Ellu Milagai Podi/Idli Podi/Sesame Seeds Chilli Idli Dosa powder

Ellu Milagai Podi/Idli Podi/Sesame Seeds Chilli Idli Dosa powder

Ellu milagai podi is a south-indian based spicy dry powder which serves as an excellent accompaniment with Steamed idlis, Dosas, Uthappam, Upma etc.,


Ingredients

1. Channa DhaléKadalai paruppu - 1/2 cup
2. Urad DhaléUlutham parupu - 1 cup
3. Dry Red Chillies - About 1 cup or approximately 30

4. Asafoetida/Hing/Perungayam - 1/2 tea spoon
5. Sesame seeds/Ellu - 1/2 cup

6. Salt - 3/4 tea spoon

Procedure:
1. Turn on the stove and heat a wide frying pan in medium heat.

2. When the pan is hot, add channa dhal to it and dry roast until the raw smell goes off and it starts turning light brown.
3. At this stage, add urad dhal and roast till they turn slight brown.
4. Turn the heat to medium to low heat and add the dry red chillies, asafoetida and roast for a few minutes.

Keep stirring and roasting well so that the dhal does not get burnt. If the heat is high, then red chillies would get burnt.
5. Transfer this roasted mixture to a bowl.
6. In the same pan, fry the sesame seeds till they start spluttering.
7. Transfer this to a separate bowl.

8. In a mixer-grinder bowl, add the roasted dhal-chillies mixture  and add salt and dry grind to a coarse powder.
9. Once they are ground, add the sesame seeds and grind them together into a coarse powder. You can also grind into fine powder if you wish.

10. Transfer to an air-tight container. Yummy idli powder is ready. This powder will last for about 2-3 months without getting spoilt.
11. Use 2-3 spoons of this powder and mix with edible oil and serve along with  Idlis or Dosas or Uthampam or Kichidi or Upma.