A New South Indian condiment adds a PUNCH of flavor, ZERO cooking required.

Move over salt and pepper, CHUTNI PUNCH BOLDLY FLAVORS ANYTHING! CLEVELAND, OH (August 20, 2024) – Imagine a versatile seasoning that elevates your flavor game without ever turning the stove on. Inspired by the traditional chutney podis (or powders) of Southern India, the CHUTNI PUNCH! seasoning line takes the guesswork out of adding flavor to food, inviting users to sprinkle, mix or toss on, in, and with everything, right at the table. CHUTNI PUNCH! comes in three versatile blends: Super Sesame, Spicy Peanut, and Savory Chana. The company was founded by Indian American entrepreneur Sahithya Wintrich, who created the blends based on her Indian family’s recipes. “Food makes such a lasting imprint on your memory, and I wanted to harness that by making new flavors more accessible,” said Wintrich. “These blends are so versatile and can elevate the flavor of so many different meals, whether it’s scrambled eggs or a bowl of popcorn.” Unlike the more widely-known chutneys, or condiment sauces, chutney podis are precooked shelf-stable blends of lentils, seeds, and spices that easily add a burst of flavor and a punch of spice to anything, anytime of the day, with no cooking required. The CHUTNI PUNCH! seasoning line is oil, gluten and dairy free and novel in that it extends the concept of a South Indian podi (shelf stable “flavor bombs” typically made with lentils, seeds, spices) with non-traditional ingredients and flavors to create a versatile new kind of seasoning. It also expands an under-developed category (i.e. shelf-stable, dry spice condiments) currently limited to products such as zaatar and togarashi. Each of the three blends include four major South Indian ingredients: chilies, jaggery, tamarind and curry leaves. The Cleveland, Ohio-based company sources ingredients locally and domestically whenever possible, with flax seeds from local Ohio farms, curry leaves from California, peanuts from a family farm in Texas, and sea salt from the West Coast.