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Red Coconut Chutney for Dosa and Idli

written by Amila Gamage Wickramarachchi January 15, 2020
Red Coconut Chutney for Dosa and Idli

Red coconut chutney is one of the most popular South Indian dishes which most Sri Lankans too love to taste. You need only a few ingredients to make this red chili coconut chutney which is a great side dish for Idli and dosa. In Sri Lanka this is also called as ‘Those Sambola‘.

After sharing idli recipe last week, I know I have to share this red chutney recipe to make it a complete meal.Although red chilly coconut chutney belongs to Indian cuisine this is also much popular among Sri lankan Tamil community as one of the sides for dosa, idli and other types of breads such as paratha.Therefore in case if you like to cook Sri Lankan Tamil recipes then here is one recipe for you.

While pol sambola is a popular dish in Sri Lanka it has some similarities to this red coconut chutney. However both pol sambola and red chili coconut chutney are not the same.You can even check this Sri Lankan green chili coconut sambola recipe to have an idea of how Sri Lankan and indian food are different.

Red Coconut Chutney for Dosa and Idli

I am sure you love to taste Indian cuisine. Try this red coconut chutney next time when you prepare idli or dosa and don’t forget to share your experience with me.

Food to taste with this Coconut Chutney

Below are some food suggestions that are perfect with this delicious chutney.

Idli

Dosa

Vadei

Ulundu vadei

Paratha

Red Coconut Chutney

Red Chilli Coconut Chutney recipe (Those Sambola with red chili)

Ingredients:

1 cup of fresh grated coconut  

2-3 dry red chilies

1 tbsp chana dhal / (Kadala Parippu)

4-5 shallots /red onion  

Salt as per taste

For tempering :

1/4 tsp of mustard seeds

¼ tsp cumin

1/4 tsp of split urad dal 

3-4 shallots, sliced

1-2 red chili

A few curry leaves

1 tsp of cooking oil 

Method

Step 1: Prepare the coconut paste

Heat a pan. Add red chili and chana dal to it.Toast a little.

Grind coconut, shallots, chana dhal and dry chilli in to a smooth paste. Add few teaspoons of water to the paste. Adjust salt. Make it a smooth coconut paste by adjusting water.

Step 2: Tempering

Heat oil in a pan for tempering. When the oil is hot , add mustard seeds.

 When mustard seeds start popping up, add the urad dal and cumin.

Then add sliced shallots to the mix. Add curry leaves too.

Finally add dried red chilies to the tempering mix.

 Fry until red onions/shallots are brown.

Step 3: Final tempering

When the onion starts emitting aroma remove the mix from the flame.

Add the tempering mixture to the top of the smooth chutney which we prepared in step 1.

Mix well.

Delicious red chilli coconut chutney (Those Sambola with red chili) is ready to serve with idli or dosa.

Do you like Indian food?Have you tried red chili chutney before?Please share your thoughts.

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Amila Gamage Wickramarachchi

Amila Gamage is the blogger behind Food Corner. She is a Sri Lankan living in Singapore and shares her cooking adventures in this blog. Apart from recipes, you will also find travel, health and kitchen inspirations in this blog. She is the founder of Sihela Consultants. (www.sihelaconsultants.com) She started writing this blog in 2011 and still continuing.

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