Ellu Podi Recipe (Sesame Seed Powder for Idli, Dosa and Rice)
Ellu podi or sesame seed powder made using roasting spices, sesame seeds and lentils. This can be served over some rice and a drizzle of ghee. You can have it with idli or dosa too.
Equipment
Blender
Heavy Bottom Kadai
Ingredients
- ½ teaspoon Sesame Oil
- ½ cup Whole Urad dal
- 8 no Dry Red Chillies
- 1 cup Black Sesame Seeds
- 4 cloves Garlic
- ½ cup Curry Leaves
- 2 teaspoon Salt to taste
Instructions
- Heat ½ teaspoon oil in a heavy bottom pan, Start by roasting urad dal. Add in urad dal in the pan and roast on medium heat till golden brown. It will take around 5 to 6 minutes. Once it is golden, Remove to a plate and let it cool.
- Now in the same pan. Add in dry red chillies and roast golden. It will take around 1 to 2 minutes. Remove to a plate.
- Add in sesame seeds and start roasting. it will start to pop and roast. Once the popping subsides, remove this to the same plate and let it cool.
- Now Take curry leaves in the same pan. Roast on medium high heat till the curry leaves turn crispy. It will take around 4 minutes. Remove the toasted curry leaves to the same plate and let it cool.
- Once all the ingredients are cool completely. Take it a blender add in garlic and salt and grind them. Don't grind too much else the oil from the sesame seeds may turn the powder to a paste.
- Once the powder is ground. Remove this to a plate and let it cool. Once cooled store in an air tight container.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Ellu Podi Recipe (Sesame Seed Powder for Idli, Dosa and Rice)
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
133
% Daily Value*
Fat
8
g
12
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
3
g
Monounsaturated Fat
3
g
Sodium
468
mg
20
%
Potassium
78
mg
2
%
Carbohydrates
11
g
4
%
Fiber
5
g
21
%
Sugar
0.1
g
0
%
Protein
6
g
12
%
Vitamin A
904
IU
18
%
Vitamin C
475
mg
576
%
Calcium
253
mg
25
%
Iron
3
mg
17
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.