Ellu Podi

Ingredients:
Black Ellu (sesame seeds) - 50 grms.
Dry red chilli - 7 nos
Tamarind - lemon size
salt - to taste 
garlic - 10 cloves
Asafoetida (hing / Perunkaayam) - 1 pinch

Method:
Heat a kadaai dry roast the ellu and keep aside.

Again heat the kadaai add 1 tsp oil and fry red chillies.

Put the roasted chillies along with the Ellu and let them cool completely.

After they get cooled, grind Ellu, red chillies,hing and garlic.


Then add tamarind and salt along with the ellu and grind together.


Now Ellu podi is ready and serve with idly or dosai.

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!