Coconut Podi
grated coconut – 1 cup, urud dal – 3/4 cup, gram dal – 1 tsp, whole dried red chillies – 6-7, salt – 1/2 tsp, tamarind – a pinch, asafoetida – a pinch. In a little oil, roast all the … Continue reading →
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Curry leaves powder
gram dal – 2 tsp, whole red peppers – 4, asafoetida-1/4 tsp. Roast the above in a little oil.Roast a cup a fresh curry leaves until it becomes crisp. Add a pinch of tamarind, 1/4 tsp salt to these and … Continue reading →
Ellu podi
Roast sesame seeds – 100g in a dry pan until it starts to burst. You may use black sesame seeds, but it should be washed well and drained. Black sesame will have better aroma. White sesame seeds may also be … Continue reading →
Paruppu podi
gram dal – 1 cup toor dal or Pottu kadalai – 1 cup whole red peppers – 5 Roast the above without oil, add 1/3 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp asafoetida and grind into a very fine powder.
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Ragi – 1 cup, green gram – 1 cup, wheat – 1 cup, par boiled rice – 1 cup, barley – 1 cup, soya – 1 cup, almonds – 1/4 cup, cashewnut – 1/4 cup, dried corn – 1cup Roast … Continue reading →
Urud powder
Dry roast urud dal and grind into a very nice powder.
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Coriander seeds – 1 cup Gram Dal – 1 cup Cumin seeds – 1/2 cup Urud Dal – 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds – 1/4 tsp whole red peppers-10 asafoetida – 1/4 tsp (add last) Slightly heat in little oil until … Continue reading →
Sambar powder
Whole red peppers – 1/4 kg Coriander seeds – 1/4 kg Toor Dal – 200 g Gram dal – 200 g whole black peppers – 25 g asafoetida – a pinch. or whole red peppers – 10 cups, coriander seeds … Continue reading →
Rasam Powder
Whole black peppers – 1 cup Toor Dal – 1/2 cup Cumin seeds – 1/2 cup coriander seeds – 1/2 cup Slightly heat without adding oil in a fry pan and grind the above ingredients into a nice powder.
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mango (not too sour, not too sweet) – 1/4 kg, red chillis – 5, salt – 1/2 tsp, asafoetida – 1/4 tsp, mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp, fenugreek powder – 1/4 tsp, sesame oil – 3 tsp Peel the mangoes … Continue reading →