Home made idli podi


Ingredients

Red Chilies - 10 to 15 nos.

Whole Urad Dal - 1 cup

Split Bengal Gram (Channa Dal / Kadalaparuppu) 0- 1/2 cup

Sesame Seeds -  1/4 cup

Asafoetida (Asafetida / Hing) - 2 tsp

Salt (adjust to your taste) - 2 tsp

Gingelly oil -  4 tsp


Heat a pan. Add sesame seeds and fry the sesame seeds in low flame till it starts to sputter. Keep the roasted sesame seeds separately in a bowl.


In a pan, add 1 tsp oil. Fry the urad dal in medium flame till it becomes light brown. Take this roasted dal aside in a bowl. Add another teaspoon of oil in the pan. When the oil is hot, add the chana dal and fry the dal till it turns light golden brown. Take this aside along with roasted urad dal.


Now, add 1 teaspoon oil in the pan and fry the red Chill till the colour of the chilli changes to light brown. Keep the flame in low so that it wont burn the chilli. Keep the fried chillies aside to cool before grinding. Allow all the fried ingredients to cool down.


First take the roasted sesame seeds in a mixer jar. Grind it to smooth powder. Do not grind too long as it releases oil. Grind in regular intervals and make sure they are in powder form. Take this sesame powder aside. Take the chilies along with salt to the mixer jar and grind it to smooth powder.


To the chili powder, now, add the roasted dals. grind it to a coarse powder. Finally add the ground sesame powder and give a pulse or two. Idli Podi is  ready. Allow it to cool for few mins and then store in air-tight container.




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