Horsegram Podi | Horsegram Idli Podi | Kollu Podi
an easy to make spice powder to add burst of flavours to idlis,dosas and rice.
Ingredients
- ¾ cup horsegram
- 1/3 cup udad dal
- 1/3 cup chana dal
- ¼ cup sesame seeds
- 1 tsp oil
- 10 to 12 dry red chillies ( a mix of Byadgi & Pandi chillies)
- 3 sprigs of curry leaves
- ½ tsp asafoetida (hing)
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Heat a pan. Add chana dal, udad dal, sesame seeds and horsegram. Saute on low heat till the lentils turn aromatic.
- Next, heat oil ina pan Add dry red chilies and curry leaves. Sauté until the chilies and curry leaves turn crisp.
- Transfer all the roasted ingredients to a blender and grind them into a semi-coarse powder.
- Store it in an airtight container and use it asneeded.
Hos to use horsegram podi
- 1. Sprinkle horsegram podi over idlis. Drizzle warm ghee over it and serve
- 2. Heat ghee in a pan. Add mustard seeds, udsd dal,curry leaves and horsegram podi. Saute for few seconds. Add idlis and coat wel lwith podi.
- 3. Mix podi with curd rice and serve.
- 4. Mix podi with steamed rice and drixxle ghee over it.