IDLY KARAM PODI (SPICY POWDER FOR IDLY)

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup urad dal

1/2 cup chanadal

8 redchillies

salt


1. Fry all the ingredients till they become golden brown,(dry roast) .let them cool down to room temprature.

2.Grind them into a coarse powder, add salt according to ur tast

RASAM POWDER

Preparation time : 10 min

Ingredients :

2 tsp toor dal
1tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp jeera
4 red chillis
5 pepper corns
salt to taste

1. Dry roast all the ingredients,let them cool dowm to room temprature.

2. Grind them like a fine powder.

This powder can be store for oneweek.

DHANIYALA KARAM (SPICY CORRIANDER SEEDS POWDER(

Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

1/2 cup corriander seeds

1/2 cup channa daal

1/2 cup urad daal

4 garlic pods

25 curry leaves

marble size tamarind

10 red chillies

salt to taste

Preparation Method:

1. Dry fry all the above ingredients till they become brown in color

2. After they are cooled, grind them into fine powder

Serve with rice, idly or dosa along with oil

ROASTED CHANNA DAAL POWDER (PUTNALA PODI)

This is a famous south indian powder (or podi called in telugu), which is mixed along with rice and oil/ghee. This powder can be made very easy & fast. This powder can be used for few weeks and will be useful, when you dont have the time to prepare curry. This goes very well with rice.

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

Roasted channa daal (putnala pappu) 250 gms
redchillies 15
2 tbsp cumin seeds
salt to taste

Preparation method:

1. Fry the Roasted channa daal (putnala pappu), cumin seeds and redchillies together, without oil for few mintues, till they turn into light brown.
2. cool down and grind them along with salt.

SEASEME SEEDS POWDER (NUVVULA PODI)

This is a famous south indian powder (or podi called in telugu), which is mixed along with rice and oil/ghee. This powder can be made very easy & fast. This powder can be used for few weeks and will be useful, when you dont have the time to prepare curry. This goes very well with rice.

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

seaseme seeds 250 gms

redchillies 15

salt to taste

Preparation method:

1. Fry the seaseme seeds and redchillies together, without oil for few mintues, till the seaseme seeds turn into light brown.

2. cool down and grind them along with salt.

Tip: this powder can be sprinkled on vegetable fries(before switching off the stove), like bottle gourd, ridge gourd,snake gourd and brinjal