Bangalore hotel style coconut chutney /Karnataka hotel style chutney is one of the most requested recipes from my readers. In Karnataka, most of the hotels serve this type of coconut chutney for breakfast recipes like idli, vada, dosa, kharabath , shavige bath and even for vegetable palav. It is known as Kayi chutney or tengina kai chutney (coconut chutney) in Kannada. Me being a biggest fan of Karnataka breakfast recipes, love this hotel style chutney and sambar equally. I have tasted this coconut chutney in many restaurants like Adigas, Darshini, SLV, Krishna bhavan, Brahmins coffee bar and in many more small food joints. It a basic, no cook coconut chutney recipe that can be prepared with easily available ingredients.
When my readers asked me to try and share this Karnataka hotel style chutney, I started trying it with various combinations. But I was not satisfied.
Then my School moms group friend Tara shared her coconut chutney recipe along with hotel secrets. She told me to grind the chutney thick and slightly coarse. I followed her recipe and tips. Viola I made Bangalore hotel style coconut chutney successfully at home👌 !! It tasted very close to it. Raksha liked it very much and gave a big thumbs up👍. Whenever I take a parcel of Mysore masala dosa from hotels for Raksha, I used to watch the kitchen activities. I found coconut chutney is ground thick and then they add water to dilute it before serving. They use thick chutney for parcel and thin watery chutney for serving. So I too followed the same technique and I am quiet happy with the results😊.
Today I have shared the coconut chutney recipe with basic ingredients that is used in most of the hotels here. You can alter it based on your liking. Color of this chutney may vary in hotels based on the quantity of coriander leaves to make it bright green or light in color. In some hotels, they add a pinch of sugar too. You can also serve it thick or thin as shown in the pictures.
For brahmin coffee bar chutney, make the same by skipping garlic. To make chutney like Veena stores, Malleshwaram grind all the ingredients except greens ( coriander leaves,curry leaves), skip turmeric powder and add the greens at the end. Grind it coarse. Add water and dilute it. So please change the grinding method and quantity of ingredients as per the hotel you like. However you make it, this chutney tastes great. Ok, lets see how to make this basic Bangalore hotel style coconut chutney recipe with step by step pictures.
Check out my blog’s most popular hotel style vegetable palav recipe too.
Bangalore Hotel Style Coconut Chutney Recipe - Karnataka Kai chutney for idli, vada, dosa
Cuisine: Karnataka
Category: Chutney Recipes
Serves: Serves 3
Prep time: 5 Minutes
Cook time: 5 Minutes
Total time: 10 Minutes
INGREDIENTS
- Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
- Fried gram dal / Hurikadale / Pottukadalai - 1/4 cup ( you can use 1/2 cup too)
- Green chilli - 3 nos ( use 5 for spicy taste)
- Tamarind - Small piece
- Cumin seeds / Jeera - 1/4 tsp
- Garlic cloves - 2
- Curry leaves - 5 leaves
- Mint leaves - 3 leaves
- Coriander leaves - a fistful ( 1/4 cup )
- Turmeric powder – a pinch (to make bright green chutney, optional)
- Salt - as needed
- Sugar – a pinch (optional)
- Water - as needed to grind and mix in chutney
- Cooking oil -1 tsp
- Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Urad dal - 1 tsp
- Red chilli - 1 no (Byadgi chilli)
HOW TO MAKE BANGALORE HOTEL STYLE CHUTNEY RECIPE
- In a mixie jar, take the grated coconut and other ingredients.
- Add the required salt, a pinch of sugar & turmeric powder (optional), little water.
- Grind thick and slightly coarse in texture. You can add the coriander leaves at the end and grind coarsely.
- Remove in a bowl and temper the chutney.
- Take the required chutney in a bowl. Add water to dilute it.
- Serve with idli, vada, dosa and kharabath in a round plate like hotels.
BANGALORE HOTEL CHUTNEY RECIPE - STEP BY STEP PICTURES
- Take the grated coconut, green chilli, fried gram dal, garlic cloves, tamarind, curry leaves, coriander leaves, mint leaves, a pinch of turmeric powder (for bright green color as shown in the pictures, optional), sugar, salt and little water.
- Grind everything to a thick, slightly coarse paste. For this, run the mixie for small intervals. Do not grind it continuously. You should be able to see the greens here and there after grinding. Altervatively you can grind all the ingredients except coriander leaves coarsely. Lastly add the green leaves and grind it. You can find specks of greens in the chutney just like hotels.
- Remove the thick chutney in a big bowl. Temper mustard seeds, red chilli in a small kadai. Add to chutney and mix well.. You can serve it as such for thick chutney. For thin watery chutney, take the required amount of chutney in a bowl. Add 1/4 cup or required water to make it thin as you like. Mix well , add salt if needed and serve with idli vada, dosa and kharabath. Tastes great ! Enjoy !
- PS : Color of the chutney looks white due to bad lighting. Soon I will replace the step by step pictures.
Note
- For variations you can use equal quantity of coconut and gram dal.
- Do not skip garlic. In most of the hotels garlic is used.
- If you skip garlic, use a small piece of ginger to get Brahmin cafe taste.
- A pinch of turmeric powder should be used to get this bright green color.
- Cumin seeds also give a nice flavor.
- Adjust the quantity of green leaves as per your taste and color of chutney. In some hotels, they add less to make it white.
- Do not add more curry leaves and mint leaves. Quantity of coriander should be more.
- Do not grind too smooth. Taste and flavor varies.
Try this yummy, Bangalore hotel style coconut chutney. You will love it !
