BOTANICAL NAME : Cocos nucifera

Coconut chutney is a South Indian chutney-side-dish and condiment,a common in South Indian states. The condiment is made with coconut pulp ground with other ingredients such as tamarind, green chillies and coriander. It is served with dosa, idli and vada. Chammanthi podi is a dry condiment and chutney from the Indian state of Kerala. Regular coconut chutneys would spoil the same day without refrigeration; Making Chammanthi podi was a way to preserve chammanthi for months. To make chammanthi podi, shredded coconut and spices are dry roasted in a pan to help evaporate the moisture from the mixture. Then the mixture is ground up and stored to be used later. The word chammanthi means chutney or sauce. And the word podi means powder (in Malayalam).