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Idli chutney recipe | Chutney for dosa, idli

By swasthi , on August 20, 2019, 38 Comments, Jump to Recipe

Idli chutney recipe – Sharing a simple South Indian chutney recipe for beginners that can be served with idli & dosa. The word “CHUTNEY” is derived from an Indian term “CHATNI” meaning crushed. In the earlier days, to make a chutney, ingredients were usually crushed to a coarse texture using a stone mortar and a hand pestle. Due to the slow crushing, the chutney would taste very flavorful & good than the one made today in a electric mixer grinder.

coconut chutney recipe for idli dosa

Since coconut is widely grown in the coastal states of south India, it is one of the basic ingredients used in South Indian Cuisine. Coconut is always available in most homes, hence a coconut chutney along with idli or dosa makes its appearance most often.

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This chatni can also be served with masala vada, bonda and uthappam. There are a few different ways of making coconut chutney. Sharing the one which is made with just raw ingredients, no roasting but yet tasty. So it can be prepared under 10 mins.

How to make idli chutney

1. Add half cup fresh grated or chopped coconut, 2 tbsp. fried gram, half tsp jeera/ cumin, 1 to 2 green chilies, salt and optional ingredient garlic. Fried gram can be substituted with chana dal. But it has to be dry roasted on a tawa until golden, cooled and then added to the blender.

ingredients for making chutney for dosa

2. Grind these together first until they blend well. Then add water as needed and scrape off the sides.

addition for water to make chutney for dosa

3. Blend until smooth. Check the salt and spice. If needed add more chili and blend again.

blending idli chutney

4. On a low flame, heat oil in a small pan, crackle mustard. Then fry red chili and urad dal until golden.

seasoning with mustard in idli chutney recipe

5. Add curry leaves and hing. Switch off.

addition of curry leaves for tempering idli chutney
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Add the hot seasoning to the idli chutney. Serve with breakfast like idli, dosa, vada, pongal or any evening snack.

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coconut chutney for idli dosa

Idli chutney

Idli chutney – South Indian coconut chutney is a simple delicious side made to accompany breakfasts and snacks. This chutney for idli, dosa can be made in only a few minutes.
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Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time3 minutes
Total Time8 minutes
Servings3
AuthorSwasthi

Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )

Ingredients for chutney for idli dosa

  • ½ cup coconut fresh, grated or chopped
  • 2 tbsp fried gram or roasted chana dal or peanuts
  • ½ tsp cumin or jeera
  • 1 to 2 green chilies
  • Salt as needed
  • 1 clove garlic optional or replace with small piece of ginger

Tempering ingredients

  • ¾ tbsp oil
  • ¼ tsp mustard seeds
  • ½ to ¾ tsp urad dal or skinned & split black lentils
  • 1 Pinch asafoetida or hing
  • 1 sprig curry leaves
  • 1 red chili broken
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Instructions

How to make idli chutney

  • Most commonly fried gram is used to make this chutney. However if you do not have fried gram, then dry roast peanuts or chana dal and use.
  • Add chopped or grated coconut, fried gram, garlic, salt , chili and cumin to a blender jar. Blend well adding just 2 to 3 tbsps water.
  • Scrape the sides and add more water to blend and make a thick smooth chutney. If using frozen coconut then add warm water.
  • For tempering heat oil in a pan. Add cumin, red chili and urad dal. Fry until the  dal turns golden. Then add curry leaves & hing .
  • Pour it to the idli chutney. Serve with breakfast like idli, dosa, uttapam, pongal or snacks. 

To refrigerate

  • If you prefer to store the chutney in the fridge, then add it to glass boxes with air tight jars. You can do a fresh tempering to the chutney when ever you want to use.
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Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.

For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips above the recipe card.

NUTRITION INFO (estimation only)

Nutrition Facts
Idli chutney
Amount Per Serving
Calories 126 Calories from Fat 72
% Daily Value*
Fat 8g12%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Sodium 109mg5%
Potassium 172mg5%
Carbohydrates 11g4%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 170IU3%
Vitamin C 39.6mg48%
Calcium 4mg0%
Iron 1.4mg8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  2. Suhasini says

    December 7, 2020

    5 stars
    Best chuttney. Thankyou for the recipe. It tasted just like the one served in good south Indian Joints. This one is definitely going to be made often now.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      December 8, 2020

      Welcome Suhasini
      Glad you liked it. Thank you!

      Reply
  3. dakshayani says

    May 28, 2020

    Hi Swati I tried so many recipe you posted it is so delicious and tasty thank you d

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      May 29, 2020

      Hi Dakshayani
      You are welcome. Glad to know

      Reply
  4. Manjusha says

    October 14, 2019

    Hi Swasthi,
    Thank you so much. Great and simple recipe. Worked out very well.
    Planning to try more.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      October 18, 2019

      Hi Manjusha
      You are welcome. Thank you! Hope you like it.

