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idli podi recipe
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Idli Podi Recipe

Idli podi recipe, spicy and flavor dry chutney powder/ side dish for idli!
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Total Time15 mins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: idli podi
Servings: 2 cups
Calories: 513kcal
Author: Harini

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup channa dal
  • 1/2 cup urad dal
  • 1/4 cup peanuts
  • 2 tablespoons sesame seeds white or black
  • 10 cashews
  • 15 dried red chillies
  • 1/2 teaspoon asafoetida
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • Salt

To serve

  • sesame oil or ghee as required

Instructions

  • Heat 1 teaspoon sesame oil in a pan. Add urad dal, channa dal, cashes, peanuts and sesame seeds. Fry in low flame until aromatic.
  • Remove to a plate and let cool
  • In the same pan add asafoetida and dried red chilies. Saute till the red chilies slightly change color and asafoetida is well coated to the chilies. Allow to cool thoroughly.
  • Take all the ingredients in your dry grinding jar and grind for few seconds. Add salt and grind again as coarse or fine you need.
  • Store idli podi in a clean dry bottle or jar.

To serve

  • Mix 3-4 tablespoons podi with ghee or sesame oil and serve with idli

Notes

  • You can few sprigs of curry leaf along with red chilies.
  • You can add whole urad dal (black one with skin) too instead of husked urad dal.

Nutrition

Serving: 2cups | Calories: 513kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 226mg | Fiber: 24g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 214mg | Iron: 8mg