Walnut Chutney

This chutney was suggested by my husband, but i was bit hesitant about it as it's usually not considered for preparing chutneys. To mellow the walnut taste i added coconut to it and it turned out very tasty. This would go great with any appetizers.

prep time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Walnut: 1 cup
shredded Coconut: 1-2 tblsp (fresh or dried)
garlic: 2 cloves
green chilli  as per taste
salt as per taste
curry leaves

Tempering:

cumin seed: 1 tsp
mustard seed: 1 tsp
asafoetida a pinch
dry red chilly (whole) 1-2 nos.
curry leaves
oil

First soak walnut and coconut ( if dry) in warm water for few minutes. So that the it becomes bit soft and easy to grind.

Then after few minutes drain the water and add walnut, coconut, garlic, green chillies and few curry leaves in a blender and grind it to a fine paste with little restrained water.

Now remove the mixture into a serving bowl and add salt to it. Then place a pan, once its hot add oil, asafoetida, mustard seeds, once the mustard seed starts popping add curry leaves, red chillies and cumin seeds. Switch of the flame and add the tempering to the chutney.Mix well.

Notes:

1. Use coconut oil for nice rich flavour.