This Chammanthi is made with dry roasted coconut and tastes different to the usual Chammanthi made with raw coconut. Chammanthi is a side dish prepared by grinding coconut with onion and chilly, and there are many varieties of it.
This goes well with rice and yoghurt.
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| Thenga Chuttaracha Chammanthi |
Ingredients:
- Dry roasted coconut - made into small pieces 1 cup
- Shallots/Pearl onions – 5
- Ginger – 1 inch piece
- Curry leaves 1 sprig
- Dried red chillies – 5 or 6 no.s or 1/2 tsp chilli powder
- (dried red chillies make it tastier)
- Tamarind – gooseberry sized, Salt to taste
Method of preparation:
- Dry roast the coconut with shell in the gas stove, by carefully placing it on the flame. Turn it around with a tong till golden brown in colour.
- When it cools down, remove from shell and make slices of the roasted coconut. Alternatively, you can roast fresh coconut slices in a frying pan and sauté until light brown at medium heat.
- Fry the dry red chillies till they are crispy.
- When the chillies & coconut cools down, grind it together with shallots, ginger, curry leaves, tamarind and salt. Sprinkle little water if needed.
Voila, Chammanthi is ready. 
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