How to Vegan Delicious Idli Podi/MolagaPodi/Gunpowder

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How to Vegan Delicious Idli Podi/MolagaPodi/Gunpowder Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Idli Podi/MolagaPodi/Gunpowder. When the ghee melts, coat the idlis and warm them from both sides. Add prepare podi or gunpowder and toss the idlis till they are well coated with the podi mix. Idli Podi/MolagaPodi/Gunpowder The Gunpowder for Idli is one of the most famous items/condiments in India, especially down south in Tamil Nadu.

When Iam lazy to the core,I would skip making chutney :) and this is my saviour.

This gives a nice aroma to the powder) Idli podi, mulaga podi, gunpowder etc are the same names of the spice powder which is a good accompaniment for idli, dosa etc.

Podi means powder in South Indian languages.

You can cook Idli Podi/MolagaPodi/Gunpowder using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Idli Podi/MolagaPodi/Gunpowder

  1. Prepare 1 1/2 cup of Urad dhal.

  2. You need 1 cup of Toor dhal.

  3. You need 1/2 cup of Peppercorns.

  4. It’s 1/2 cup of Cumin seeds.

  5. Prepare of Garlic cloves-15.

  6. You need of Cooking Oil.

  7. You need 1 cup of Curry Leaves.

  8. You need 2 tbsp of Chilly Powder.

  9. It’s 2 tbsp of Coriander Powder.

  10. Prepare 1 tsp of Hing.

I used to wonder why a harmless idli podi is called gunpowder.

Later got to know that some variants of the Idli Podi are extremely spicy and hence the name!

In a drop or two of oil, roast the red chillies separately till you get the pungent spicy… For ghee idli - Mix idli podi with ghee and apply all over the idli.

Idli milagai podi - How to make idli milagai podi at home - from Rak's kitchen.

Idli Podi/MolagaPodi/Gunpowder instructions

  1. Roast the ingredients(except powders & Curry leaves) in a pan one by one without oil..

  2. Once all the above are roasted separately, keep them aside and let them cool for a couple of minutes..

  3. Roast Curry leaves and powders with little oil. dont roast more than 2 minutes..

  4. In a mixer grinder, put all the roasted ingredients and add about a teaspoon of Hing and salt to taste and grind it all together..

  5. Dont grind it too powdery, let the texture of the mixture be a little coarse..

  6. Enjoy steamed idli with Gun powder mixed with Coconut oil or Ghee or Gingelly oil..

  7. My Tip:

I mostly prefer Gingelly oil. Its more healthy and enhance taste.l.

Made with urad dal, red chillies, channa dal asafoetida as main ingredients.

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Podi is a coarse spice powder basically made of ground dry chillies, black gram, chickpeas, sesame seeds and salt.

Podi Idli is made by tossing idlis in spiced lentil powder and ghee. (This spice mix is also otherwise known as gun.