Thengai Podi Recipe with step by step pictures. Spicy coconut podi or thengai podi is made with roasted coconut with chillies, garlic and tamarind.
Thengai Podi Recipe
This reminds me about my grandma who used to make this for us..She used to have this with idlis and dosa too, but my favourite is with curd rice. This is one of the instant powders which we usually have it at home and it is a must in our pantry..So I definitely want this recipe in my blog too. So hope you like it and off you go to the step by step recipe with pictures.
We call this as Thavana Podi or Tava Podi in Nagercoil
Ingredients for Thengai Podi
- Coconut-1 cup grated
- Coriander seeds / Malli -5 tblspn
- Toor Dal / Tuvaram Paruppu / Split Pigeon Peas -3 tblspn
- Dry Red Chilli-6
- Garlic -10 cloves
- Tamarind-1 small lime size
- Curry leaves – 1 spring
- Salt to taste
- Oil-1 tblspn
How to Make Thengai Podi
- Heat 1 tsp of oil in a heavy bottom pan..Add in toor dal and fry till golden.Remove and set aside.
- Heat 1 tsp of oil and add in coriander seeds..Fry till golden.Remove and set aside.
- Now fry dry chillies in the kadai till golden.Remove and set aside.
- Now add 1 tsp of oil and add in coconut and fry till it turns dark golden..Remove this and put it in a separate bowl.
- Allow everything to cool down.
- Take the fried chillies, coriander seeds and toor dal in a blender and make in to a powder.
- Now add in garlic, tamarind, curry leaves and salt and powder it again.
- Now add in fried coconut and make into a fine powder.
- Let this cool down. Store this in air tight container.
- Enjoy this with curd rice or dosa.
- You can store this air tight container for upto 1 month. If you are storing it in refrigerator it last upto 6 months..
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Thengai Podi Recipe with step by step pictures. Spicy coconut podi or thengai podi is made with roasted coconut with chillies, garlic and tamarind.
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Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 123kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup Coconut grated
- 5 tbsp Coriander seeds
- 2 tbsp Toor Dal
- 6 Dry Red Chilli
- 10 cloves Garlic
- 1 lime size Tamarind
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp Oil
Instructions
- Heat 1 tsp of oil in a heavy bottom pan..Add in toor dal and fry till golden.Remove and set aside.
- Heat 1 tsp of oil and add in coriander seeds..Fry till golden.Remove and set aside.
- Now fry dry chillies in the kadai till golden.Remove and set aside.
- Now add 1 tsp of oil and add in coconut and fry till it turns dark golden..Remove this and put it in a separate bowl.
- Allow everything to cool down.
- Take the fried chillies, coriander seeds and toor dal in a blender and make in to a powder.
- Now add in garlic, tamarind, curry leaves and salt and powder it again.
- Now add in fried coconut and make into a fine powder.
- Let this cool down. Store this in air tight container.
- Enjoy this with curd rice or dosa.
- You can store this air tight container for upto 1 month. If you are storing it in refrigerator it last upto 6 months..
Nutrition
Serving: 1servings | Calories: 123kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 13mg | Potassium: 266mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 442IU | Vitamin C: 74mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 2mg
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Thengai Podi Recipe with step by step pictures
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Roast Toor dal in a tiny bit of oil |
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| roast till golden |
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| remove in a bowl |
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| now roast coriander seeds |
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| roast till golden |
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| remove this in the same bowl |
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| now roast dry red chilli |
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| fry till golden |
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| remove this in the same bowl |
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| now start roasting coconut |
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| can you see the coconut turn light golden |
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| now its turning little darker |
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| now it is completely golden and dark |
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| remove this in a separate bowl |
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| take the roasted spices in a blender |
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| and powder it...Now add in curry leaves, tamarind, garlic and salt. |
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| powder it |
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| add in the fried coconut |
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| and make into fine powder |
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| remove this in a bowl and allow to cool down |
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| you can form into balls like my grandma does.. |
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| and keep it in a air tight container |
Tips & Tricks
- Enjoy this with curd rice or dosa.
- You can store this air tight container for upto 1 month. If you are storing it in refrigerator it last upto 6 months.
Priti
Very nice recipe and looks so yum ..as you say would be great with curd rice, dosa n idli and I can think so many ways to eat these 😉 ..lovely pics
Ann@Anncoo Journal
I love all the spices you used. So flavourful and delicious.
StephenC
I am fascinated by your recipes and ingredients. However, I have nowhere to get many of the ingredients. I hope to find a place (I relocated to Washington, DC several months ago) to get them. In the meantime I'll still be following you.
faseela
Nice........thanks for the detailed recipe........
Alpana
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Kristen
That sounds like SUCH a fabulous combination. So much flavor.
Poornima Nair
I would love this with some curd rice...looks delicious!
Nalini's Kitchen
Podi looks tempting,we do make similar podi call it as thengai paruppu podi.
Chitra
this is my fav ...thavana podi.... 🙂
Thanks for the recipe:)
Priya
Super flavourful podi,quite a must in everyone's pantry..
Vicki Bensinger
This looks yummy. The ingredients sound wonderful however, I'm not familiar with Toor Dal / Tuvaram Paruppu. What type of flavor does that have?
Julie
What a great recipe. Love the flavors!
Lizzy
Oh, I love recipes that remind me of family! Thanks for sharing one of yours with us all 🙂
Tina
Aromatic podi..
Ann
Wow - what an amazing spice/flavor combination! I LOVE your pan, too!
Chandrani
I love this flavor. Nice click.
Aruna Manikandan
delicious and flavorful powder 🙂
Balakrishna Saraswathy
I prepare them the same way u do Arati..would be great with iddles..my fav combination with podi
Kaveri
A very interesting and flavorful spice powder
cookingvarieties
hi arthi, this sure looks bew to me.. but the roasted coconut is also popularly used by us over here.
looks tasty from your photos-
Rev
My parents are going to love this. Inviting pics & a lovely recipe!
Thanks
Richa
i love the step by step pictures.. and i am always looking for a good podi recipe! thanks for posting.. i can smell those roasted spices!..
shri
hi is tis tavana podi is used only for curd rice , idly ,dosa?. in wat other dishes shal v use tis ? for ex: sambar,kurma, tempering for some poriyal dishes ?
Aarthi
@shriu can use it for poriyal