Welcome to my another quick recipe blog, this Coconut Chutney recipe is super simple one to prepare and it really goes well with many Indian snacks. Especially in South India, coconut chutney (or nariyal chutney, Nariyal means Coconut in Hindi) is served with recipes like Idli, Dosa recipes and Paddu or Appam.
Though restaurant style coconut chutney will slightly differ from one region to another and you will also find that depending on where you go, the ingredients used are also slightly different. But here I am going to take you through some quick steps to prepare a very simple coconut chutney recipe which I usually make at my home. Also, this coconut chutney or nariyal ki chutney is a completely oil free chutney recipe too.
I have served this coconut chutney recipe with Gujarati Handvo Dosa. If you like some variation in traditional dosa recipe, then you might like my other gujarati handvo styled dosa recipe which I prepared using gujarati handvo batter, aka Gujarati Handvo Dosa Recipe.
Including coconut in our meals is really important as it has lots of health benefits. One easy way to benefit from such healthy foods is to include those in the recipes we make and allow them to be part of our daily meals. This is one of many areas where South India thrives, you will find plenty of south Indian recipes which have coconut as one of the ingredients, and I absolutely love that. These are a few small things which I believe we all should be learning from cuisines around the world.
Coconut is rich in many vitamins like vitamin C, E, B6 etc and minerals like magnesium, selenium, calcium, copper and iron. Coconut is also very essential for bone health as it contains calcium in ample amount and Iron helps in forming red blood cells. So I think with all these reasons we should definitely adopt to include coconut in our diet. However, eating anything in excess quantity might affect our health too. So, it’s always advisable to consult your physician if you need any suggestions about what you should include in your food diet and in how much quantity.
There are plenty of options to include coconut in our diet – in the form of chutney, coconut burfi, coconut milk or Modak (Maharashtrian dessert). If you would like to know how to prepare Modak recipe using coconut, then you can check my complete recipe on YouTube.
Let’s quickly check how to prepare coconut chutney recipe at home to enjoy with various snacks.
But before that, here is another oil free quick peanuts chutney recipe if you love chutneys recipe. This chutney also goes well with most Indian snacks.
Simple and Quick Coconut Chutney Recipe | Perfect Side Recipe for Idli, Dosa or any Snacks
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Ingredients for Coconut Chutney Or Nariyal Ki Chutney Recipe
Cooking method for Coconut Chutney
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Transfer all ingredients to a grinder jar.
I have used 2 chilies. But you can use any amount as you prefer based on your taste. -
Grind until all ingredients are ground nicely. You can coarse grind as well if you don't like smooth chutney as I have kept it, a little coarse.
I have used peanuts powder in this coconut chutney, as peanuts powder gives a nice binding to the chutney. -
That's it, all done. Your nice and tasty coconut chutney is ready with just these simple steps. Pour this nariyal chutney to a serving bowl and serve chutney with dosa, idli or any snacks you like.
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Coconut Chutney tastes amazing and adding peanuts powder makes coconut chutney even more tastier. Just make sure you use right amount of ingredients as per your taste, add or remove from mentioned quantities as you like.
You can serve this simple and quick FoodQuench style coconut chutney or Nariyal chutney with idli, dosa recipes, gujarati dhokla, gujarati khandvi or surali vadi recipes or any muthiya recipes too. This nariyal chutney is also a good option to accompany with fasting food.