Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, idli milagai podi/ gun powder/ chutney powder. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Let's learn to make a spicy flavoured powder made of coarsely grounded lentils and spicy red chillies. In Tamil language Milagai means Chilli and Podi means. Molaga Podi recipe for idli - gun powder - powder chutney recipe - Hindi - English Subtitle Learn to make Molaga podi chutney at home and enjoy with idli.
Idli milagai podi/ Gun powder/ Chutney powder is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Idli milagai podi/ Gun powder/ Chutney powder is something which I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have idli milagai podi/ gun powder/ chutney powder using 10 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Idli milagai podi/ Gun powder/ Chutney powder:
- Prepare 1 tbsp Sesame oil
- Prepare 12 Kashmiri red chillies
- Make ready 1/4 cup Bengal gram dal
- Prepare 1/2 cup Black gram dal, deskinned
- Make ready 1/4 cup sesame seeds, white
- Prepare 1 tsp. peppercorns crushed
- Take 1/4 tsp. turmeric powder
- Prepare 1/2 tsp asafoetida powder
- Get 3 sprigs curry leaves
- Prepare to taste salt
Idli Milagai podi / Idli podi is my fav and can have it even daily…. Idli podi or podi or thool as we call it, plays a vital role in every south indian homes. Lazy?! no side dish at home, this podi comes to our rescue. I am sure each one has their own version and here is mine….
Instructions to make Idli milagai podi/ Gun powder/ Chutney powder:
- In a heavy-bottomed pan, heat sesame oil.
- Add chillies and fry till they puff up. Remove. Keep aside.
- In the same pan, add Bengal gram dal and fry till almost golden brown. Remove and keep aside. once removed from heat, the gram will continue browning a little more.
- Now add black gram dal & fry till almost golden brown. Remove and keep aside.
- Now fry curry leaves till it turns crisp. Remove.
- Now fry sesame seeds and peppercorns till it starts spluttering. remove from heat.
- Add turmeric powder and asafoetida powder to the fried ingredients.
- Let the fried ingredients cool slightly, then powder coarsely.
- In the last blending, add salt according to taste and blend again. add little salt first & adjust accordingly.
- To serve- mix with either sesame oil or coconut oil when serving with idlis or dosas.
- Note:- 1) I used Kashmiri chillies as it is less spicy. (2) When adding peppercorns, crush lightly or it will splutter on face. (3) if salt is added earlier, the mix will turn mushy.
Idli podi, Milagai podi or malgapodi/ Gun Powder is a popular powder/chutney/podi of every south Indian kitchen. It is a nice accompaniment to serve with dosa ,idli,adai and vada. In Tamil chilies are refereed as Milagai and powder is Podi so this delicious hot powder is named Milagai Podi. Milagai Podi is also fondly called 'gun powder', which makes it obvious just how fiery it tastes! The spiciness of red chillies combined with the aroma and rich taste of roasted dals and asafoetida makes this South Indian spice powder a really tongue tickling treat.
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