Chutney Pudi ( Red HOT Chillies & Mixed Lentil Powder )

July 21, 2008 · By Deepthi Shankar · Filed Under Powders, Spice Mix · 25 Comments

Chutney Pudi is a very common spiced lentil powder mix all over South India. Chutney Pudi, as it is known in Kannada is also referred to as Molaga Podi in Tamil.

It is usually made in bulk & can be stored in air tight jars for about 3-4 months.

It can be eaten with Rice, Akki Roti, Dosa, Idli, Upma & Anything you like. Mix Chutney Pudi with 1 tsp of groundnut oil & dip your idli/dosa into this mixture, Iam sure you will love its taste.

I like my Chutney Pudi with lots of curry leaves N thatz how I have made it.

Here’s my version

Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

1 cup Bengal Gram
1 cup Black Gram
1 cup dry coconut/kopra/kobbari - Grated
25 - 30 dried Red chillies - Byadagi Variety
1 tbsp jaggery
Tamarind - A small lemon sized ball / 1 tbsp Dry Tamarind powder
1 1/2 cup - Curry leaves
1/2 tsp - Hing/asafoetida
salt as per taste
2 tsp oil

Method:

Dry roast Bengal Gram & Black Gram separately until they turn slightly reddish & starts leaving aroma
Roast Red chillies separately with 1 tsp oil until slightly brown
Roast curry leaves with 1 tsp oil for 2 mins
Dry roast grated dry coconut until it turns slightly reddish
Roast Tamarind for 1 min
Mix all the roasted indredients along with jaggery, asafoetida & salt
Gring coarsely into powder NOTE: DO NOT powder it very smooth as it will not taste very good.
Store in air-tight containers

Serve with Idli/Dosa/Rice/Upma/Curd Rice or just about anything .. ENJOI !!!

NOTE: You can alter the taste by adding more jaggery if you want this mix to be slightly sweet. You can also add less/more curry leaves as per your taste.

Iam sending this recipe to Jeena’s Place for her event : Its all about MEMORIES

I have fond memeries of eating chutney pudi mixed with piping HOT rice aong with 1 tsp of groundnut oil .. It tastes awesome .. My Mum makes amazing chutney pudi & I remember those school days when I would come home for lunch & I would eat this occassionly.

Drooling over my Mum’s chutney Pudi ..