Majjige Menasu/ Buttermilk ChilliesPULI

Summer eating gets predictable fast. You stop craving elaborate meals and suddenly just want cold things—curd rice, chilled chaas, cut fruit. Basically, anything that requires minimal effort and maximum relief.We recently fell into a mini rabbit hole of South Indian accompaniments, and found another absolute winner: buttermilk chillies. Crafted from locally grown Gokarna chillies, fermented with buttermilk and Sanikatta’s single-origin salt for three days, and then sun-dried—this is the crispy, tangy-spicy sidekick your bowl of curd rice needs!