How To Make Milagai Podi AKA Gunpowder? Recipe Inside

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We often see restaurants and eateries serving idli with spicy gunpowder. If you want to make this savoury podi at home, follow this easy-peasy recipe.

Famous Milagai Podi!

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• Chana Dal • Toor Dal • Urad Dal • Dried Red Chillies • Sesame Seeds • Salt • Cumin Seeds • Asafoetida • Oil • Curry Leaves

Ingredients:

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• Start preparing Milagai Podi by dry roasting chana dal, toor dal, and urad dal on a pan one by one. Do not roast all the types of dal at once. Follow this step on a low flame. 

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• Following the same process, dry roast cumin seeds and sesame seeds for some time as well. • Let all the roasted ingredients cool down.  

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• Next, take a pan and add oil. Temper dried red chillies, sesame seeds, curry leaves, cumin seeds, asafoetida, and salt. • Grind it into a smooth powder. 

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• Next, blend the rest of the dry roasted ingredients and mix both powders. • Grinding the ingredients differently helps in getting the desired fine texture. • Once done, transfer the podi to an airtight container. 

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Relish yummy idli with the freshly prepared Milagai Podi!

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