepare and is spicy, sweet and tangy , all in one go. Though the chutney is traditionally served with South Indian snack, but it goes well with almost everything.


I make Coriander Coconut Chutney often as it is favourite at my place. Once i was short of coriander and i tried experimenting curry leaves in place of coriander and to my surprise the chutney turned out very flavorful. So this chutney recipe is a result of one of my experiments. Curd gives required sourness to the chutney. With a very quick and easy recipe this coconut curry leaves chutney serves as a flavorful variation to regular chutneys and podis. I have served the chutney with Vegetable Kuzhi Paniyaram, but you can serve it with any of the following snack. Just click on the highlighted words for the recipe.

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Before moving ahead with the recipe, lets have a look at the health benefits of curry leaves and coconut. Curry leaves are natural flavoring agents with a number of important health benefits, which make your food both healthy and tasty along with giving it a pleasant aroma. They contain various antioxidant properties and have the ability to control diarrhoea gastrointestinal problems such as indigestion, excessive acid secretion, peptic ulcers, dysentery, diabetes, and an unhealthy cholesterol balance. They are also believed to have cancer-fighting properties and are known to protect the liver. Source
Coconut can be considered a complete food as it’s incredibly rich in vitamins, minerals, and calories. One fruit can provide you with a daily dose of almost all essential nutrients. Raw coconut is rich in dietary fiber, medium chain triglycerides, manganese and copper. 

I have recently joined  A to Z Recipe Challenge group on Facebook which is a great initiative by my fellow blogger friends Jolly Makkar and Vidya Narayan. . Every alternate month food bloggers who wish to participate in the theme choose key ingredients alphabetically to cook. This is my second post in the group. For this month c is the alphabet and my contribution to the theme is this flavorful and aromatic coconut curry leaves chutney. So lets get started.

                                          



Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 2 minute
Servings 3-4

Ingredients:
  • 1/2 cup fresh Coconut, scrapped
  • 1/2 cup curry leaves
  • 1/4 cup curd
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1 green chili 
  • 1/2 inch ginger root
  • 2 tablespoon roasted peanuts
  • 2 teaspoon oil
  • 1 teaspoon sugar 
  • Salt to taste


Method:
  1. Wash the curry leaves thoroughly and pat them dry using a kitchen towel. Now dry roast them in a wok on low to medium heat for about a minute. Remove the leaves and allow them to cool down in a plate.

  
2. Once they cool down, transfer the curry leaves to a grinder jar. Add roasted peanuts, cumin seeds, ginger, green chili , sugar and salt. Pulse them 2-3 times to get a fine paste. Do not add water.




3. To this paste now add the curd and scrapped coconut and pulse again . You may add few tablespoons of drinking water at this stage to adjust the consistency of chutney as per your preference. We like our chutney to be a bit thick so i did not add any water.



4. Remove the chutney in a bowl . We will now prepare the tempering or tadka. For that in a small wok heat oil. Add mustard seeds to it . Once the seeds splutter, put off the flame. Pour this seasoned oil over the chutney and serve with any of your favourite South Indian breakfast dishes like, idli, dosa, upma, vada , or uttapam. I have served it with Vegetable Kuzhi Paniyaram.




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51 comments :

  1. Curry leaves are so nutritious, and making chutney with them is a great way to consume them! Lovely post! :)

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  2. Classic double C again Poonam Bachhav. our coconut chutney always have curry leaves. Your's looks prettier.

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  3. Coconut chutney with curry leaves looks absolutely beautiful and delicious. I would love to try your recipe soon, share feedback!!

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    1. Thank you Jolly. Looking forward to hearing from you. Happy cooking !

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  4. Just love adding curry leaves in my chutneys often. I can have some crispy dosas with this aromatic chutney without any guilt.

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    1. Yes Priya this chutney can be paired with any breakfast or snack item

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  5. Coconut chutney with fresh curry leaves makes the chutney more delicious.Would love some yummy fluffy idli or crispy dosas.

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    1. Absolutely di..this chutney would pair very well with idli or dosa.

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  6. Love the curry leaf addition in the coconut chutney, Poonam and it is one of my fav herbs ever! Perfect accompaniment to all your breakfast and even snack items.

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    1. Curry leaf is my favourite herb too Vidya. I use it liberally in my upma, poha, kadhi, dal, stir fries and chutneys. It makes every dish so flavorful.

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  7. Curry leaf chutney looks delicious.
    I see that you are adding little sugar but no tamarind. Is tamarind not required for this chutney?

