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Idli Podi Recipe Andhra Style
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
20 mins
 

IdliPodi Recipe Andhra Style is a perfect blend of spices and lentils made by roasting on low flame and by adding the perfect ratio of lentils and spices.

Course: Condiment
Cuisine: Andhra
Keyword: Idli Podi Recipe
Servings: 1 Medium Jar
Author: Uppada Lakshmi
Ingredients
  • Oil – 1 tbsp.
  • Urad dal – ½ cup
  • Chana dal – ½ cup
  • Dry red chillies – 12 No.
  • Sesame seeds – ½ cup
  • Jeera/ Cumin seeds – 1 tbsp.
  • Hing/ Asafetida – ¼ tbsp.
  • Curry leaves – 2 tbsp.
  • Garlic cloves – 8 No.
  • Salt – 1 tbsp. as per your taste
Instructions
  1. Heat oil in a kadai and put urad dal and chana dal in equal portions.
  2. Roast them on low flame till one can sense a nice aroma from them.
  3. Put them on another plate and let them cool. Add dry red chillies and roast them.
  4. To enhance the flavor add cumin seeds, asafetida, sesame seeds and curry leaves.
  5. Once they are roasted transfer to the plate and cool all spices.
  6. Put all spices in a mixer grinder and add salt (as per your taste) and garlic cloves.
  7. Grind all spices to a mild coarse powder. Serve Idli podi with soft idlis accompanied with ghee.

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