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Idli Podi Recipe | Idli Milagai Podi Recipe

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Total time
35 min
Serves
12
Cuisine
Indian
Idli Podi Recipe | Idli Milagai Podi Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Whole White Urad Dal
  • ⅓ cup Toor Dal
  • 8 no Dry Red Chilli (I used 4 kashmiri chilli & 4 regular spicy chilli)
  • 6 cloves Garlic
  • ¼ cup Curry leaves
  • 1 tsp Asafoetida
  • 1 tbsp Salt to taste
  • ½ tsp Oil

Steps

  1. 1

    Heat a heavy bottom pan. Add in dry red chilli and start roasting till they turn golden. It will take around 5 mins. Remove them to a plate to cool down.

  2. 2

    Take curry leaves in the same pan and roast them for 2 mins, till they turn dry. Remove them to the same plate to cool down.

  3. 3

    Heat 1/2 tsp of oil in the same pan. Add in urad dal and roast them for 5 to 7 mins till they turn golden.Remove them to the same plate to cool down.

  4. 4

    Heat 1/2 tsp oil again in the same pan. Add in toor dal and roast them for 5 to 7 mins till they turn golden. Remove them to the same plate to cool down.

  5. 5

    Allow all the roasted spices and dals to cool down.

  6. 6

    In a good blender. Add in roasted dry red chilli, roasted curry leaves, garlic, asafoetida. Give this a good blend so the chillies get powdered.

  7. 7

    Now add in the dals along with some salt to taste. Blend them again till they get fine powder.

  8. 8

    Let them cool a little. Store this in a dry air tight container for several weeks.

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