Chutney powder

Chutney Powder:
This is one of the most important food item in North Karnataka. Used as an immediate supplement for a curry or a side dish. Since in present age, people can hardly spend much time to cook, this is an instant food item for them. This chutney powder mixed with a little ghee or curd, can be used as a combination with dosa, chapatti, rotti etc. Its now used even outside noth karnataka, as it saves a lot of time. Its like a one time investment. You can prepare it once and preseve in an air tight container for two or three months.
Here I'm going to expalin the recepies of two chuttney powders.

1) Shenga Chutney powder:
Ingredients:
1.Shenga seeds( Kadale)- 3cups
2.Curry leaves- 1 bunch
3.Chilli powder
4. Garlic - 5 to 5 cloves
5.Salt

Preparation:
1. Fry Shenga/peanut seeds, without oil, till it is crisp.( Before it gets burnt)

2. Fry curry leaves with little oil and keep it apart.

3. Remove the curry leaves from the pan, add chilli powder and allow it to get heated with the heat that is generated.
4. Now add the above items to the mixer jar along with garlic cloves.

5. Add salt and grind without adding water till it becomes powder.

You can add more chilli podwer if required according to your taste.
Your chutney powder is ready to  be consumed with any roti or chapati now.

2. Dry coconut chutney powder:
 Ingredients:
1. Red chillies- 10 nos
2. Curry leaves- 1 bunch
3. Dry coconut - Grated - (  1 coconut)
4. Garlic- 5 to 6 cloves
5. Putani/ Fried gram - 25gm
6. Salt

Preparation:
1. Fry red chillies, curry leaves and Dry cococunt separately.
2. Add the above ingredients and garlic to the jar and grind it without adding water.
3. Add salt while grinding as required.
4. Dry coconut chutney powder is ready.
 For people who like this to be very spicy can add more chillies.
 Since coconut is used in this, don't keep this for a very long time.