PODI RECIPES

MINT PODI

Ingredients: 

Mint leaves        -     1 or 2 bunches

Channa dal        -      3 spoons

Urad dal            -      3 spoons

Cumin seeds      -       1 spoon

Coriander seeds -       1/2 spoon

Red chilly           -        3

Salt                    -       According to taste

procedure:

Wash mint leaves and wrap it in a cloth and let it dry in shadow for 2 or 3 days.

Dry roast all the ingredients together with dried mint leaves until raw smell comes out.

Grind it in mixie into smooth powder.

note:

Add 2 spoons powder and ghee with rice.

IDLY SAMBAR PODI

Ingredients:

Channa dal         -     1/4 cup
Coriander seeds -      1/4 cup
Red chilly           -       3
Asafoetida          -      1/4 spoon

Procedure:

Dry roast dal,coriander seeds and red chillies. grind it in mixie with asafoetida.

Note:

If you cook sambar for idly or dosa add 1 spoon of sambar powder,before 2 minutes you are going to off the flame. It increase your sambar taste..

IDLI PODI

Ingredients:

Channa dal         -       1 cup
Urad dal             -        1/2 cup
Red chilly(dried)  -       10
Oil                       -       3-4 spoons
Salt                      -       according to taste
Asafoetida           -        1/4 spoon or 1/4 inch piece

Procedure:

In a heavy bottom pan, add oil and channa dal and urad dal.
After it turns into pale yellow colour add dried red chillies and asafoetida.
Fry all the ingredients until it turn into golden brown colour.
After cooling, grind it in mixie and store it in a air tight container.

RASA PODI 

Ingredients:

Thoor  dal           -     1/2 cup
Coriander seeds  -     1/2 cup
Pepper                -     1/4 cup/ 25 gms
Cumin seeds         -      1/4 cup/ 25 gms
Red chillies          -       2 or 3

Procedure:

Dry roast all the ingredients together ,after aroma comes out,remove  from  pan and cool it.
Grind it in mixie and store it in a air tight container.