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3 January 2008

Chuttaracha Chammanthi - Authentic Kerala Roasted Chillies & Coconut Chutney

Chuttaracha Chammanthi, also known as Chutta Mulaku Chammanthi literally means roasted (chutta) chillies (mulaku) chutney (chammanthi). It is an authentic kerala accompaniment to kanji (rice gruel) and is mostly seen as the common man's food. I especially love the flavour the roasted chillies give the chutney. And what's more, its oil free!



What I Used:

Grated Coconut - 1 cup
Dried red chillies - 4
Shallots - 4
Garlic - 2 cloves (optional)
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Tamarind - half a lemon size
Salt - to taste

How I Made It:

1. Heat a non-stick pan and roast the red chillies dry (without oil) till it reaches the stage just before burning.

2. Add the coconut, chopped shallots, garlic and coriander powder and roast for another 2 mins. The coconut will start getting brittle. At this stage, remove from fire.

3. Grind this mixture in very little water with salt and tamarind.

Enjoy!

This is my first entry to RCI - Kerala Cuisine hosted by Jyothsna of Curry Bazaar. I say first, because I have so many Kerala recipes in my drafts that need to see the light of day and what better time than this.


Tried & Tasted By Nagalakshmi V at 16:06
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40 Comments:

  1. Wow I love this thugayal Nags:) Forget for longtime..Happy new year to you!
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  2. Nice recipe Nags...looking forward to see other kerala recipes!
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  3. Hey Nags
    I love this chutney, we usually have with hot rice and ghee. Its just heavenly you know!!
    Your picture looks so hot!!
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  5. yumm..love it..easy to make too :)
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  6. Sounds wonderful Nags and with no oil too! I have never tried this dish before i bet it tastes amazing. :-)
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  7. Great recipe, looks delicious and authentic. I am making this too in a different way acc. to my Kerala cookbook!:))
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  8. Wow this looks extremely good and the ingredient list is enough to make my mouth water.
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  9. LOVE this chammanthi... Had forgotten all about it! I can't wait for the round up of RCI Kerala... hope there are more traditional, but relatively unknown dishes like this in the round up.
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  11. This looks great - never tried this but I'll have to! Happy New Year!
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  12. I think it's easier for me to make this chutney than try pronouncing its name:) Thanks for sharing Nags!
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  13. i remember the wonderful taste of his. thanks for the recipe. wish you and your blog a wonderful 2008.
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  14. Wonderful looking chutney.
    happy 2008!
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  15. Chammanthi whether chuttathu or not is my (both of our)comfort side dish with anything!!...right?:)
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  16. Very good one,
    Chammanthi in different forms is an everyday side dish at home. But we add ginger in most forms.
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  17. I really appreciate how you make such flavorful foods without added fats. Thanks!
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  18. nice chutney nags looks yummy pic looks tempting
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  19. You cannot take the coconut away from Kerala or vice versa!!
    I guess we will be seeing a lot of coconut this month.:)
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  20. Ooo ... this is an all-time favourite. Thanks for the recipe, I don't have to recall this from memory anymore :)

    Happy New Year!
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  21. look this is the "diet" i told you about you should really enter the site :) bye enter the site
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  22. oh my god!!
    I was jus thinking of trying this recipe out from the old memories of how my mom would make it.
    ur's is pretty close, will try it soon.
    Thanks
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  24. I am not much lover of coconut but I like the coconut chutney especially with dosh or idli. Looks yummy.:)
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  25. We call this Thugayal in Tamil Nags.. my mom makes it for dosa, idlies and sometimes with variety rices too.
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  26. Lovely chutney! I am planning this with dosa! :)
    HAPPY NEW YEARS NAGS!! And a big hug!! :)
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  27. slurrpp..i definitely want to make this.
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  28. reminds me of my g;mom and the food that she packed for us for the road that always contained this!!1
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  29. I love this chammanthi.
    Reminds me of the days when i was still at home.
    If i can close my eyes i can just see making this chammanthi in the traditional kallu ( forgot the correct word)
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  30. It looks and sounds delicious, but I am sorry to point out that it is definitely not oil free. The coconut has an ample quantity of oil in it.
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  32. Anon - I was talking about non-addition of oil during the cooking process. And next time you decide to point out something in here, would appreciate if you leave your name :)
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  33. Excellent dish...Awesome..I liked it..
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  34. EXCELLENTO!!been a long time since i had this wonderful dish....i'd suggest one slight variant-instead of grated coconut use big pieces of coconut and roast them with the red chillies turning them black on the outside as well..it'll give a more smoky flavour to it.. thanks for reminding me of this
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  35. Awesome...........
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  36. Hi Nags,Prepared this chutney to go with our weekend breakfast and we loved it! wonderful recipe![just posted it in my blog].I think this will become a regular sidedish!
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  37. Thanks PJ. We love chuttaracha chammanthi too and this is my always-go-to recipe :)
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  38. Wow this looks extremely good and the ingredient list is enough to make my mouth water.
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  39. Tht was simply delicious. Thank you for this, keep going
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  40. Looks like KFC chicken :)
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