Chammanthi Podi

Yesterday I tried this recipe from The Hindu and I am sending this to Tried and Tasted event by Aipi and Priya.
I haven't tried to prepare podi with coconut. This is the first time and it tasted good. I prepared 1/4 th of the given measurements and got nearly a 200gm bottle full of this chammanthi podi. This goes well with Idlis, Dosas and Hot rice with ghee.


Ingredients:

Coconut- 1 ( grated)
Urad dhal-2cups
Moong dhal-1/2cup
Red chilly-50gm
Hing-1tbs
Salt-to taste
Tamarind-gooseberry sized ball
Jaggery- 50gm

Procedure:

  1. Dry roast grated coconut till dry and light red in colour. Be careful while roasting because coconut tends to stick at the bottom. Roast it in low flame. Keep it aside.
  2. Roast urad dhal till golden brown. Add moong dhal and roast it till golden brown. Keep it aside.
  3. Roast red chillies and hing and allow it to cool.
  4. In a jar add all the roasted ingredients along with salt, dry tamarind and jaggery.
  5. Grind them into a coarse powder and store in airtight jar for further use.
  6. This can be used for idlis, dosas and hot rice with ghee.

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