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    1. Yes Anitha I have added little sugar in this chutney to balance the tastes. Here I have used curd to lend the required sourness to the chutney and do not added tamarind

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  8. Wow adding curry leaves and roasted peanuts to chutney must have definitely added to the flavour and taste. Beautiful clicks

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    1. Thank you Renu. Yes roasted peanuts lends a nutty taste and flavorful to the chutney

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  9. Chutney looks lip-smacking Poonam. I can imagine the the flavour of curry leaves, coconut and chilli. Loved it.

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  10. Curry leaves are so healthy and yet people remove them when added to curries, dals etc. I sometimes make a curry leaves and mango chutney and people can't make out that I've used them. I like your recipe of adding coconut and yogurt. A versatile chutney.

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    1. Yea di. Even my little one removes curry leaves , so I chop them finely in poha and dal. This chutney is very versatile indeed.

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  11. Yay. My favorite chutney. I make it very often, I prepare this in a slightly different way. I loved the way you presented it. It looks amazing. Roasted peanuts would have added extra flavor. Lovely share.

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    1. Thank you Malini. Yes roasted peanuts do lend a lovely nutty taste and texture to the chutney

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  12. I was looking for a chutney recipe with 'idli' which would be sufficient as an accompaniment. Your recipe looks absolutely perfect for me. I will try it soon. Nice representation :)

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    1. Thank you for stopping by. Do give it a try and share your feedback with us. Happy cooking !

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  13. Love each and every ingredient that you have used in your chutney. Looks amazing. I have to try adding yogurt next time. I use lemon juice at times, but yogurt sounds like an interesting choice.

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    1. Addition of yogurt makes the chutney very creamy along with lending a mild tangy flavour. I. Glad you liked it.

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  14. The chutney is really flavorful and the curry leaves, yogurt and chili's makes it just perfect ...

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  15. Good idea of adding curry leaves to the chutney as they have a lot of health benifits.

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    1. Yes di. Curry keaves add both taste and health to a dish. Thank you.

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  16. I regularly prepare coconut and curry leaves chutney, your version sounds new and delicious with addition of yogurt. I will try next time.

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    1. Thank you Geetha. Do give it a try. I. Sure you would love it.

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  17. I love curry leaves, and make different podis and chutneys with it so that my family actually eats it. This chutney will be a great addition to that list. Good recipe, Poonam.

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    1. Thank you Aruna. I am glad you liked the recipe. Posts are a perfect hiding place for healthy stuff .

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  18. wow!!!This must have been very delicious. I am bookmarking this. too good

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    1. Yes di, this chutney turns out to be very flavorful everytime . Do give it a tty6

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  19. Beautiful colorful addition to coconut chutney! It imparts a distinct flavor which I love!! Looks so awesome!

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  20. We just love this chutney with dosas and idlis, yours look so delicious and very good step by step method of making the recipe.

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    1. I am glad, you liked the post Meghna. Di give this podi a try.

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  21. The curry leaf Chutney looks so tempting, I am sure adding curry leaves to coconut Chutney would have enhanced the flavours to the next level.

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    1. Yes Soma, the chutney us is very flavorful and can be paired with any south Indian snack or even with North Indian Chaat.

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  22. Never thought of adding curry leaves to coconut chutney, surely it enhances the flavours of this chutney. Next time I'll try your version.

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    1. This chutney is a flavorful way of adding more curry leaves into our diet and best part is that the fussy eaters can't even pick the leaves or even notice. Do share your feedback, once you try this Jagruti .

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  23. Very nutritious, flavourful and yummy chutney....Perfect to pair with idli-dosa...I'm sure addition of yoghurt gives it a nice taste!!

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  24. Chutney looks delicious and full flavours. Thanks for the recipe. Bookmarked it.

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  25. I regularly prepare this chutney at home, adding of curd is new to me. Should give a try sometime.

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  26. Ahaaaaa !! such a beautiful color by the addition of curry leaves in coconut chutney..... Next time surely gonna add this :)

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  27. coconut curry leaves chutney actually taste great,I once made it and totally fell in love with it. Looks awesome.

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  28. Curry leaves and yogurt are wonderful additions to the regular coconut chutney. I had never thought of this. Will definitely try this next time. :)

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  29. Coconut and Curry leaves make a yummy and a flavourful combination. Chutney looks very tempting.

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  30. The chutney looks delicious dear...I used to add curry leaves raw but roasting it gives unique flavor I believe...and also I never added curd to my chutney..will try it

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