Idli podi | Podi
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Ingredients (240 ml cup used)
- ¼ cup chana dal or bengal gram
- ¼ cup urad dal or urad dal
- ¼ cup sesame seeds
- salt as needed
- 6 to 8 red chilies (adjust to suit your taste)
- 1 to 2 garlic cloves (optional)
- 1 tbsp. cumin or jeera
optional ingredients
- ¼ cup dried coconut (copra) or desiccated coconut
- 2 sprigs curry leaves
- 2 tsp flax seeds
- cleaned tamarind as needed
- jaggery as needed
How to make the recipe
Preparation for idli podi
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Wash curry leaves and leave the sprigs on a clean kitchen cloth for the water to dry off.
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Clean all the ingredients, pick debris and discard.
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Dry roast chana dal and urad dal unil golden. Set them aside.
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Next dry roast red chilies till crisp. Set these aside as well.
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To the same pan, add curry leaves and roast on a low flame till they turn crisp. Set these aside as well.
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Add sesame seeds and cumin to the hot pan and roast till the sesame seeds begin to splutter.
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Add coconut,garlic and toss. Set this aside as well to cool.
How to make idli podi
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Powder red chilies and dal first in a blender jar.
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To the same jar, add the curry leaves, sesame, cumin, coconut and garlic. Also add in salt and blend to a powder.
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Store idli podi in an airtight dry jar.
