Idly Milagai Podi|Gun Powder Recipe
Idly milagai podi is a condiment, served with idly, South-Indian style rice cake. This is a must have condiment in many south-indian household.
Idly milagai podi or Gun Powder as it is called, is an important condiment that is available in every tambrahm kitchen. What is an idly without milagai podi? yes, many of us prefer idly podi to other chutney's and sambhar.
Amma makes delicious idly podi. But she never measures any ingredients. None of the mother's right? They just eye-ball the measurements and it turns out so yumm and perfect in every way. Every year when i go to Chennai, i make sure i get few recipes from her, i try to click and shoot videos as she cooks, that way i can document her recipes and also the taste.
Idly podi recipe differs from house to house. My mom adds some peanuts to the recipe, but i don't. My in-laws place they add little jaggery to the podi and it tastes little sweet. I don't like sweetness in my podi, but my hubby loves likes that taste, though he never complains about mine. Some add garlic too, we are still not used to that taste, though we garlic sometimes.
Idly podi is a quick to make condiment. All you need is urad dal and chana dal with some red chilies and you are good to go. The dals are dry roasted and ground to powder. We usually prefer mildly coarse powder. But it is totally your choice to grind either fine or coarse.
Apart from the 2 dals, i add coriander seeds and sesame seeds to my idly podi recipe. Coriander adds a nice flavor to the podi and sesame seeds are a healthy source of calcium and when toasted, adds a unique aroma to the podi.
The ingredients
- Dal, the recipe mainly uses black gram/urad dal and chana dal. I have used skinned and split black gram/urad dal. You can use whole urad skinned or with skin. If using black gram/urad dal with skin, the podi color might change slightly
- Red chilies, I always use round ones for my idly podi, as i m aware of the spice level. If you know the spice level of the red chili variety you are using, use it accordingly.
- Coriander and white sesame seeds, as mentioned earlier coriander adds a nice flavor to the podi and sesame seeds adds a good aroma.
Idly Milagai Podi
Equipment
- Indian style mixie or any heavy blender
Ingredients
- 1 cup Split Urad dal/Black gram/uluntham paruppu i have used skinned
- ½ cup chana dal/gram dal/Kadalai paruppu
- 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
- 1 tablespoon white sesame seeds
- 20-25 nos round red chilies i have used 20 chilies, for a mildly spiced podi, increase/decrease the amount accordingly
- 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
Instructions
- In a heavy bottom pan, first take the urad dal and roast it until golden brown. Transfer it to another plate. Next add chana dal to the pan and roast it until golden brown. Transfer it to the same plate as urad dal.
- Always keep the flame in medium while roasting the dals, stir frequently to avoid burning.
- After roasting both the dals, add the red chilies and roast for a minute. Take care not to burn them. Transfer to the dal plate.
- After roasting the dal and seeds, switch off the stove and add the coriander and sesame seeds to the pan and roast it in the residue heat. Once the sesame seeds become toasty take it off the pan to the dal mixture plate.
- Let all the ingredients rest for 10 minutes and cool well.
- Take the ingredients in a mixie jar along with salt and grind it to a powder. We prefer the idly podi to be mildy coarser powder. Its your personal preference to grind it coarse or fine.
- Once ground, transfer the podi to a clean plate, let it cool and then store it in an air-tight container.
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Disclaimer
I m not a Doctor or a Nutritionist The Nutrition information provided above comes from the plugin and is only an estimate.
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Gun powder is a staple in my pantry - I usually buy it or get my granny to make it for me. Saving your recipe - will try it someday
My family has never been hooked to podis as much as I love them..I can have any podi with idli and this just sounds so heavenly!!
Hhhmmmm simply superb....
spicy flavorful podi
I do make this podi, but adding sesame seeds and peanuts are completely new to me. I think they impart unique flavor to this podi. Idly milaga podi looks yumm
i just can't do without this podi, a must in my kitchen
I can never say no for this podi Priya..such an inviting one
This is a staple one in my kitchen...i cant be without this...loved ur flavours...
Podi sounds flavorful and clicks are wonderful as usual.
I usually follow my mom's recipe, but adding peanuts is new to me - must taste divine with Idlis 🙂
That is such a all purpose spice powder.
Podi look so flavorful and inviting...
wow that an flavorful podi , very inviting !!
Gun powder is my favorite and I always use it with hot ghee poured over it on my dosas and idlis. I am almost over with my stock of this and want to make it soon. Saving your recipe to try soon.
Being north indian, Gun powder is hardly used in our recipes but heard a lot about it. Truly amazed to see that how simple it is to make and how useful it is.
I've not made gun powder or idli podi at home but I love it. I love adding it to my str fried idlis which I love. I now have your easy peasy recipe to follow whenever I want to make this delicious spice blend.
I love idly podi. Though I am from North India, my mother makes very tasty South Indian food which she learned from her South Indian friends. I grew up eating food from all over India at home on a regular basis. Just plain rice, ghee, roasted red chilies, and podi- I can eat this combination every single day of my life.
Idli podi is my kid's favorite condiments. This recipe looks easier and flavorful!
I have idli podi always in my pantry as I love it with my idli or dosa. Yours look easy and delicious.
We enjoy Idli, chutney and sambar but never tried it with podi. Am I missing something very delicious there? This podi sounds delicious.
Idli podi is introduced to me by my south Indian friend, she made peanut podi and we loved it. This one with urad dal and chana dal looks so so delicious.
Idli podi is one of my my favourite & must have condiment. This recipe looks easy to follow especially for someone making for the first time...Very flavourful Gun powder!
This idli podi recipe is perfect, Iove the ratio of the dals. Amma always taught, this is what makes the perfect podi.
Idli/dosai milagai podi is so important to have in the pantry. Like you said every house has a slightly different variation of the podi and each and every recipe has a unique taste. I made mine couple of weeks back 🙂
I make this once in a while and it tastes so delish with idli and dosa. Love it with hot steamed rice too.
Idli podi is not prepared at my place in regular basis. We just enjoy with sambar n chutney. But I always tempted to see this kind of podi posts