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Chammanthipodi (Fried coconut powder with spices).


Chammanthipodi was a saviour for me during my hostel days....Amma used to pack chammathipodi for me those days.....mixing it with hot steaming rice in the hostel mess used to make my day!!!. Recently when I visited Amma she gave me a bottle of chammanthipodi and it immediately brought back nostalgic memories of  hostel days. This is a traditional preserve of my hometown, Kottayam. Coconut scrapings are roasted with shallots, pepper, tamarind, whole red chillies, curry leaves, and salt. No oil is used as coconut itself produces oil while roasting and grinding. This can be kept in airtight container and can be stored for more than a week.

Ingredients:
Coconut medium sized: 1, grated.
Shallots: 10, sliced.
Dried red chillies: 10-12, broken into pieces.
Peppercorns: 1/2 tsp
Tamarind: Lemon size.
Curry leaves: 2 stalk.
Salt: 2 tsp.

Urad dal: 2 tbsp.
Sambar dal: 2 tsp.

Method:
Heat a kadai and dry roast urad dal and sambar dal separately, grind them together and keep aside.
In the same kadai, put in coconut and fry and when it is little brown put in shallots, red chillies, peppercorns, tamarind (small pieces), curry leaves, and salt. Let it fry on slow flame till the coconut turns really brown. When it is really brown switch off fire and let it cool.
Grind all in mixer and mix with the grinded urad and sambar dal. Give it a grind once more so that it is mixed well.
Store in air tight containers.

Enjoy with hot rice.....Yum!!

Comments

  1. Mmmmmmmm,lip smacking chammanthipodi,my all time favourite.

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  2. Yumm! soo tempting chammanthi podi..

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  3. Chammanthi podi is extremely tempting. Keep rocking
    http://shanthisthaligai.blogspot.com/

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  4. thank you for linking this delicious podi looks fabulous

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  5. njanum last weekend ithu undakki...
    this looks so delicious...!! yummy yumm!!

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  6. Hi Nisa, new to your blog and I must congratulate you for creating such a nice space here. recently I went to Kerala and loved the cuisine....so am going to visit you more often to recreate those memories.
    Between, we have restarted the famous Arusuvai Friendship chain, where food bloggers send mystery ingredient to each other in a chain manner to cook and taste something new.If you want to be a part of this fun please see this http://ahomemakersdiary.blogspot.com/2010/11/arusuvai-friendship-chain-another.html

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  7. Chammanthi podi adipoli Nisha. Amma undakum

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  8. Hi Nisa.....

    Visitng ur space for the first time..You are doing a great work..
    Chamandhi podi seems soo much of a savior... Need to try a small quantity I think..

    Cheers
    Sandhya

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  9. Thanks for visiting in my space...looks wonderful and delicious dish...

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  10. What a beautiful presentation dear..loved it!

    US Masala

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  11. This sounds very interesting and delicious!

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  12. Superbb bt feel lazy to scrap the cocnut

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