Coconut 1/2 cup Roasted gram | Pottukadalai 3 tblsp Red chili 3 Shallots | chinna vengayam 2 + 1 Oil 1 tsp Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp Urad dal 1/4 tsp Curry leaves few Salt as needed
Soak the red chili for 10 minutes . This step is optional. You can directly go ahead and make the chutney. But soaking gives nice colour to the chutney and also get it grind easily.
Take out the soaked chili and grind this along with coconut, salt, 2 shallots and roasted gram. Add little water and grind this into a smooth paste.
Chop one shallot finely. In a small pan add oil and add the mustard seeds, urad dal, chopped onion and curry leaves. Add this to the chutney. Add water to the chutney to bring it to a right consistency.
Serve with idli| dosa |aapam or pongal.
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