- Grated Coconut-2cups
- Shallots/small onion-10,sliced
- Dry red chillies-20-25 nos(according to your spice level)
- Coriander seeds-1tbsp
- Whole pepper-1tbsp
- Ginger-1'' piece
- Garlic-2 cloves,chopped
- Curry leaves-2 handfuls
- Tamarind-a lemon size
- Salt to taste
- Heat a broad pan or iron kadai.
- Dry roast all the ingredients except tamarind and salt.
- Fry this mixture until it turns dark brown colour,by stirring continuously in a medium flame.It takes a long time around 20 minutes.
- Switch off the flame.Allow the mixture to cool.
- Add salt and tamarind.Grind it into a coarse powder in a mixer grinder.
- after cooling store the chammanthi podi in air tight glass bottle.
- Keep it in refrigerator in air tight containers or glass bottle.It has long shelf life.
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