Curry Leaves Chutney Powder

(from Nandini’s recipe box)

Source: http://vanilohith.blogspot.in/2012/02/curry-leaves-chutney-powder.html

Categories: Spicy powder/ Masala Powder

Ingredients

  • Ingredients:
  • Dried curry leaves - 10 strands (see note)
  • Chana dal - 1/4 cup
  • Urad dal - 1/4 cup
  • Desiccated coconut - 1 tbsp
  • Dry red chillies 6 - 7
  • Amchur powder - 1/2 tsp or to taste
  • Sugar - 1/2 tsp or to taste
  • Salt to taste
  • For Seasoning: Oil - 2 tsp, mustard seeds - 1 tsp, pinch of asafoetida

Directions

  1. Dry roast all the ingredients first. Roast the dried curry leaves in a heavy bottom pan for 4 – 5 minutes.

  2. Roast chana dal and urad dal separately till golden brown.

  3. Roast the dry red chillies nicely. Once they are almost done, add desiccated coconut and saute for 2 minutes.

  4. Combine all the roasted ingredients; add salt, sugar and amchur powder. Transfer them to mixie jar and make a fine powder.

  5. Heat oil in a wok and add mustard seeds and asafoetida. Once mustard seeds start spluttering, switch off the flame and pour this seasoning on the chutney powder and mix well.

  6. Healthy and delicious chutney powder is ready now. Taste it with dosa or chapathi!

  7. To preserve this chutney powder for longer time, refrigerate it in an airtight bottle.

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