Dry chutney powders are extremely popular in India. The South especially specialises in them as they use it as a mixer for rice. Dry powders are made with Chana dal, Arhar dal , Sesame seeds and also peanuts. Posting a roasted gram powder chutney which can be prepared in just five minutes.
Ingredients:
100 gms roasted gram dal/ Dalia/ Puttani/ hurakadle
50 gms copra cut into bits.
9 Byadgi chillies
A small pod of garlic crushed with skin on.
Salt
1 tbsp oil.
Method:
Heat the oil in a pan. Drop in the crushed garlic. Roast till the skin turns a golden brown. Remove. Drop in the Byadgi chillies and roast them to a crisp. Allow the garlic and chillies to cool. Drop the roasted gram dal, copra, salt, garlic and chillies into a mixer jar. Dry grind on pulse mode to a fine powder. Store in an airtight container. While serving, drizzle a tbsp of ghee on hot rice and serve the powder required over it. Mix and relish it as is.
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