Coconut chutney

Ingredients:

Coconut - 1 cup
Green chilly - 1 medium
Roasted gram dal / Pottu kadalai -  1 tsp
Salt to taste

To temper
Coconut oil - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Dry red chilly  - 1

Method:

1. Grind coconut, green chilly and roasted gram with required water to a smooth paste.
2. Heat oil in a kadai, and add mustard seeds and urad dal. When mustard seeds splutter , add red chilly and curry leaves.
3. Add this to the chutney along with required salt. Mix well.

Serve with dosa/idli.

Onion Chutney

Ingredients :

Shallots - 10 - 12, cubed
Dried Red Chilly -  3
Oil  - 2 Tsp
Salt to taste

To temper:
Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Red chilly - 1
Curry leaves - 1 sprig

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pan. Add onion and red chillies. Fry till onion starts turning colour.
2. Allow the mixture to cool down and transfer it to a blender . Add salt to it.
3. Grind it to a smooth paste . You can add 1 or 2 tsp of water if you want.
4. Heat oil in a pan . Add the items under 'To temper'. Add the ground paste to it.

Serve it with dosa or idli!

Notes:

1. Shallots works best for this chutney. But you can use 1 medium onion(chopped/cubed) as well.