Bellulli chatni pudi/ garlic coconut chatni powder

Bellulli chatni  pudi/ garlic coconut chatni powder

This is a very easy to make chatni pudi recipe.Bellulli or garlic is considered to be good for health.Consuming it on daily basis helps fight many diseases such as cough,cold etc.It is also considered to be a natural antiviral,antibacterial,reduces cholesterol,insulin,blood pressure.Protects heart,good for allergies,prevents cancers,reduces weight,helps maintain body heat.... and so on. Brahmans usually avoid garlic and onions in the daily cooking,but use garlic as a medicine in the postpartum diets.

Usually after the delivery(postpartum or postnatal) mothers are put on a diet and not allowed to consume raw chilies, raw coconut etc in the food..usually the food is bland and this chatni pudi accompnied with the meal gives a very good taste and makes food much tastier.

The ingredients are:

1. grated dry coconut 1 cup
2. garlic pods 20.. (indian jawari)
3. red chili powder(byadgi variety) 2 tbsp
4. salt 1/2 tsp 

Method:

1. dry roast the grated coconut just to remove the rawness from it.
2. dry roast the peeled garlic pods to get rid of the raw smell.

Remove on a plate and let these cool a bit.

Once cool enough, put all the ingredients,run in a mixer jar to form a coarse powder.The delicious bellulli chatni pudi is ready.

Take out on a plate let it cool completely to store in a jar.

Can be Stored over the shelf in air tight container for about a week.

you can skip the roasting part and make the same chatni pudi without roasting any of the ingredients.

Enjoy with jowar roti(jolada rotti)curd rice,bread toast,hot rice with some ghee, which ever way you like it! 

Sambhar powder type 1

This is the recipe for sambhar that we make with Idlis
Ingredients:
1 cup coriander seeds
1 1/2 cups dried red chillies(use byadagi chilies..)
1/4 cup Channa dal
1/4 cup Urad dal
1 tbsp methi/ fenugreek seeds,(add little more if u like)
Method:
Dry roast all the ingredients separately
Let cool and grind to fine powder.
store in air tight jar.
This powder has extra chilies in it so be careful if adding chili powder to the sambhar.

khichadi masala

Huggi/pongal/moongdal khichdi masala

The  quantity of masala is required for making

1/2 cup rice and 1/4 cup moong dal

3 tbsp dry coconut grated

2 tbsp coriander seeds

1 1/2 tsp cumin

5 cloves

1 cardamaom

6-7 black pepper seeds

small cube of black rock hing(asafoetida)(or else use powdered asafoetida in seasoning)

easy chtutni powder

this is called shenga puthani hindi.

This goes very well with batata poha,curd rice,lemon rice and I add a little bit of this chutni on dry potato curry.
ingredients:
1 /2 cup roasted peanuts(ground nuts)
1/2 cup roasted Dalia(puthani)
few pinches of hing(asafoetida)
salt to taste
2 tbsp red chili powder or as per taste
1 clove garlic.

roast garlic along with dalia and let all ingredients cool completely.
add together in a mixer grinder and make a powder (do not make it very fine)
store in air tight jar for a week or two.

Rasam Powder

Bala's Rasam Powder ( ಬಾಲಾ ಹೇಳಿದ ಸಾರಿನ ಪುಡಿ)

when I stayed in New Jersey I was very lucky to have Bala as my neighbour downstairs.We used to exchange our dishes and I got to learn a lot from her.I always admire her. she is really very knowledgeable and helpful to everyone and have some great favours done to me and our family which we can never ever thank enough. every time I make this wonderful rasam I thank her for sharing this recipe with me.So I call this Bala's rasam.here is the recipe for

the rasam powder

1. 2 cups Dhaniya(coriander seeds)
2. 1 cup red chilies(less pungent)
3. 3/4 cup jeera
4. 3/4 cup black pepper
5. 1/2 cup tur Dal
6. 1 tbsp methi seeds
7. curry leaves 1 string
8. haldi( 1 -2" root) or 2 tsp haldi powder

• in a kadhai dry roast all the ingredients separately till they get nice golden color
• let cool and grind to from fine powder
• store in a airtight jar

please see the recipe to prepare the rasam using this powder to enjoy this wonderful rasam.

udad daal chatni powder

udad daal chutny powder/ಉದ್ದಿನ ಬೇಳೆ ಚಟ್ನಿ ಪುಡಿ

ingredients:

1. 2 cups udad daal
2. 1 cup chana daal
3. 1/2 cup til (sesame seeds)
4. 1 cup peanuts
5. 3/4 cup dry coconut grated
6. 1/2 cup red chili powder.
7. 2 string curry leaves
8. 2 tsp tamrind
9. 1 tsp hing
10. 1 tbsp gud
11. 1 tbsp oil to roast all the ingredients
12. salt to taste

method:

• in a kadhai roast all the ingredients separately in little oil and let cool.
• grind coarsely in a mixer.
• store in a air tight jar

This chutny powder goes very well with idli,curd rice, plain rice with ghee and chakli(murukku)! 

oh ya chakli is dipped in the chutny mixed in plain yogurt. A typical north karnatak style I guess!