Chutney pudi · Hubballi-Dharwad
Shenga Chutney Pudi
ಶೇಂಗಾ ಚಟ್ನಿ ಪುಡಿ · Peanut chutney powder ("gunpowder")
Roasted groundnut, garlic and byadgi chilli powder. The dry chutney that goes on everything.
Not on sale yet · Bengaluru from early 2027
About Shenga Chutney Pudi
Shenga chutney pudi is the North Karnataka dry chutney. Groundnuts are roasted slowly, then pounded coarse with garlic, byadgi chilli, cumin and a little jaggery and tamarind.
People outside the region call it "gunpowder". At home it sits next to every plate of rotti.
How to eat it
- Mix with curd, ghee or groundnut oil and eat with rotti, chapati or dosa.
- Sprinkle over hot rice with ghee.
- Dust over idli, dosa or upma.