DOSA MILAGAI PODI (GUN POWDER)

Idli/Dosa milagai podi is our favourite even though we make sambhar and chutney for the idli/dosa.  My mother in law used to add sesame seeds and curry leaves in it.  In my house, we used to make it only with urid dal, red chilli and little bit or rice roasted and added to it while grinding.

My mother in law's version of idli podi was really tasty and I started following her method.  One of my aunty used to put little tamarind and jaggery also while making this podi but my children did not like that taste.  We can also add chana dal in it.

I prefer to have the same along with gingelly oil than the normal oil.  I used to put this podi while making the stirfry vegetables sometime.
This is a main item in the kitchen store of all South Indians.  It is a combination of fried  red chilli, urid dal,sesame seeds and curry leaves.

  For Idli, dosa, adai, I even use the same for making some vegetables and we all love the same.  Different way of making the same by different people, but my way i am presenting here.

gun powder (dosa milagai podi)

Preparation time: 10 minutes
cooking time: 30 minutes
Yield: 1 bottle

Ingredients:

1 cup urid dal ( I took it in a bowl)
1 cup chana dal (optional)
3/4 cup red chilli broken into pieces
2  tbsp white sesame seeds
few cury leaves (1 sprig)
3 tsp salt (as required)
a generous pinch of asafoetida
1 tsp oil

Method:

1.  Heat oil in a kadai, add urid dal and roast  till the colour changes into brown.
2.  If you are adding chana dal, roast the same with one tsp oil
3.  add the asafoetida into it and mix well.



frying urid dal

4.  remove from kadai and put it in a plate allow to cool


fried urid dal and curry leaves

5.  In the same kadai, add the chillies and fry for few minutes till it is crisp,remove and allow to cool.




frying chilli

6.  wash the sesame seeds and strain it in the tea strainer.
add the same in the same kadai and fry it till it is done. do not burn the same.




frying sesame seeds

7.  fry the curry leaves till it is crisp.

8.  Now put the chillies in the mixer container and grind it
9.  add the urid dal, curry leaves and grind to a coarse powder.
10.  add salt and seasame seeds and pulse it for a minute.
11. do not grind now for a long time as the seasame seeds should not be ground much.

12.  when the powder is cool, transfer to an airtight container and use it as and when required.




variation:  we can make the same with flax seeds.  pumpkin flaxseed gunpowder

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