Idly Chilli Powder

Friday, January 16, 2009

This podi/powder is nutritious since it is made of lentils and we can store for around a month in any air tight container. This will taste good with any kind of Dosas but it is mainly used with Idly. It is very useful if you want to take parcel of Idly for any outing because it will not spoil so soon like chutney and no need to carry separately. Just mix the powder with some oil and do a coating to idly and pack aluminum foil.

We can also make Podi Dosa with this powder by spreading this while making dosa and tastes good without chutney too.

Ingredients

1/2 cup Chana Dal (Bengal gram Dal)
1/4 cup Urud Dal (Black gram Dal)
1/4 cup Sesame seeds
2 tablespoons coriander seeds
5 to 6 whole red chillies
salt to taste

Method

1) Dry roast all the above ingredients starting with Chana Dal since it takes more time to roast. After 2 to 3 mins add urud Dal, coriander seeds and red chillies and roast until they turn light brown and at the end add sesame seeds. They just need a min or less to roast

2) Cool the ingredients and keep aside and grind them into powder once they are cooled. Do not grind too smooth but maintain the texture of the podi.

3) Mix with Oil/Ghee just before eating with Idly/Dosa

Notes

1) Do not grind while they are hot because it will form lumps and you cannot achieve the desired podi consistency.

2) You can also mix with Yogurt if you want to avoid Oil