5 from 2 votes

Idli Milagai podi /Malga

podi
Idli Milagai Podi- Flavorful and delicious spice powder
made with roasted lentil and spices

Prep Time
20 mins

Total Time
20 mins

Course: Chutney /Dips, Home made, Spice mix

Cuisine: South Indian Cuisine
Keyword: gun powder, idli podi, malga podi, Milagai
Podi, podi
Servings: 1 cups Author: anjanaskc

Ingredients

3/4 cup Bengal gram /chana daal

3/4 cup White lentil/urad daal
15 Whole Kashmiri red chilies
1/4 cup sesame seeds /til
1 tsp Fenugreek Seeds / Methidana
1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds / Rai *
2 tbsp Whole coriander seeds/ Sabut Dhaniya
1.5 tsp Salt / Namak
1/2 tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder
2 tbsp Tamarind / Imli
2 tbsp Jaggary / Gud *
1 tsp Cooking Oil
10 Whole pepper corn/ Sabut Kali Mirch
1 cup Dried curry leaves (whole)

Instructions
1. In a pan add oil and both lentils/daal.Roast till
they become red in color.
2. Now remove the roasted daal from the pan and
keep aside.Add sesame seeds, coriander seeds
and peppercorns in the pan and dry roast till they
give a nice aroma.
3. Remove from the pan and keep aside
4. Dry the curry leaves in the microwave for a
minutes or dry under the fan.
5. Add 2 tsp of oil in the pan and add the kashmiri
red chilies and roast for a minute on low
heat.switch off the flame and then add the curry
leaves and asafoetida and stir for few seconds
.Let the ingredients cool down completely.
6. Grind the roasted ingredients, jaggary, salt and
tamarind in the mixer to make a coarse powder.
7. Store in an air tight jar.
8. Serving suggestions-Mix with little ghee or
sesame oil or use just as a dry powder to serve
with idli, dosa or vada.

Notes
NOTE-
Addition of jaggary and tamarind is optional,depends
on individual taste and preference, tastes great both
ways.