Chutney podi

Whatever Chutney it is, for idly or dosa, finally chutney podi will be so good. At our home, this chutney podi is all enough for any south indian tiffin variety, from Him to the kids..

Ingredients:

• Urad Dhal - 1 cup
• Channa Dhal - 1 cup
• Dry Coconut - 1/2 cup
• Red Chilli Powder - 2 tsp or upto taste. Alternate with Dry Red Chillies
• Cumin Seeds - 4 tsp
• Garlic - 4/5 Pods(Optional)
• Tamarind - just little
• Salt - to taste
• Oil - 2 tsp

Procedure:

• Heat pan pour oil and roast urad dhal, till golden color. Keep it aside in a plate.

• Roast channa dhal till nice aroma and add it to the urad dhal.

• Roast coconut and mix it with the dhal.

• Roast cumin seeds till it sputters and add it to the mixture.

• If adding garlic, smash garlic pods and roast them, till aroma comes out.

• If You are using dry red chillies, roast them and add it to the mixture.

• Let the mixture cool down and add tamarind, red chilli powder (alternate to red chilllies) and salt to them and dry grind them in a mixer, coarsely.

Your chutney podi is ready to serve with gingely oil or coconut oil or olive oil, which slightly varies the taste of the podi.

Store the rest in an airtight container. Finish it off within 10 days, since we added garlic.