Ellu podi recipe

Ellu podi recipe, a simple south Indian podi recipe, perfect accompaniment for rice. I wanted to try this ellu podi recipe for a long time, recently while talking to amma, asked her for the recipe. This ellu podi recipe is a perfect bachelor recipe. Even you can mix this with hot rice and temper with mustard seeds and pack for lunch box too. I have posted some interesting podi recipes in Jeyashri's kitchen. Check out

1. Pavakkai podi
2. Puliyodarai podi

I used white sesame seeds for making this ellu podi, you can use black sesame seeds also.

Andhra style peanut podi recipe

Peanut podi | Palli podi recipe with step by step pictures and full video, a perfect accompaniment for rice and also pairs well with idli| dosa too. I was looking for a perfect andhra style peanut podi for rice. Recently one of my friend's sister who visited her, shared me this Palli podi recipe, which she learnt from her mother in law. I tried the recipe few weeks ago, and it was a super hit in the family. So i wanted to share the recipe of the verkadalai podi. Though this goes very well with idli| dosa, i personally loved this with hot rice, ghee and papad. Do check out my other popular podi recipes

• Andhra style paruppu podi
• Kothamalli podi
• Nalla karam podi

Garlic podi recipe, Poondu podi for rice

Garlic podi recipe, poondu podi, an aromatic South Indian spice powder| podi made using chana dal, urad dal, red chili and garlic. This garlic podi can be mixed with hot rice and ghee or can be had with idli or dosa too. I make the andhra style garlic paruppu podi, with toor dal and it is my family's favorite too. This poodu podi, i recently tasted in a restaurant and wanted to make it at home. It turned out so aromatic and tasty. If you are a podi lover and love garlic flavour, do try this aromatic garlic podi recipe. Let me know how it turned out.
Also check out my

• Andhra nalla karam podi
• Pavakkai podi

Idli milagapodi with peanuts, Side dish for idli dosa

Idli milagai podi | Idli podi with peanuts, a perfect side dish for idli| dosa and an easy to make podi too. I have share idli milagai podi recipe with video and also idli milagai podi with garlic too. Idli milgai podi is a very staple one at our house and my love for it is even more special. For me idli podi is a must irrespective of the side dish i make for idli dosa.. This idli molagapodi recipe i learnt from my cousin, is with the addition of peanuts. I remember her version is bit different from mine and her kids love her idli podi very much. So i casually asked her the recipe, during one of our chats last week. She shared the recipe with exact measurements. This podi recipe is a super duper hit at my place. So if you are looking for a variation in usual milagaipodi, do try this one and i am sure you will love it.

Pavakkai podi recipe, Bitter gourd podi

Pavakkai podi recipe, Karakaya karam, Bitter gourd podi is a simple and easy podi made using bitter gourd, pairs well with hot rice and even curd rice too. I have tried this recipe twice at home but never clicked the pictures. Recently when i got a bunch of bitter gourd from the nearby Indian shop, i thought i will attempt to make a click of the pavakkai podi also called as Karakaya Karam in Telugu. I adapted this recipe from my favorite Vahchef and everytime i make this podi, it turns out so yum. I have given some tips and slight variations in the notes section, so please check the post till the end to read those tips.
I am a huge fan of bitter gourd and i have posted bitter gourd fry, bitter gourd curry and the traditional tamil brahmin pavakkai pitlai recipe in Jeyashri's kitchen. If you are a big fan of podis, then you must give a try on this bitter gourd podi and also try out my Andhra style paruppu podi, kothamalli podi and Nalla karam podi . 

