Idli Podi Recipe with step by step pictures. Homemade idli podi also known as Idli Milagai Podi or chutney powder is made with chillies, lentils, garlic, asafoetida and curry leaves. Enjoy idli podi with idli, dosa or any tiffin items.
Idli Milagai Podi
South indian staple food is idli, we make idli's most time of the week. Hubby loves idli's and dosas. When we don't have time to make any side dish, the first thing which i go for is my mother's idli podi. It is spicy full of flavour, i love it all time. There is nothing better than this. I love this version of idli podi, but there are so many way of making it. I will post those soon.
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About Idli Podi
Idli podi also known as idli milagai podi or chutney powder is a South Indian staple spice blend made with lentils, dry red chillies, garlic, asafoetida. Sometimes sesame seeds is added and the lentils used is interchanged.
Typically it is served with idli, dosa. Some of the popular dish made with this is podi idli, podi uthappam.
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Idli Podi Ingredients
- Urad Dal / Ulundu Paruppu
- Toor Dal / Tuvaram Paruppu
- Dry Red Chilli (I usedkashmiri chilli & regular spicy chilli)
- Garlic
- Curry leaves
- Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi
- Salt
- Oil
How to Make Idli Podi (Stepwise Pictures)
1)You will need urad dal, toor dal, dry red chilli, curry leaves, garlic, asafoetida and salt
2)Heat oil in a pan. This is to roast dry red chillies.
3)start by roasting dry red chillies
4)Once chillies are roasted, remove and set aside.
4)Now in the same pan. add in curry leaves and toast them on low heat till it gets crispy.
5)Remove the crispy curry leaves to a plate.
6)Add in urad dal and toast until golden brown. Remove this to a plate.
7)Add in toor dal in the same pan. Toast till lightly golden.
8)make sure to roast the dal until light golden.
9)Remove all ingredients in a plate and allow them to cool.
10)Take chillies, curry leaves, garlic, asafoetida in a blender and blend till coarsely crushed.
11)Add in roasted dal and powder them.
12)Now the powder is done.
13)Store it in an air tight container.
FAQ
Why is idli podi called gun powder?
Karuveppilai podi is made of curry leaves, paruppu podi is made of lentils and various spices, and idlii podi is made of sesame seeds and lentils and is known as "gunpowder" because of its explosive flavour.
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Idli Podi Recipe | Idli Milagai Podi Recipe
Equipment
- Frying Pan
- Blender
Ingredients
- 1 cup Whole White Urad Dal
- ⅓ cup Toor Dal
- 8 no Dry Red Chilli I used 4 kashmiri chilli & 4 regular spicy chilli
- 6 cloves Garlic
- ¼ cup Curry leaves
- 1 tsp Asafoetida
- 1 tbsp Salt to taste
- ½ tsp Oil
Instructions
- Heat a heavy bottom pan. Add in dry red chilli and start roasting till they turn golden. It will take around 5 mins. Remove them to a plate to cool down.
- Take curry leaves in the same pan and roast them for 2 mins, till they turn dry. Remove them to the same plate to cool down.
- Heat ½ tsp of oil in the same pan. Add in urad dal and roast them for 5 to 7 mins till they turn golden.Remove them to the same plate to cool down.
- Heat ½ tsp oil again in the same pan. Add in toor dal and roast them for 5 to 7 mins till they turn golden. Remove them to the same plate to cool down.
- Allow all the roasted spices and dals to cool down.
- In a good blender. Add in roasted dry red chilli, roasted curry leaves, garlic, asafoetida. Give this a good blend so the chillies get powdered.
- Now add in the dals along with some salt to taste. Blend them again till they get fine powder.
- Let them cool a little. Store this in a dry air tight container for several weeks.
Video
Notes
- Store this in a dry air tight container. Use clean dry spoons only.
- Addition of chillies, curry leaves and garlic depends to your taste.
Nutrition
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WeR SAHM
aromatic and flavourful podi!!! lovely pics!!
Priya
Mom's recipes always rocks, lovely podi.
Anonymous
i have two questions ..
1- do you wash the dals or use it just like that from the packet ??
2- does addition of garlic makes the powder wet and would not it get spoilt if kept at room temperature ?
3 - how long can this powder be used , without getting spoilt
thanks
Aarthi
@Anonymous
1)No we dont wash the dals, it is just sorted for stones or any yucky stuff and then used.
2)No adding garlic doesn't make the podi wet. and it wont get spoiled.
3)It can be use for upto a month. If you are going to use more than that, just put the podi in fridge.
VineelaSiva
The podi looks very flavouful Aarthi.
Anonymous
does the garlic need to be roasted?
Aarthi
@AnonymousYou dont need to roast garlic..
suchi
Could u post how to make sambar podi
Shrikant
Madam,
Up till now we were using MTR Idali Chatani Powder.Thanks
Shrikant tillu
Torviewtoronto
idly podi looks wonderful
shalini selvi
Hey Aarthi....
This s Shalini
I made this using ur recepie... It tastes very good with Idli & Dosa ...
Also nowadays I am seeing u in TV shows.... Keep Going...
Very pround to say that we were sitting next to each other in the initial days of Yummy tummy(Hope u remember)...
Aarthi
@shalini selviHai Shalini..How can i forget u da..Just call me some day..
Anonymous
Hi arthi, Can we add channa dal to this podi
Aarthi
@AnonymousIf you want you can add chana dal..
Anonymous
Hi. How to use the podi. Dry or made into a gravy..
Aarthi
@AnonymousTake a tblspn of podi and mix it with some oil, sesame oil is prefered. Have it with idli or dosa.
Anonymous
Tried making it today.. Turned out to be very tasty 🙂
Thanks for sharing!
sathya
Thanks for the recipe.
sathya
Nice recipe thank you...
Murush Adavan
I tries tis yesterday. it came out very well. thank you
Murush Adavan
i tries this yesterday,. it came out very aromatic. I likes very much, thank you.
Anonymous
Thanks for ur wonderful recipe . I got a small doubt. Wt will happen if I mix the podi with gingelly oil in a glass container, refrigerate n keep it for long. Heat it before use n consume . Can it be used like this. Can I mix it n take along while going on along tour. Is it right to use to mix n keep for long. Any side effects. Kindly advise
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can do like that as well..u dont have to heat it..u can put it at room temp for 4 to 5 days..
Pratibha
Can we use this podi with ghee as well?
Aarthi
@Pratibhayes ofcourse u can use ghee, taste delicious with ghee..U can use coconut oil
MI-Mercy Home,
Which dal is best and makes it tasty...thur
dal or Channa dal...in some other recipes I noticed that they used Channa dal and some used boiled rice too
Aarthi
we always use toor dal and urad dal