Every time there is dried coconut (khobri) at home my mom prepares either chutney pitti Or soye khadi. When I found 4-5 dry coconut at home, I first cut them made pieces, ground few n kept in freezer for day to day use. But the well dried coconut n pleasant smell of coconut oil from them tempted them to try my hands on preparing chutney pitti. Quickly called mom and got started. I have also made few changes to add healthy ingredients.
Ingredients required
- Dry coconut -1
- Red chilli -12
- Coriander seeds -2 tsp
- Chana dal -5 tsp
- Urad dal -3tsp
- Hing – a pinch
- Tamarind – gooseberry size piece
- Curry leaves – about 5 strands
- Salt to taste
- Ground nuts – small bowl full
- Flax seeds – 2-3tsp
Method of preparation
- Dry roast the dry coconut pieces, curry leaves, red chilli one after the other
- Next roast chana dal, urad dal, coriander seeds, hing till it turns aromatic
- I have added ground nuts and flax seeds additionally. Dry roast them separately one after the other
- Once everything is roasted, combine once and roast for a min.
- Cool all the ingredients, transfer to a mixie jar, add salt as per taste and grind to a fine powder
- Cool completely and store in refrigerator in air tight container
Note:
This stays good in refrigerator for about 2 weeks.
You can have it with rice, roti or dosa.
Also I have added it while preparing curries, salads etc to enhance taste and also to include healthy ingredients in day to day food.