Chammanthi is a Malayalam word and its simply means chutney . Here’s a recipe for a spicy chutney / chammanthi which can be had with any tiffin or any meals.
Ingredients
Raw mango — 1
Shallot — 10-12 nos
Garlic — 6-7 pods
Coconut — 1/2 cup
Dry red chili — 5
Tamarind — small marble size
Mustard seeds — 1/2 tsp
Salt — 3/4 teaspoon
Coconut oil— 2 taps.
Method
Peel the shallots and garlic , cut the mango. Heat a pan add 1 1/2 tsp of oil add the garlic and fry for an minute ,add the shallots fry for further two minutes . Now add the dry red chili and fry till the chili becomes crisp. Put of the heat, add rest of the ingredients and sauté them . Cool it and grind it adding little water. Heat the remaining oil add the mustard seeds when they crackle add this to the chammanthi.
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