Coconut Chutney

[Cory Ander]

This is a simple recipe for coconut chutney based on that found in Hilary Newstead's book "Indian Cookery":

Ingredients:

• 1/2 grated fresh coconut (or 50g desiccated coconut)
• 1 or 2 cloves of garlic (chopped)
• 1 tsp fresh ginger (chopped)
• 3 tbsp lemon or lime juice
• salt and pepper to taste

Options:

• Add 1 or 2 fresh chillis (chopped)
• use a little tamarind instead of lemon/lime juice
• Add 1 tbsp fresh coriander leaves
• Add 0.5 tsp garam masala
• Add 0.5 tsp roasted and ground cumin seeds
• Add pinch of tumeric (or a couple of drops of yellow food colouring) to colour yellow
• Add 0.5 tsp fried black mustard seeds

Method:

• Simply place all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth

[Malc.]

CA, have you tired this and if so what options did you prefer? I have only ever seen this served at one restaurant and it was so good we bought some to take home.