Tamil Nadu

Idli podi

Name: Idli podi
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: South Indian
Ingredients: 1/3 cup urad dal (split black gram); 1/4 cup chana dal (split chickpeas); 10 to 12 dried red chilli; 1 1/2 tbsp sesame seeds; 1/4 tsp asafoetida; 1 sprig curry leaves; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp to roast cooking oil (vegetable oil); Sesame oil, to serve, 2 tsp per helping

Roasted dals, red chillies and sesame ground coarse. Gunpowder, mixed with sesame oil, on hot idlis.

25 minTime

2 gProtein each

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Grandma's wayDals, chillies, sesame, and sesame oil to serve.

The original

67kcalsame

2 gproteinsame

2 gfibresame

25minutessame

Classic idli podi.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Urad dal (split black gram)⅓ cup

Chana dal (split chickpeas)¼ cup

Dried red chilli10 to 12

Sesame seeds1½ tbsp

Asafoetida¼ tsp

Curry leaves1 sprig

Salt1 tsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1 tsp, to roast

Sesame oilto serve, 2 tsp per helping

Method

4 steps

1Roast the urad dal and chana dal separately on low heat until golden.
2Roast the chillies with a drop of oil and the curry leaves until crisp. Toast the sesame until it pops.
3Cool, then grind everything with asafoetida and salt to a coarse powder.
4Store airtight. Serve with sesame oil mixed in.

Serve it like this

Serve hot on a plate, with a few fresh coriander leaves on top.

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Idli podi

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