Coconut chutney

The essence of South India!!! This chutney is presented with almost every South Indian dishes and prepared every day!!!

Ingredients:
200 grams fresh grated coconut
2 tablespoon curd
1/4 cup roasted channa dal (Bengal gram)
1 green chilli
1 teaspoon lemon juice
salt according to taste

for tadka:
1 teaspoon mustard seeds(rai)
few curry leaves(kadi patta)
1 teaspoon black gram(urad daal dhuli)
1 teaspoon oil

Method:

In a grinder add grated coconut, curd, green chilli, channa and lemon juice. Grind them to a fine paste. Take it  out in a bowl. Mix salt. Now in a shallow pan, add 1 teaspoon oil. Add mustard seeds ,when they start to crack add urad daal and finally curry leaves. Pour this tadka over the coconut paste.

Coconut chutney is ready.Serve it with south Indian dishes like idli, vada or Dosa.

Optional notes:
One can add peanuts also instead of channa. Adding curd is optional.