Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Idli Podi Recipe | Idli Milagai Podi - Magic Gun Powder is a vegetarian south indian breakfast, masala made with oil, urad dal, and chana dal in about 25 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 15 minutes
- Total time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 1 jar
- Category: Breakfast, masala
- Cuisine: south indian
Ingredients
- 2 tsp oil
- 1 cup urad dal
- 1 cup chana dal
- 2 tbsp toor dal
- 3 tbsp sesame
- 75 grams dried red chilli
- few curry leaves
- 3 tsp salt
- ½ tsp hing
Method
- Firstly, in a thick-bottomed pan heat 1 tsp oil and roast 1 cup urad dal on low flame until it turns aromatic.
- Add 1 cup chana dal, 2 tbsp toor dal, and 3 tbsp sesame.
- Continue to roast until the dal turns golden brown and aromatic.
- Transfer to the plate and allow it to cool completely.
- In the same pan heat 1 tsp oil, add 75 grams dried red chilli and a few curry leaves.
- Roast until the chilli puffs up.
- Also, add ball-sized tamarind and roast for a minute.
- Now cool completely, transfer to the mixer jar, and grind to a fine powder.
- Further add in roasted dal, 3 tsp salt, and ½ tsp hing.
- Grind to a fine powder. make sure to mix in between to avoid any blockage.
- Finally, store idli podi in air tight container and enjoy it with idli, dosa, and rice.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.