Thengai milagai podi recipe , How to make coconut milagai podi

Thengai Milagai podi, a perfect pair for idli dosa, made with the addition of coconut to the usual Idli milagai podi. I still remember my childhood days when amma used to make this in bulk and we used to eat it like how kids eat sugar from the box. I have posted Thengai podi recipe but Thengai molagapodi is different. Thengai podi we generally mix with hot rice and ghee and eat. Thengai milgai podi we generally smear on Idli, Dosa. This doesn't stay too long like usual milagai podi due to the addition of coconut but still perfect for travel. It has been ages since i made or tasted this thenga molagapodi. Infact, i haven't tried it in my 18 years of cooking. Recently remembered of this while talking with my sister. As amma is holidaying in US now, i couldn't call her at my convenience but somehow spoke to her and got the recipe. She also recollected our madness for thengai milgai podi, including my patti  who is crazy lover of this podi. If you are a molagapodi lover, do try this at home and i am sure you will love it. The first bite of it with idli took me to my childhood days. Can you relate to that feelings 😃

Angaya podi recipe, Postpartum recipes

    Angaya podi recipe, with video and step by pictures. Angaya podi is a traditional recipe made using many healthy ingredients and an important one in postpartum delivery. I adapted this recipe from my athai and my friend's mother law too. This angaya podi can be consumed not only by newly delivered moms but also by anyone in the family. This healthy podi aids in digestion and also a  very good remedy for amebiasis as it has neem flower, sundakkai and manathakkali. I still remember my patti used to make this during the time my sister came to our house for delivery. I used to study in college and my mom and grandmother will force me to eat this angaya podi with rice weekly once. I hate this like anything and will shout at them and move away from that place. Even after i delivered my 2 kids i refused to eat this for more than a week. After making this i started liking it very much and now i am including a tsp of thsi angaya podi in my food daily.I have been receiving reader requests for this angaya podi but somehow i avoid due to the lack of availability of all the ingredients here in Singapore.
    Recently found all the ingredients here in Sri Murugan stores Singapore and ordered them and made this angaya podi. Sri Murugan stores has their mobile app and you can download in your Android or iOs phone to order your grocery. They have varieties  of Indian groceries and fresh Indian vegetables too available at reasonable price. The recently opened Sri Murugan Plus is my one stop shop for my monthly Grocery.
Also check out my

• Kandatippili rasam 

Kothamalli podi recipe | Coriander leaves podi

Kothamalli podi | Coriander leaves podi recipe with step by step pictures and tips. This is an easy South Indian podi recipe, which can be mixed with rice and served for lunch or dinner. I have heard about this a lot but never tried this at home. Few weeks back i made this kothamalli podi at home. As today i am too busy with other work,i didn't have time to click new post. So thought of posting this coriander leaves podi which was lying in my drafts. I made it slightly spicy to suit my family's taste buds,especially my daughter,who loves spicy podi varieties. Check out my other podi varieties

• Garlic paruppu podi
• Thengai podi recipe

Idli Milagai podi with garlic | Side dish for Idli dosa

 Milagai podi | Molaga podi is a classic combo for idli|dosa. I have already posted Milagai podi in Jeyashri's kitchen. This is another version of milagai podi with garlic. Usually in our home we do not add garlic in Milagai podi. A friend shared with me this version of idli milagai podi and also shared with me a portion of the same with me. It tasted very well. The original version she told was to add 2 cloves of garlic but i wanted the garlic flavour to be little more and so i added more garlic. Try this out and let me know how it turned out.

Nalla karam podi | Andhra style nallakaram podi recipe

Nalla karam podi is a variety of idli milagai podi, made with  coriander seeds, red chili as the major ingredients. This is a popular andhra style podi. As we all knows Andhra style podis are more famous and quite spicy too. I have heard a lot about this podi but never tasted or tried even once. During our holiday, we met a mom and daughter, who are basically from hyderabad. Suddenly it flashed me to ask the recipe from her and messaged her yesterday. She replied back to me that her mil is expert in cooking and today morning gave me the recipe. Actually her mil wrote down the recipe in telugu and took a picture of it and sent to her. So sweet of her, she translated that and messaged me back. It turned out very well and i am waiting to have with my dosa , for tomorrow breakfast. I just had this with rice ghee and a little podi. It tasted very nice.

