Roasted gram dry chutney or podi is one of the essentials in any kitchen. It pairs well with chapati, idli, dosa or even upma.
House becomes a home, she bonds the family with her love and care, she is the strength of all members of the family. Her name is Mom. Mother plays an important role in all our lives. From cooking tasty dishes to looking after the house,and managing all the accounts, she is instrumental in moulding us also into good indivduals.
Mother’s are good at many tasks. Regarding cooking,they make tasty dishes in a jiffy. Moreover, they are good at creating many different kind of pickles, papads, dry powders and masalas. These all involve a lot of work which they would do without any hesitation. Thus, the work and sacrifice of our elders is not to be taken for granted. On this day, I attribute my cooking skills to my mom who is a talented person.
Today,on this Mother’s Day, I thought of presenting the traditional roasted gram dry chutney. This is one of the earliest recipes I remember being prepared by my mother. It is found even today in her kitchen.
Roasted gram is also known as split dahlia. It is called as putani in kannada and this dry powder is known as putani chutney pudi.
Chutney podi is a life saviour many times. It can be used in various ways. Use it with idli or dosa when you are bored to make chutney or the power supply is interrupted. It tastes good with ghee and hot rice. It is also used as an accompaniment with curd rice. I remember during my childhood days, my mother used to keep chapati rolls smeared with ghee and roasted gram powder along with some pickle in the snack box and it was yum. Nostalgic.
Wishing all mothers out there a very Happy Mother’s Day !
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Over to the podi recipe:
roasted gram dry chutney
Roasted gram dry chutney
Ingredients
- 1/4 kilogram roasted gram
- 1 copra desiccated coconut
- a few curry leaves
- 3 teaspoon chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon oil
- 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Take the desiccated coconut and roast it on a low flame along with curry leaves. Keep it aside.
- Put the oil and heat it. Add asafoetida and chilly powder, stir and turn off.
- Grind all the ingredients together.
- Roasted gram dry chutney is ready.
- Store in an air tight container.
Notes
Roasted gram dry chutney
Ingredients
- 1/4 kg Roasted gram
- 1/2 copra dessicated coconut
- curry leaves a few
- 2-3 tsp chilli powder
- oil
- asafoetida a pinch
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Take the dessicated coconut and roast it on a low flame along with curry leaves. Keep it aside.
- Put the oil and heat it. Add asafoetida and chilly powder, stir and turn off.
- Grind all the ingredients together.
- Roasted gram dry chutney is ready.
- Store in an air tight container.
Notes
Feel free to increase or decrease the chilly powder, according to the taste.
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Oh this powder tastes delicious on ghee smeared chapathis..
This podi or dry chutney is so easy to make. I love podi with my idlis. As this one uses roasted gram, definitely must give it a try.
My mom made this chutney powder often and I used to love it. Thanks now I have a recipe.
Mothers’ recipes are the best. There is no beating that. Love the combination of roasted gram and copra. Have to try it!
I love chutneypudis with akki rotti or hot rice + ghee.. this recipe sounds so quick and delicious, Jayashree…
This podi with desiccated coconut and roasted gram sounds so easy and it is versatile too. I love it slightly on the spicier side , the way you have made. Peefct pair with south Indian breakfast dishes.
Roasted gram and coconut are an awesome combo and they give an awesome flavour. I always love the colour clof your podis. These too look so inviting.
Chutney powder is an essential condiment at home. My husband loves chutney powders. My mom makes in batches and sends me. This powder looks slightly different from what we used to make. Since it is made on the roasted gram and coconut. It must be very flavourful. It’s easy to make as well. Will give it a try soon.
This chutney powder looks totally scrumptious, love the combo you have used it roasted gram with desiccated coconut. Chutney powder we usually use when we make dosa at home.
Home made podi is the best.Mom’s recipes can never go wrong.Love this easy and delicious gram dal chutney powder.
Chutneypudi always takes me back to Ajji Mane and comfort food. great share..
I used your recipe to make roasted gram chutney and we love it. Thnaks it is exactly as Amma made it. 😀
I used your recipe to make roasted gram chutney and we love it. Thnaks it is exactly as Amma made it. 😀
Recipes learned from mums and grandmothers are always close to our heart. I made a small batch of this roasted gram dry chutney to enjoy with some curd rice. Leftover chutney was enjoyed with some idlis. Thank you so much for sharing the recipe.
Podi powders are truly useful. it requires precision and skill to make real good ones. Our elders have mastered this skill and passed it on to us. Glad that I found this recipe since I was wondering what to do with all of the roasted/parched grams I had ordered online.
Chutney powder looks tempting, love to enjoy this with hot rice and gingely oil. A simple but an essential condiment in our kitchen!