Friday, November 19, 2010

Idly podi

Ingredients:
Channa dhal (Kadalai paruppu)- 100 gm 
Urad dhal (black gram) - 200 gm 
Dry red chilly - approximately 15 to 20 numbers
(Reduce chillies if you need a lesser spicy)
Curry leaf - 2 sprig
Pepper - 1 tsp
salt - to taste 
garlic - 7 cloves
Asafoetida (hing / Perunkaayam) - 2 pinch

Method:
Heat a kadaai and  roast the red chilli with 1 tsp oil. Keep aside.

Again heat the kadaai roast the urad dhal ,gram dhal , pepper ,curry leaves ,hing and pepper in remaining oil.


Put the roasted chillies, garlic,salt along with the others above and let them cool completely.

After they get cooled, grind them to a medium fine powder Store in air tight container.

Idly podi is ready!