Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Idly Podi/Molagapodi

Ingredients:
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  • Whole Urad dal,skinless - 200 grams
  • Chana dal/kadalaparuppu - 75 grams
  • Red chillies - 20 to 25
  • Asafoetida - 3 small round balls,each the size of a chana dal or 1/2 tsp powder
  • White sesame seeds/Ellu - 1 tablespoon
  • Salt - to taste
  • Oil - 1 tablespoon
  • tamarind - a small piece,say like a 25 paise coin
  • jaggery - a pinch
Method:
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  • Wash the Urad dal well and drain the water completely.
  • Heat oil in a kadai and roast the asafoetida .
  • Take away the roasted asafoetida and set aside.
  • Saute the urad dal in the same oil till they turn brown on a medium flame.Take it and set aside.
  • Saute chana dal in the same kadai till they turn brown.Set aside.
  • On a low flame ,saute red chillies for a min.Set aside.
  • Wash the sesame seeds,drain the water and saute in the same kadai.
  • When it starts to crackle,switch off the gas.
  • Now mix all the ingredients with tamarind and jaggery and pulse twice/thrice in a mixer.
  • Add salt and grind to a coarse powder.(Its always better to keep pulsing and seeing the consistency of the podi in between instead of grinding it in 1 shot)
Yummy Podi is ready.Store it in an air tight container.
Mix the podi with little oil and have with Idly/dosa.

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