Idli Podi - submitted by Dahlia on 09-24-2008 (Kaaram Podi, Milagai Podi, Gun Powder)
Ingredients Urad dal - 1 cup Chana Dal - 1/2 cup Dry red chilly - 5-10(as per your spice level)
Sesame seeds - 1 or 2 tblsp
Oil - 1 tblsp (optional)
Asafoetida - a pinch
Curry leaves - 1-2 strands
Fenugreek seeds - 5-8 seeds
Salt - as needed Optional Ingredients Garlic Cloves - 2 cloves
Peppercorns - 1/2 tsp 
Method
1.Toast the ingredients in 1 tblsp of oil in a very low flame for 10-15 minutes until each ingredient is nicely rosted. Keep stirring constantly to prevent it from getting burnt.
Note :- Add the ingredients in the following order while roasting - Chana Dal, Urad dal, sesame seeds, all the other ingredients. This will prevent the lighter ingredients from getting burnt before the chana dall gets roasted.
2. Roasting on stove top needs a little patience. Alternatively, you can spread out the ingredients on a cookie sheet and roast it in the oven preheated to 150 degrees for 20 minutes.
3. After every ingredient becomes golden brown and is completely cooked, remove it and let it cool for some time.
4. After it cools, add required salt and powder it nicely using a blender.
5. Serve idli powder by mixing with a spoon of sugar or mixing with coconut/sesame oil. It can be had with idlis, rice and used to make podi dosai too. Comments Comment by mukesh kumar
why don't you people add coconut in idli podi ingredients, very bad Reply :- Hi Mukesh, Traditional idli podi does not have coconut. Are you a big fan of coconut?? I'll post a recipe of 'chammandi podi' soon which has coconut as its main ingredient. |
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