Monday, September 12, 2011

CHUTNEY PITTO

(CHUTNEY POWDER)

This is a must in any South Indian kitchen. We eat it with idli, dosa, roti, bread etc.

Ingredients
Chutney dal/Putani 100 gm
Sesame seeds 10 gm
Red chilli 10-15 (as per taste)
Turmeric powder 1 tsp
Sugar 1 tsp (optional)
Dry coconut 2 cups
Curry leaves 10-15
Garlic cloves 8-10
Tamarind lemon size ball
Salt to taste

Preparation
All the ingredients have to be separately dry roasted on low flame, care to be taken not to burn them. This dry roasting has to be done as follows:

1.     Dry roast putani. Keep aside. Dry roast sesame seeds. Keep aside. Dry roast red chilli. Let them cool. Make a powder of this along with turmeric and sugar. Keep aside.

2.     Dry roast khopra for 5 min. Add curry leaves, garlic cloves and tamarind. Dry roast for another 2 min. Keep aside and let it cool. Make a powder (powder will be a little sticky).
Mix both powders and add salt. Mix well. Again make a fine powder by putting in mixer. Let it cool. Keep in air tight containers.
Serve with idli, dosa, rotis, bread etc.

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