CHUTTARACHA CHAMMANTHI

My personal favourite on a rainy day...Hot kanji and chammanthi..Here is the recipe...

INGREDIENTS

Sliced coconut - 1 cup
Dry red chillies - 6-8
Small shallots -5-7
Tamarind -small lemon size
Salt
Curry leaves one hand full
Coconut oil - 2 tsp


METHOD

1.Dry roast the coconut slices in a heavy bottom pan with out adding oil to it.Till it becomes golden brown in color.Then remove the coconut slices from the pan and add the red chillies,shallots,and curry leaves to it.

2.Fry these also till the red chillies become crispy.Cool it and grind it in mixer without adding water.Add the tamarind and salt to it.If needed add little water to it.At last you can add little coconut oil to it.