Ginger Chutney Powder/Shunti Chutney Pudi

Ginger Chutney Powder/Shunti Chutney Pudi goes well with idli, dosa, hot steamed rice and a dash of ghee. It gives good relief for cold and your taste buds will stimulated.  Ginger has a long history of use for relieving digestive problems such as nausea, loss of appetite, motion sickness and pain.

Ingredients:

1. Channa dal - 1 cup

2. Byadagi chillies - 1/2 cup

3. Finely chopped ginger - 1/2 cup 

4. Curry leaves - 1 cup

5. Asafoetida - 1/2 tbsp

6. Oil - 1 spoon for roasting

7. Grated Desiccated coconut - 2 cups

8. Salt - to taste 

9. Jaggery - 1/2 - 1 tbsp according to your taste

10. Tamarind - small lemon sized

11. Pepper Corns - 6 to 8

Preparation:

1. Wash, peel and finely chop ginger or grate ginger. 

2. Roast channa dal on medium  flame till you get golden/aroma.

3. Heat  1/2 a spoon of oil in a wok and add asfoetida, after it pops add broken chillies, curry leaves, pepper and fry till crisp

4. Add grated coconut and fry for a minute, keep aside.

5. Roast  ginger  with 1/2 spoon oil till  dry and crisp on low flame

6. Cool all the roasted ingredients, add salt, jaggery, tamarind and grind to a coarse  powder

Cool and store in an air tight jar

 

Curry Leaves/Karibevu soppu chutney powder