Coconut Chutney
Coconut chutney is easy to make and goes well with any dish. Mauritians like it with Dal Pitta. The condiment is made with coconut pulp ground with other ingredients such as green chillies and coriander.
Recipe Ingredients
- 300g fresh coconut, cut in small pieces, brown skin removed
- 20g peanuts (¼ cup)
- 1 cup chopped mint leaves
- 1 medium garlic bulb (about 45g)
- 80g tamarind pulp, mixed with 2 tbsp water and strained
- 4 green chillies
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ cup water
Instructions
- 1
Mix tamarind pulp with 2 tablespoons water and strain through a fine mesh strainer to remove seeds and fibres.
- 2
Cut fresh coconut into small pieces, paring off the brown skin (or use soaked desiccated coconut as a substitute).
- 3
Grind the coconut in a mixer grinder to medium coarse.
- 4
Pour in the strained tamarind juice and grind again.
- 5
Mix the coconut and tamarind together with a spoon.
- 6
Add the chopped mint leaves and 1/4 cup water, then grind.
- 7
Mix again with a spoon.
- 8
Add the green chillies, garlic and peanuts, then blend until combined.
- 9
Add salt and grind to a fine paste.
- 10
Scrape down the sides and serve the chutney garnished with mint leaves.
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