Utthara Karnataka Style Gurellu Pudi (Hucchellu Pudi)

Niger seeds are made into yum dry spicy, flavourful chutney. This chutney pudi is yum to eat with curds on top, flatbreads (jowar, bajra, wheat chapathis/rotis).  
Also, check out, Groundnut Chutney Pudi | Peanut Chutney Podi | Shenga Chutney Pudi | Nelagadale Chutney Pudi Recipe

Ingredients: 
250g niger seeds
10-12 garlic cloves
2 tabelspoons cumin seeds
2 tablespoons of red chilli powder
Salt to taste
2 twigs of curry leaves

Serves: 5-6
Cooking Time: 6-7 minutes
Total Prep Time: 25 minutes

Preparation Method:
 
1. Heat niger seeds in a pan, dry roast them until they start to become pale. Keep sauting them for uniform roasting.
This step helps them become crisp & get powdered easily. 

2. Let them cool completely. 
3. Grind them along with red chilli powder, cumin, garlic cloves, curry leaves, salt into a fine powder without adding any water in a very dry mixer jar. 
4. Stays good for 2 months & more if there was no moisture content when you made it. 

5. Enjoy with curds on top, flatbreads (jowar, bajra, wheat chapathis/rotis). 

Tags: North Karnataka