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In Konkani , pitto means powder. This powder is prepared out of dried coconut with spices added in, so that shelf life is long. This is a good spicy compliment with idli, dosas and pancakes.
Ingredients:
Shredded coconut or desiccated coconut-1 cup
Tamarind piece of 5 cm
Curry leaves-2 skits
Fried gram-1/2 cup roasted and grinded into fine powder.
Ground nut-1/2 cup roasted, peeled and grinded into powder.
Red chilli powder-1/2 cup or as per spice tolerance
Asofoetida/hing- 1 cm
Cumin-1 tsp roasted
Sesame -2 tsp roasted
Method:
Take heavy bottomed pan ( kadayi ). In it, fry shredded coconut,tamarind and curry leaves till they turn to golden brown color.
Grind the above mixture in a mixer/grinder. Half way through (~ 10-15 seconds later), add, Asofoetida, cumin and sesame and continue with the grinding.
Finally add fried gram powder, ground nut powder and red chili powder to the mixture.
Chutney pitto is ready to be serve with steaming hot idlis.
