Idly/ Dosa podi / Powder 😋 || Tamilnadu recipe

Easy & Quick Recipe: Side Dish : Tamlinadu

Servings : 15

Duration : 20 mins

Idly/ Dosa Podi is a coarse powder which contains roasted and ground Urad Dal, Bengal gram/ chick pea, sesame seeds, dry Red chillies and salt.

Podi means powder, you can have this as side dish for Idly, Dosa or in hot plain rice with Ghee.

This recipe is famous in tamilnadu and usually prepared in Tamilnadu, south India. It’s simple and quick recipe to prepare and also you can store it in an airtight container.

So it remains fresh in taste, mostly you can store this upto 2 months. I promise you finish it off before this duration, because it tastes like that.

Nurtrition facts:

Urad Dal:

Vitamin : B6

Minerals: Iron, calcium, Potassium, Sodium and Magnesium

Chick pea/ Bengal Gram:

Vitamin: B6

Minerals: Iron, calcium,potassium and magnesium

Sesame seeds:

Vitamin: B6

Minerals: Iron, calcium,potassium and magnesium

Today, I prepared fresh & tasty Idly/Dosa podi with good aroma of Dal and sesame seeds.

Let’s start with ingredients and follows Procedure

Ingredients:

Urad Dal / Minapappu – 60 gms

Bengal Gram/ Chickpea – 60 gms

Sesame seeds – white – 30 gms

Dry Red chillies – 7

Salt – 1 tsp

Oil – 1 tsp

Procedure:

Heat frying pan on medium heat
Add sesame seeds and dry roast till color changes to golden brown
Take out in a plate
Add 1/2 tsp oil and roast Urad Dal till color changes to golden brown
Take out in a plate
Add 1/2 tsp oil and roast chickpea/ Bengal gram till color changes to golden brown
Take out in a plate
Add dry Red chillies and fry till color changes
Take out in a plate
Let them become cool for 15 mins
In mixer grinder add roasted sesame seeds and blend till coarse powder
Take out in a plate
Next, add roasted urad Dal, chickpea/ Bengal gram in mixer grinder
Blend till coarse powder
Take out in a plate
Next, add salt and roasted dry Red chillies and blend till coarse powder
Mix well all blended ingredients together
Store in an airtight container to remain fresh
Serve it with ghee on hot Idly / Dosa / Rice 🍚
Happy & Healthy cooking 😀