Chutney Powder.

Chutney pudi

Ingredients

·         1cups (50 grms ) Chana dal / Bengal gram / Kadale bele

·         1 Cup (50 grms) Urad dal / Black gram / Uddina bele

·         8-10 - Red chillies (dry) or (Byadagi chillies)to taste

·         1/2 Cup Curry leaves / Kari Baavu soppu

·         1 Cup Dry Grated Coconut / Dessicated / Kobri

·         Tamarind Paste 2-3 small piecces  or half tsp of Tamcon

·         1/2 tsp Asafoetida / Hing / Ingu

·         Jaggery / Bella to taste    

·         Oil - 2 tbspn

·         Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

·         Coriander leaves 1 cup washed and cut.(dried in shade remains green).
      salt to taste.

Method

·         Heat wok / pan roast bengal gram & black gram and also tamarind till light golden color.

          In the same wok add a spoon of oil and add hing and roast chillies on low flame & keep aside

·         Wash the curry leaves and dry fry for few minutes & keep aside

·         Fry coconut for few seconds on low flame

·         Mix all with salt (to taste) and jaggery or tsp of sugar, make a nice powder using mixer / blender and keep aside

·         Heat oil in a small pan add mustard seeds and hing allow to splutter then add the powdered mixture, mix well

      Mix well in the oil & remove from the flame, cool it .

Serve with hot rice and ghee.

you can spread ghee on chappaties and sprinkle the chutney powder, roll them and eat.

You can take it for lunch.