Ellu Idli Podi / Sesame Podi For Idly

Ellu idly podi is my favourite and can have it even daily.. It plays the vital role in every south indian homes.. Best sidedish for hot idllis, this podi comes to our rescue. I am sure each one has their own version and here is mine.. I have tried different version of podi...that is Idli Milagai podi you can visit also in my blog ...

My son loves homemade podi for hot idlis and dosa, so I dont leave the podi jar to empty. Amma makes idli podi using black urad dal with skin and mix with gingelly oil make the smell awesome while having, So I prepared this podi like my mom's taste.. so try this recipe to your family, sure they loved it...

Preparation time : 10 mins

Grinding time : 5 mins
Recipe cuisine - South Indian
Recipe category - Sidedish

INGREDIENTS

Red chilli - 20 nos

Seasame seeds - 1/2 cup

Split urad dal - 1/2 cup

Asafoetida - 1 tspn
Garlic - 8 cloves
Tamarind - 1 lemon size
Curry leaves - as needed
Salt - as needed
Gingelly oil - 5 tspn

METHOD :

• In a kadai add oil, chilli, urad dal, seasame and fried it over.
• Let them to cool, now add fried thinks in to the blender.
• And also add tamarind, Asafoetida,salt and grind it
• When it's half grained, now add garlic to the blender..
• Noted that you must add the garlic atlast(So that i must me flavour ful)
• And grind it again now the ellu idly podi is ready to serve.

PICTORIAL:

Take your ingredients

In a kadai add oil

Splited urad dal

Then seasame seeds

Red chilli

Then curry leaves

Fry it over

Like this

Then add all this items into a blender

Add asafoetida

Salt

Some tamarind

And grind it

When it half grinded

Add garlic to that

 Once pulse it

Like this consistency

Now the ellu idly podi ready

Store it in a air tight container 

Best use for one week

Add gingelly oil to your taste

Enjoy..