Quick Green Chutney

When you want to make chutney and you don't have much time on hand, this will save the day. In fact this doesn't involve the stove at all, except for the seasoning! We made this when we were out of cooking gas and made idlis in the electric rice cooker.

Ingredients:

1. Roasted gram dal (Pottu kadalai in Tamil; Kadale pappu in Kannada) - 3 tsp.
2. Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
3. Green chillies - 2
4. Coriander leaves - a handful
5. Salt - to taste
6. Oil - 1 tsp.
7. Mustard - 1 tsp.

Procedure:

1. Just grind together all the above ingredients with a little water and the chutney is ready. 
2. Season with mustard spluttered in oil.

Variations:

1. M-I-L adds garlic and ginger to the same.
2. Mom reduces the coconut and increases the gram and calls it 'healthy'. Trust me, its not tasty though!