GARLIC PARUPPU PODI | ANDHRA PARUPPU PODI |KANDI PODI

 Paruppu podi we make generally without adding garlic. I have posted the recipe of paruppu podi HERE.
This recipe of andhra style paruppu podi | kandi podi, i learnt from my friend. I have already posted a Pottukadalai podi too. This podi was too flavourful. I didn't make it very spicy but if you want you can add extra few red chilly. This is a simple and quick podi recipe, taste divine when mixed with hot rice and ghee.

CURRY LEAVES POWDER |KARUVEPILLAI PODI RECIPE |PATHIYA SAMAYAL

I wanted to blog about this karuvepillai powder | curry leaves powder recipe for a long time but some how was busy during this diwali time and now after all the oily food, i wanted to settle down with some normal soothing food for the tummy and this so i thought of posting this curry leaves powder. This can be made and stored in  an airtight container and this helps in preventing hair loss and early greying of hair. Even this is given for newly delivered mothers as the urad dal in this powder will strengthen the pelvis and the curry leaves as such gives a medicinal effect and will be best for lactating mothers.

Curry leaves powder when mixed rice smeared with ghee or sesame oil will taste awesome . a simple roasted papad will be a great accompaniment to this.
Check out my KARUVEPILLAI KUZHAMBHU, KARUVEPILLAI THOKKU too.
PREPARATION TIME: 5 MINUTES . COOKING TIME: 10 MINUTES. MAKES : 3/4 CUP
INGREDIENTS:

CURRY LEAVES |KARUVEPILLAI	1 CUP (Tightly packed)
URAD DAL	1/4 CUP
RED CHILI	7-8
TAMARIND	A SMALL LEMON SIZED
SALT	AS NEEDED
ASAFOETIDA	1/4 TSP
OIL	1/2 TSP

METHOD:

• Wash the curry leaves and pat dry them using a kitchen towel.
• Spread this for some time.
• In a pan add the urad dal and red chilli till golden brown and keep it aside.
• In the same pan add oil and add the tamarind and asafoetida saute for 2-3 minutes in a low flame.

• Keep it aside. Now add the curry leaves and saute for a minute. The curry leaves will slightly shrink. Add salt to this and switch off the flame.

• when cool, grind this into a fine powder in a mixer. ensure that the mixie is dry.
• If you want to add garlic you can crush 1 or 2 garlic and roast this while roasting dals and grind it along.

• If you want this a coarse powder, grind the dal into fine powder and lastly add the curry leaves and just pulse it once or twice.
• I remember my mother in law adding half portion of urad dal and half portion of channa dal to this.
• Store this in an airtight container and always handle this with a  clean ,dry spoon.
• This can be kept in room temperature for 15 days.

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Thengai podi recipe, coconut podi

Thengai podi recipe with step by step pictures and video.
Thengai podi is a simple recipe, quite popular in Tamil brahmin houses, made with roasted urad dal, red chili and coconut as main ingredients. Coconut podi is generally mixed with hot rice, smeared with ghee or sesame oil. In our house we all love Thengai podi. In fact we love all podi varieties and i have posted  Andhra style paruppu podi, Angaya podi, Karuveppilai podi, Kothamalli podi and many more.
Some times on a lazy day or when you are pressed out of time for cooking, podis come so handy. They pair well with any curry and kootu. A simple appalam will be a perfect for podi rice. I still remember my grandmother makes this thengai podi in bulk and store in the refrigerator. Also she makes Thenga milagai podi too. And those days we don't have any machine to grate coconut, she grates them manually with hands and makes these podis in bulk. Now i use the grinder attachment for grating the coconut, but i always make podis in small quantities.

CHUTNEY DAL PODI | POTTUKADALAI PODI RECIPE

Once in a while when we all friends meet for a weekday lunch, we just pool at any one of the friend’s house with the items which we cooked on that day and will have fun and of course over eating also. One among our friends, makes varieties of podis | powders and always keeps good stock of them and many times she will pack and send those powders on the day she makes it. I asked her the recipe of Chutney podi, which is made with simple 3 ingredients. It is very easy and handy to carry on days when you travel for a holiday,where you can get rice and yogurt and mix with this podi and can have with chips. So ladies out there even if you are going to your mom’s place for vacation, make chutney podi and keep this for your hubby. So here is the recipe for the easy chutney podi .

