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Akki Shavige Chitranna/Ottu Shavige Chitranna Recipe

Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Author: Sumana

Ingredients

  • Ready Shavige/Idiyappam- 500gm
  • Grated coconut- 1/2 cup
  • Mustard seeds- 2 tsp
  • Jaggery- Big gooseberry size
  • Tamarind- Big gooseberry size
  • Coriander leaves- handful
  • Red chilly Byadagi- 2
  • Salt - 1 to 11/2 tbsp

Seasoning ingredients

  • Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
  • Urad dal- 1 tsp
  • Red chilly broken- 2
  • Curry leaves- few
  • Oil - 4 tsp

Instructions

Method

  • Grind grated coconut, tamarind, powdered jaggery, mustard seeds and red chillies coarsely without adding water or with very little water.
  • Heat a pan/kadai, add coconut oil, urad dal, mustard seeds, broken red chillies and curry leaves. Saute for a while and when urad dal turns brown add the ground masala, salt. Mix it well. Switch off the flame.
  • Loosen the akki shavige strings and add them to the masala (step 2). Mix it well and garnish with coriander leaves. Akki shavige chitranna is ready to serve.

Note:

  • You can add peanuts and cashews to the seasoning if required. I have not added.