Coconut sambal

This is a chutney which can be used for idly, dosa or can be stirred through rice to go along with fried chicken or cauliflower. It is also a good side dish for the lemon rice or tamarind rice. Hope you like it.

Ingredients:

• Coconut - 1
• garlic- 4 cloves
• Green chillies - 3
• Red chillies - 2
• Grated ginger - 1 tbsp
• Coconut milk - 4 tbsps
• salt to taste
• Lemon juice - 3 tbsps
• Onion - 1
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Black mustard seeds - 1 tbsp
• Few curry leaves
• Ground cumin - 3 tbsps
• Turmeric - 1 tbsp

method:

• Chop the coconut into small pieces. Crush the garlic. Deseed the chillies and slice them.
• mix the coconut, garlic, chillies with coconut milk, salt and lemon juice. Blend it to a puree.
• Splutter the mustard seeds in the oil, add the curry leaves, onions. Season with the cumin powder and saute them. stir this in the coconut mixture.
• Serve hot or cold as a meal accompaniment.

I find that this sambal is delicious when served with the lemon rice. To serve for the dosa or idly just add a bit of water. You can make it as hot as you want it. Just increase the red chillies.