Chutney Pudi
Traditional Brahmin-style chutney powder made with roasted lentils, dried coconut, and red chilies. A South Indian kitchen essential.
Prep
15 mins
Cook
30 mins
Total
1 hour 5 mins
Serves
10
Cuisine
Indian
🧂Ingredients
Ingredients
- Chana Dal(split chickpeas)
- Urad Dal(split black gram)
- Byadagi/Kashmiri Red Dry Chilli
- Tamarind
- Asafoetida
- Rock Salt
- Dried Coconut(Kobari)
Ingredients
Groundnuts, Garlic, Kashmiri Chilli, Salt, Jaggery, Jeera (Cumin), Tamarind.
👩🍳Instructions
Roast lentils
Heat a pan on medium-low heat and dry roast the urad dal and chana dal separately until golden brown. Stir frequently for even roasting.
Roast chilies
In the same pan, add a teaspoon of oil and roast the dried red chilies until aromatic. Don't burn them.
Roast coconut
Dry roast dry coconut until it turns slightly golden.
Grind
Once cooled, transfer all roasted ingredients to a blender. Add tamarind, asafoetida, and salt. Grind into a coarse powder.
Store
Let the chutney powder cool completely before storing in an airtight container.
📝 Notes & Tips
How to Store
We don't use preservatives, keep them refrigerated always
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Reviews (10)
Pushpa Rao
Sep 15, 2018
Traditional Brahmin-style chutney pudi! Perfect with hot rice!
Ramachandran Iyer
May 22, 2019
Excellent! The roasted lentils add great flavor!
Savithri Menon
Feb 18, 2020
Amazing! Traditional recipe. Tastes just like home!
Venkateswaran Bhat
Oct 25, 2020
Very good! Authentic Brahmin style. Love it!
Parvathi Kumar
Jul 12, 2021
Delicious! Perfect blend of spices. Great recipe!
Narayanan Pillai
Apr 08, 2022
Perfect! Traditional chutney pudi. Best recipe!
Meenakshi Reddy
Jan 20, 2023
Excellent! Authentic flavor. Kitchen essential!
Chakrapani Iyer
Sep 15, 2023
Very tasty! Traditional Brahmin recipe. Highly recommend!
Bhagyalakshmi Nair
Jun 30, 2024
Outstanding! Best chutney pudi recipe ever!
Ranganathan Rao
Dec 18, 2025
Perfect! Traditional and authentic. Love this!