Ever bored of grating loads of coconut to make chutney, trust me I always feel bored to grate coconut. So you know who my go to person is to grate coconut at home(you guessed it). But sometimes you might also run out of coconut or have very little fresh coconut left. And even if you make coconut chutney you need to make 2-3 varieties with different spice levels for different people at home! So here is one solution to fix all your coconut chutney woes, curd chutney or dahi chutney.
Curd chutney or dahi chutney is exactly what it is, dahi mixed with chutney. So grind your regular coconut chutney with the usual ingredients in a small quantity and then mix it with smooth curd/yogurt. Dahi chutney or curd chutney is spicy, tangy and even sweet. And you are saved the trouble of actually making 2-3 types of chutneys to adjust the spice. Everybody can just dig into this and enjoy the same chutney.
I served lauki idli with curd chutney but pretty much it goes well with any idli recipe. With dosa I would probably stick to the regular chutney. Try more chutney recipes from FOI, gorikayi chutney, seemebadanekayi chutney, sweet potato chutney, heerekayi sippe chutney and so on! More idli-dosa side recipes from FOI.
- ½ Cup grated coconut
- 1 pinch hing
- 4 chillies
- Few curry leaves
- Salt to taste
- ½ Cup + 2 Tbsp yogurt
- 1-2 Tbsp water
- ½ Tsp coconut oil
- ¼ Tsp mustard
- Few curry leaves
- In a mixer jar add grated coconut
- Throw in the green chilli, curry leaves and hing
- Add salt to taste
- Grind without water
- Add yogurt and little water blend again
- Mix chutney with beaten ½ Cup yogurt
- Make tadka with coconut oil, mustard, curry leaves
- Pour tadka over chutney, serve!
Adjust chillies as per your taste
You can also add little jeera and pepper while grinding the chutney, sometimes I add little mustard too
Dahi Chutney Stepwise:
In a mixer jar add grated coconut
Throw in the green chilli, curry leaves and hing
Add salt to taste
Grind without water
Add yogurt and little water blend again
Mix chutney with beaten 1/2 Cup yogurt
Make tadka with coconut oil, mustard, curry leaves
Pour tadka over chutney, serve!
