Easy to make Coconut Coriander Chutney Recipe using everyday pantry ingredients with substitutions and variations, Also called nariyal ki chutney you can enjoy chutney with idli, dosa, upma, Pongal or just plain chapati.

Easy to make Coconut Coriander Chutney Recipe using everyday pantry ingredients with substitutions and variations, Also called nariyal ki chutney you can enjoy chutney with idli, dosa, upma, Pongal or just plain chapati.
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This salad is tossed with a yummy simple homemade dressing that straddles both the East and West. If you are looking for a side dish, this is it!
I have made Pasta salads in the past. A creamy Pasta Salad and Pasta Salad and Stir-fried Mushrooms which is less creamy. I could pick and choose my ingredients.
The challenge currently, is how to make the best pasta salad with limited ingredients and minimum wastage.
I am a part of the Shhh Secretly Cooking Group. Themes now are decided by a member chosen alphabetically. We then sign up for the challenge if interested, wait there is a twist each member is then partnered with another. These partners then exchange 2 secret ingredients, you cook according to the theme using these ingredients. Interesting?? Sign up!
So the theme for this month is Salads and has been suggested by Kalyani of Sizzling Tastebuds. She has some amazing gluten-free, vegan food like her Zero Oil Sweet Potato and Chickpeas recipe.
My partner is Narmadha of Nam’s Corner! Narmadha made this delicious cake and looking at it I wish I could decorate a cake like her. Then I need to try out her Rava Pongal too.
Anyway, Narmadha knows we in Goa had a hard time getting supplies thanks to our state borders being sealed off. She kindly suggested vinegar and chaat masala as my secret ingredients. I was grateful Narmadha thought so carefully before giving me these common ingredients. As for Narmadha, she has to work her magic with oil and mustard.
Also, as a part of Foodie Monday BlogHop, today our host is Narmadha and she wants us to share healthy #253MunchkinMeals. What better than a.salad, colourful meal is what a kid wants. Healthy is what you want. Sneak in veggies, feed them with colour remember we eat with our eyes first.
This salad just happened because I found some cooked pasta in the fridge. It was my girl’s late-night snack. They had used a combination of mozzarella and processed cheese in water (not milk) to make it. Now the girls do not eat so many milk products so naturally, they could not finish it.
The pasta was waiting for the Mad Scientist!
Salads in my place are our go-to food, especially for dinner. A Salad is one thing Apeksha will willingly put together. Our salads have no accompaniments like bread etc!
I made the salad after lunch, generally my time to take pictures and offered it to the girls. Surprisingly they were not interested, so, I left it on the dining table and went for a nap. By the time I came out after about 1 hour, most of the plate was empty. If the salad disappears when everyone is full, it is delicious !!
So are you going to try it out? If you do please do tag me.
All the difference was because of this delicious mix of garlic, apple cider vinegar, sugar and chaat masala. Chaat masala raised the bar of the dressing, from blah to delicious!
A Pasta salad tastes better as it sits you can make it in advance. However, I like my veggies nice and crisp in a salad. Making a salad in advance will mean that the veggies get soft.
I leave the choice to you, but this is my thinking.
Here are a few of my favourites
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Poonam Bachhav says
I like your choice of veggies in this pasta salad. The yellow bell peppers and beetroot makes the salad so colorful . Vinegrate with chaat masala sounds interesting too!
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks, Poonam.
Shobha Keshwani says
I love such simple salads that can be served warm or cold. A bowl of soup with this can complete a meal.
ArchanaPotdar says
😀 Thanks.
Priya Vj says
Pasta salad looks colorful with all healthy vegetables added into it . I am sure kids will love to have this as most of them love pastas these days and cheese is an additional bait for them to enjoy it 🙂
ArchanaPotdar says
you can enjoy it too, Priya.
Shobana Vijay says
Wonderful and beautiful salad.
NARMADHA says
I am big lover of pasta salad. This looks so simple and flavorful. loaded with veggies makes it more healthy.
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks, Narmadha.
Mayuri Patel says
A simple and yet a filling and healthy salad. I find that pasta salads with a variety of veggies and some cheese is always a winner with kids. A few months when I was in Nairobi visiting my aunt, my 3 year old nephew was with her. One day we made a pasta salad and we thought he would only pick the pasta and leave the tomatoes, bell pepper and cucumber…surprisingly he ate all the veggies first and left the pasta!
ArchanaPotdar says
hahaha! That is kids for you. Thanks, Mayuri.
The Girl Next Door says
Such a colourful and pretty salad! Simple yet filling, delicious and satisfying. Love the idea of using chaat masala in the dressing. Would love to try this out some time. 🙂
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks, Priya.
Rafeeda - The Big Sweet Tooth says
I love all those that have gone into that salad, the pasta, the peppers, the cheese! The viniagrette with totally Indian flavors sounds really interesting…
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks, Rafeeda.
Sujata Roy says
Pasta salad looks so colorful filling and delicious. Loved the choice of vegetables to mix with pasta. Beetroot pieces looks so beautiful at the side. Great recipe to feed kids vegetables.
ArchanaPotdar says
Thank you, Sujata.
Kalyani says
trust you to turn the humble boiled pasta into something so exotic with beets.. love the pop of colour as well as the chat masala addition 🙂 yummmm
ArchanaPotdar says
😀 You have a lot of faith in my abilities Kal. You forgot to add leftover pasta ;D Thanks a lot.
vasusvegkitchen says
What a interesting recipe di, pasta is one of my favorite. Love oregano, cheese with pasta & veggies in this salad di, i too like veggies crispy in my salad. Wanna visit your place to have this di:)
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks, Aruna. Come over anytime we will have some.
Sasmita says
The pasta salad looks so colorful and interesting use of chat masala here ! Loved this desi twist and the whole platter is so colorful with so many healthy vegetables
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks, Sasmita.
waagmi says
My kid is pasta lover, she will love this salad,would love to try this once for her, she will have at least beetroot in her meals. healthy recipe.!!
ArchanaPotdar says
😀 Thanks.
FoodTrails says
I love chaat masala dressing more than any other fancy ones available.. this sounds totally yumm and it’s healthy and so appealing to eyes too .. kids surely finish up the cheesy pasta bowl paired with some of their favourite juice!
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks, Swati.
Preethicuisine says
This Pasta salad looks Super tempting. Looks so colourful with peppers and beets and simple and flavourful dressing. Lovely salad which a fab treat for all salad lovers.
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks.
Jayashree T.Rao says
Beautiful salad with pasta, loved all the veggies that you have used here. It is ideal to eat as a snack too.
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks.
Sujitha says
Such a Lovely combination of veggies, pasta and cheese Kids friendly & Healthy salad.
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks.
Renu says
Pasta with chaat masala is a very interesting and different take on the usual pasta salad. Looks very appetizing and yummy.
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks, Renu.
Anu Kollon says
Pasta and chaat masala – I never thought of that combination. I am sure it would have been wonderful. The color of the salad is amazing with the beets and peppers.
ArchanaPotdar says
😀 Thanks.
Seema Sriram says
Now that is just too cool, Archana. Chaat masala vinaigrette is too hard to resist. The salad on the plate looks so healthy clean too.
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks, Seema.
Priya satheesh says
Wow ! This is really interesting.. never tried pasta with chat masala. Sounds delicious.. will try sometime.
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks, Priya.
Maria says
I’m salivating reading the list of ingredients, Archana! It ticks all the right boxes for me, especially the fact that it can be done in the microwave. This will be lunch tomorrow!
ArchanaPotdar says
😀 Thanks a lot.