Coconut chutney

Ingredients:
4 tbsp grated coconut frozen or fresh
1" piece ginger peeled and chopped
2 tsp fresh coriander leaves chopped
2 green chillies sliced
4 curry leaves
5tbsp roasted dalia /gram dal
1tsp salt or to taste
Seasoning Ingredients:
Mustard seeds ½ tsp
Urad dal ½ tsp
2 Dry Red chillies (optional)
Curry leaves 3 or 4
Oil 1tsp
Method:
• Grind the coconut, roasted gram, green chillies, coriander leaves and ginger to a fine paste using very little water.
• For seasoning: Heat oil in a pan for about 2mins till it is hot enough. Add the mustard seeds. Let them splutter & add the urad dal, red chillies, curry leaves. Fry briefly till the urad dal turns red and pour it on the chutney.
• Add salt & serve with idly or dosa.

Onion Tomato chutney

Ingredients:
Onion 2 cubed
Tomato 1 chopped
Ginger 1” piece
Garlic 2 or 3 flakes
Red chillies 2
Tamarind paste 1 tbsp
1tbsp chana dal
1tsp Salt or to taste
Oil 3 tsp
 Seasoning Ingredients:
Mustard seeds ½ tsp
Urad dal ½ tsp
Curry leaves 3 or 4
Oil 1tsp
 Method:
• Heat oil in a pan. Once the oil is hot add the chana dal, red chillies, garlic, ginger, onions & fry till the onions becomes slightly brown color.
• Add the tomatoes & sauté till they become soft. Add the tamarind paste in the end.
• Remove from heat and allow it to cool for some time.
• Add the sautéed ingredients in a mixer grinder & grind to a fine paste without adding any water.
• Take another pan add 1tsp of oil and heat & add the mustard seeds and urad dal & when they start to crackle add curry leaves.Let the urad dal turn slight brown .
• Add this to the final chutney and mix well and adjust salt.
• Serve with idly or dosa.

Sweet Tamarind chutney

Ingredients:
• Tamarind pulp 2 tsp
• Sugar/Jaggery 2&1/2 tbsp
• Red chilli powder 2 tsp
• Jeera powder 1/2 tsp
• little Salt
Method:
Mix all the ingredients with 1/4th cup water. Cook on a low flame stirring occasionally till the mixture becomes thick. Use as and when required. It can be preserved for a few days in the refrigerator.

Mint & Coriander chutney

Ingredients:
• 1 bunch fresh mint leaves
• ½ bunch fresh coriander leaves
• 1" piece of ginger
• 2 green chilies
• 2tbsp dalia (vodchikala)
• 1tsp jeera
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp lime juice
Method:
Cut off roots from the coriander and any thick stalks from the mint and discard. Wash the mint & coriander leaves thoroughly. Grind all the above ingredients (including the salt which you can add more of later to suit your taste) into a smooth paste.Store in an air tight container for a week.