      Reply
  5. Yasmin says

    January 31, 2019

    5 stars
    Khup chan banvali thanks for chatani and other artical.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      February 4, 2019

      Welcome Yasmin. Thank you

      Reply
  6. Niyatee Ravipati says

    November 1, 2018

    hi is there no tamarind required in this recipe? Can we add some?

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    • swasthi says

      November 2, 2018

      Hi Niyatee
      Yes I dont use tamarind in coconut chutney. If you like you can use little. But better to skip if your idli or dosa batter has a sour flavor.

      Reply
  7. Anukampa says

    September 30, 2018

    I will try beet root chutney it seems to be quite good
    I was looking for it

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    • swasthi says

      September 30, 2018

      Yes Anukampa do try it.
      It tastes very good

      Reply
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  9. jaya says

    August 1, 2018

    5 stars
    how to calculate calories of energy for the type of food we take daily

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      August 1, 2018

      Hi Jaya
      we use a plugin which calculates the nutrition profile for the ingredients we provide. This is only a approximation. I guess there are websites online which will let you fill the ingredients. It will calculate the calories for you. Hope this helps

      Reply
  10. Madhulika says

    June 13, 2018

    I made the chatni and it turned out very good. Thank you 🙂
    I will make more recipes from your site 🙂

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      June 13, 2018

      Welcome Madhulika
      Thanks for trying

      Reply
  11. Kavitha says

    January 29, 2018

    Hi Swasthi,

    Can coconut chutney be prepared using dessicated coconut? Or only fresh coconut has to be used for chutneys?

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      January 30, 2018

      Hi Kavitha
      Fresh coconut is best for chutney. But I also use dried coconut- i.e copra / khurdi. It turns out good. Ready made desicatted coconut is not good to make chutney as it is processed -meaning milk and oil have already been removed from that, so it has no taste. Hope this helps

      Reply
  12. radhika venkata says

    October 12, 2017

    5 stars
    Nice recipe for coconut chutney: tasted almost like my mother’s chutney. Thank you for sharing

    Reply
  13. Tabassum says

    May 13, 2017

    5 stars
    Grt recipes….n beautiful pic….very illustrative

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      May 16, 2017

      Thanks Tabassum

      Reply
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  15. ron weightman says

    April 7, 2017

    5 stars
    YOUR FOOD LOOKS GREAT COULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN WHAT SOME OF IHE INGREADENCE ARE THAT A WESTERNER CAN BUY URAD CHANA DAL ETC LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME REAL COOKING REGARDS [CHUTNEY]

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    • swasthi says

      April 7, 2017

      Thank you
      Urad dal is skinned & split black lentils also known as vigna mungo. You can also skip this in the recipe.
      Roasted chana dal is roasted fried gram. If you cannot find it, you can use chana dal ie skinned & split bengal gram.
      You can find these in any Indian or asian stores. Hope these help

      Reply
  16. Andrea says

    March 21, 2017

    5 stars
    A wonderful coconut chutney recipe. Thank you for giving the option of roasted chana dal instead of bengal gram. Bengal gram is hardly available in Austria (Europe) where I live. My children love this chutney along with dosa. I lived in the south of India for six years. I adore your recipes. Thank you.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      March 22, 2017

      Welcome Andrea
      So glad to know you.
      Thanks for the compliments. Happy to know your kids love this chutney.
      Have a great day!!
      🙂

      Reply
  17. Ash says

    March 6, 2017

    5 stars
    Great instructions and lovely pictures, thank you. All the food pics look super delicious

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      March 8, 2017

      Thanks Ash

      Reply
  18. Anuradha Pal says

    January 29, 2017

    all items are yummy

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      January 30, 2017

      Thanks Anu

      Reply
  19. Anuradha Pal says

    January 29, 2017

    4 stars
    all the recepi are easy & yummy..

    Reply
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  21. vijayalaxmi says

    September 9, 2016

    Very nice yam my recipies

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      September 9, 2016

      Thank you

      Reply
  22. Anusickta roy says

    July 24, 2016

    Love it..

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      July 28, 2016

      Thanks

      Reply
  23. Ravish Sharma says

    March 7, 2016

    5 stars
    Coconut chutney is the main food item in south Indian food.It tastes delicious with dosa and idli.Thanks for sharing such a delicious recipe.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      March 7, 2016

      Welcome & thanks Ravish

      Reply
  24. Nisa says

    February 9, 2016

    lovely click

    Reply
  25. Archana Baikadi says

    February 9, 2016

    5 stars
    Very nice photography. Loved it.

    Regards
    Archana Baikadi

    Reply

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