Shenga chutney - Peanut garlic chutney powder

Shenga chutney pudi or peanut garlic chutney powder is a must in most of the houses in north Karnataka. It goes well as a side dish with chapathi, jolada rotti ( jawar roti) or even with idli, dose. Tastes best when mixed with curd or ghee. 

Ingredients:

Peanut- 1 cup

Kashmiri Dry red chillies: 10

Garlic cloves: 4

Curry leaves - 1 spring

Cumin seeds: 1 tsp

Salt for taste

Method: 

1. Dry roast peanuts on low flame for about 7-8 minutes and remove the skin roughly. 

2. Dry roast red chillies, cumin seeds, curry leaves and garlic one by one. 

3. Put dry red chillies and salt in the blender jar and grind once.

4. Then add roasted peanuts and grind roughly.

5. Add roasted cumin, garlic and curry leaves and pulse it. 

6. Mix well and store in an airtight jar.

Notes: 

1. You can replace dry red chillies with red chilli powder and you can grind roasted peanuts, salt and red chilli powder together.