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Coconut Chutney
Coconut chutney
Coconut is said to be a versatile fruit. It has no cholesterol and is used in three ways - coconut milk, coconut and coconut oil. It helps you to lose weight and is known to reduce the risk of heart diseases. Coconuts are said to be rich in lauric acid which is very beneficial for us. Lauric acid is antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral. It is also saiid that it has the properties to boost up the immune syaytem.
Coconut is also known to prevent wrinkles and provides rejuvenation the skin. So beauty watchers, here is something for you! To know more about the nutritional benefits of coconut, please go through http://www.livestrong.com/coconut-nutrition-information/.
Given below is the super easy recipe of coconut chutney. It is healthy , tasty and very simple to make.
Preparation time 5 minutes
Cooking time 5 minutes
Serves 2
Ingredients
- 2 cups Grated coconut, you will get it in any Asian market
- 3-4 Green chili, depends how much hot you eat
- Salt, as per taste
- 1/2 cup water, I wanted a dry cocnout chutney so I added very less water.
- 1/2 tsp Ginger
- 2-3 Curry leaves
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp - 1 tsp Chana Dal
- 1- 2 Dry red chili, depends how much hot you eat
- 1/2 - 1 tsp Oil
Instructions
- Roast the chana daal in a pan.
- Take a blender and put green chili, coconut, ginger, salt, the roasted chana dal and the desired amount of water in it. Grind it till its a fine paste and keep aside.
- I wanted a dry chutney so I did not use water much.
- In a separate pan, heat oil.
- Once the oil is hot, add curry leaves, mustard seeds and the dry red chili.
- Once the mustard seeds start spluttering, add the coconut paste in it and mix well. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Let it cool for some time and then refrigerate the chutney.
- Serve cold. This chutney can be eaten with bread, dosa or chapatis.
Coconut nutrition chart
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Serving size: 2 cups ( 160 gms) of shredded coconut | |
| Calories | 566 |
| Calories from Fat | 234 |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Fat 26 g | 40% |
| Saturated fat 23 g | 115% |
| Unsaturated fat 3 g | |
| Carbohydrates 4 g | 1% |
| Sugar 5 g | |
| Protein 3 g | 6% |
| Cholesterol 0 mg | |
| * The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA. | |
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Comments
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glad you liked it Golfgal :)
Hi There, I love coconut so I just have to try this. Thanks.
I love chutney especially with dosa(with ghee). I never tried with Chana Dal, would love to try. Thanks for sharing. Voted up and interesting.
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Glad you liked it kashmir56 :)
This is such a great and easy recipe to do, i do love coconut !
Vote up and more !!!
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