INGREDIENTS: (GIVES 1 AND 1/4 CUP PODI)

POTTUKADALAI |CHUTNEY DAL | ROASTED GRAM	1/2 CUP
KOPARAI |DRY COCONUT	1/4 CUP (GRATED)
RED CHILLIS	9-10
OIL	1/4 TSP
SALT	TO TASTE

METHOD:

• In a pan, add oil and saute the red chilli till it turns brown.
• Switch off the flame. Put the chutney dal podi and koprai in the same pan. No need to roast. Let this sit in the hot pan for some time.

• When it is cool grind this into a fine powder along with salt.

• Your chutney podi is done. Enjoy with hot rice smeared with sesame oil and roasted papad as accompaniment.

Notes:

1. You can add 1-2 garlic pods while grinding to enhance the taste.
2. the pottukadakai and kopra are slightly on the sweeter side , so do not lessen the red chillies.
3. This podi was not spicy, you can even add more red chilli too.
4. You can store it in cool dry place for 2 weeks and handle always with clean dry spoon.

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PARUPPU PODI RECIPE

Recipe of paruppu podi updated with video.
 Paruppu podi is one of the simplest recipe and we all love this podi with hot rice and papad. any variety of kootu will go will this. Check out my garlic paruppu podi recipe too.


                                              Video of how to make paruppu podi 

Preparation time: 5 mins| Cooking time:15 minutes| Yields: 1/2 cup plus approx.
INGREDIENTS:

TOOR DAL	1/2 CUP
PEPPER CORNS	1 TSP
RED CHILI	2 NO
ASAFOETIDA	1/4 TSP
SALT	AS NEEDED

• Dry roast the ingredients till the toor dal turns into a golden brown color.

• When it is cool, grind it into fine powder.

• Enjoy with hot rice.
• Garlic flakes can be added while roasting if you like the garlic flavor in the podi

DRY COCONUT POWDER RECIPE

    This is a  very simple recipe i learnt from my friend after tasting this in her place one day when we are having lunch together after a tiring day of shopping groceries. She always keeps a lots of podis that can be mixed with rice and one among them is this Dry coconut powder also known as Kobbari Podi. Will soon share recipes of other varieties of podis also.

INGREDIENTS:

KOPRA|KOPPARAI|DRY COCONUT	2 CUPS( GRATED)
RED CHILLI	8-9  NO
GARLIC PODS	3 PODS
OIL	1 TSP
CURRY LEAVES	FEW
MUSTARD SEEDS	1/4 TSP
ASAFOETIDA	A PINCH
SALT	TO TASTE

METHOD:

• Dry roast the redchilli in a pan.

• When this becomes cool, grind with grated kopparai  and garlic.
• Add salt while grinding.

• In a kadai add oil and throw in the mustard seeds, curry leaves and asafoetida. When it crackles add the ground dry coconut mix.
• Saute for a minute and switch off the flame.

• When it is cool, store this is a air tight box.
• No need to refrigerate this podi.
• Enjoy with hot rice smeared with oil | ghee and papads.
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IDLI MILAGAI PODI RECIPE | SIDE DISH FOR IDLI|DOSA

Molaga podi recipe updated with video



Milagai podi- a spicy, flavourful powder made by coarsely grinding roasted lentils
and dry chillies. Milagai podi or Molaga podi or Idli podi (commonly referred in
restaurants) is a quick and easy recipe to pair with idli or dosa. We loved this since
our childhood days and have always insisted on having idlis and dosais with this
podi despite our mother making sambar or chutney. I fondly remember my mother
scolding us sisters for finishing off this podi in no time. As we say, history repeats
and now I find myself reprimanding my daughter for doing the same thing.
If you are a huge fan of molaga podi then you must check these recipes too

• Idli milagai podi with peanuts
• Thengai milagai podi

Apart from having molagapodi with idli, dosa you can use milagai podi for making Podi sevai and Millet capsicum rice.