Idli Milagai Podi | Idli Podi Recipe

The Idli Podi Recipe is a tasty and easy-to-make idli with gun powder. Idli Podi is Idli mixed with milagai podi or gun powder. Along with the Idli Podi Recipe, we will also be showing you how to make the Idli Milagai Podi. Idli Milagai Powder is the chutney powder that is used to make Idli Podi. 

A recipe as simple to make as this has many variations depending on the locality of the neighborhood and what is available close by. However, in this article, we will be showing you how to make the traditional Idli Milagai Podi. If you want to make the

Idli Podi can also be served as a snack or can also be packed in a kid’s lunch box. The amount of milagai podi you use to make Idli Podi will depend on how spicy you want your Idli to be. I add more when I make for myself and reduce the amount when I make for kids. I have used homemade idli podi. If it is not available, you can also make use of store-bought idli podi mix.

Procedure To Make Idli Podi Recipe

1. Heat a pan and roast some sesame seeds in it till the seeds start to sputter. keep aside the roasted seeds

In the same pan add 1 tsp oil after the oil has heated add some mustard seeds and let the seeds sputter, Once the seeds start to sputter add some urad dal. Fry the urad dal till it becomes golden brown and keep it aside

Add some oil again in the pan and roast chana dal till it becomes golden brown

Fry some chilies in the same pan till the color of the chilies changes to light brown. If required add some oil to fry the chilies. Let all the above mentioned ingredients cool

Take the roasted sesame seeds in mixer grinder and grind it to a smooth powder. keep this powder aside, add the roasted chilies and salt to the mixer grinder and grind it into a smooth powder

To this powder add the roasted seeds and grind it into a coarse powder. To this powder add the sesame powder and grind it a little bit

Your idli podi is now ready. You can serve it with mini idlis or dosa