| Chammanthi podi | |
| Alternate Name: | chammanthi powder |
| Country: | India |
| Region: | Kerala |
| Course: | condiment |
| Served: | cool |
| Main Ingredient: | coconut,shallots,curry leaves,coriander,dry chillies |
Chammanthi Podi is a dry condiment and chutney from the South Indian state of Kerala. Usually, regular coconut chutneys would spoil the same day without refrigeration, so making Chammanthi Podi was a way to preserve the chutney for months.
To make chammanthi podi, shredded coconut and spices are dry-roasted in a pan to evaporate the moisture from the mixture. Then the mixture is ground up and stored to be used later.[1] The word chammanthi means chutney or sauce, and the word podi means powder (in Malayalam).