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Food Cooking and Cuisines

Simple curry leaves chutney or dip

Here’s a flavourful accompaniment for all your meals



PREP TIME 15 m
COOK TIME 10m
SERVES 4
Ingredients

    ½ cup coconut grated

    1 tbsp urad dal or split black lentils

    2 sprigs curry leaves

    6 green chillies or dry red chillies (mild spice)

    1 tsp ginger, chopped

    ⅛ tsp tamarind pulp

    ⅛ tsp turmeric powder

    1 tsp oil

    Salt to taste and water as needed

    To temper

    1 tsp oil

    ½ tsp mustard

Ingredient Substitution Guide

METHOD

Roast split black lentils in a teaspoon of oil until golden brown.

Add curry leaves, fry green chilies, ginger, along with the lentils.

Grind the ingredients with turmeric, which gives the chutney its bright green colour.

Add coconut. If the coconut is not fresh, use some milk, while grinding.

Transfer to serving bowl and temper with mustard to mix with the chutney finally.

Rajeshwari Vijayanand
Food blogger based in Singapore

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