Pappad Chammanthi

Ingredientsfor 4 servings

• 4-5 nos Papppadam / Applam
• 2 tsp Ginger — chopped
• 1/2 cup Shallots — chopped
• 8-10 nos Curry leaves
• As needed Tamarind
• Salt, to taste
• 6 nos Red chillies
• 1/2 cup Coconut — grated
• Coconut oil, as needed

Preparation

1. Step 1

   Cut pappadam into small pieces, Heat the oil in a Cheenachatti and fry the pappadam pieces properly in the hot oil. Keep the fried pieces separate. Pappadam can also be fried without cutting and at the time of grinding the chammanthi, they can be crushed and ground with other ingredients).

2. Step 2

   Heat some oil in the Cheenachatti/Frying pan and add chopped ginger, shallots/onion, curry leaves, tamarind, red chilli (for getting good colour for the chutney, we can prefer dried Kashmiri Chilli) and stir the Stir everything together thoroughly for about 5 – 10 minutes in low flame.

3. Step 3

   After 5 – 10 minutes, add the grated coconut and required quantity of salt into this mix and stir it further. When colour of the mix turns into golden/brown, turn off the heat and keep the mix aside for cooling. Then grind this mix along with the fried Pappadam pieces and 2 – 3 tsp of Water.

4. Step 4

   When the mix/ingredients are ground properly, take it out from the mixer/grinding stone, add 1 – 2 tsp of coconut oil and stir it well. The delicious chutney can be garnished with Curry leaves and fried Pappadam powder.

5. Step 5

   The dish.