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Cumin and Pepper Rasam Powder
Curry Powder
Kootu Powder
Idli Mulagaipodi Method 1
Idli Mulagaipodi Method 2
Parupu Powder
Coconut Powder



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Sambhar Powder

Ingredients Red chillies 1 cup (about 15-20 chillies) Corriander seeds 1.5 cups Channa dhall 1/4 cup Thuvar dhall 1/4 cup Methi 1 t.spoon Mustard 1 t.spoon Curry leaves 1/4 cup Turmeric 1/2 t.spoon
Method Dry roast every ingredient seperately without oil till the flavour comes out. Fry methi until it turns dark brown. Grind the above with curry leaves, and turmeric into nice powder. Go to top

Rasam Powder

Ingredients Red chillies 1/4 cup (about 5-8 chillies) Corriander seeds 1 cup Thuvar dhall 1/4 cup Methi 1/2 t.spoon Pepper 1/4 cup Cumin seeds 1/4 cup Mustard 1/2 t.spoon Turmeric 1/2 t.spoon
Method Dry roast every ingredient except cumin seeds and turmeric until the flavour comes out. Fry methi until it turns dark brown. Grind the above with cumin seeds, and tumeric coarseley. Go to top

Cumin and Pepper Rasam Powder

Ingredients Red chilles 6 Thuvar dhall 1 cup Pepper 1/4 cup Cumin seeds 1/4 cup Curry leaves 1/4 cup
Method Dry roast every ingredient seperately except curry leaves without oil until the flavour comes out. Grind the above with curry leaves coarseley. Go to top

Curry Powder

Ingredients Red chillies 8-10 Channa dhall 1/2 cup Corriander seeds 1/4 cup Hing 1/2 t.spoon Curry leaves 1/4 cup
Method Dry roast every ingredient seperately except hing and curry leaves without oil until the flavour comes out. Grind the above with curry leaves, and hing coarseley. Go to top

Kootu Powder

Ingredients Red chillies 6-8 Urad dhall 1/2 cup Pepper 2 t.spoons Hing 1/2 t.spoon Curry leaves a few
Method Dry roast every ingredient seperately except hing and curry leaves without oil until the flavour comes out. Grind the above with curry leaves, and hing coarseley. While making vegetable kootu, mix 1 t.spoon of kootu podi with 2 t.spoons of coconut and grind this, and add it to the boiling vegetables. Go to top

Idli Mulagaipodi

Ingredients Red chillies 1 cup (about 15-20) Urad dhall 1/2 cup Channa dhall 1/2 cup Poppy seeds 2 t.spoons Seseame seeds (black or white) 1/4 cup Hing 1 t.spoon Salt 1.5 t.spoons Cooking oil
Method Roast poppy seeds, and seseame seeds seperately until the flavour comes outand keep it aside. Fry urad dhall, channa dhall and red chillies in little oil, each seperately until the flavour comes out (light brown), and add salt and hing, and keep it aside. Grind everything coarsely. Go to top

Idli Mulagaipodi Method 2

Ingredients Channa dhall 1 cup Urad dhall 1/2 cup Red chillies 20 Seaseme seeds 1/4 cup Hing 1.5 t.spoon Jaggery 1/2 t.spoon Tamarind a small piece Salt 2 t.spoons Cooking oil 2.t spoons
Method Roast seseame seeds seperately until the flavour comes out and keep it aside. Fry urad dhall, channa dhall and red chillies in little oil, each seperately until the flavour comes out (light brown), and add salt, hing, jaggery, and tamarind and keep it aside. Grind everything coarsely. Go to top

Parupu Powder

Ingredients Red chillies 2 Thuvar dhall 1.5 cups Channa dhall 1/2 cup Pepper 2 t.spoons Cumin seeds 1/2 t.spoon Corriander seeds 1 t.spoons Hing 1/4 t.spoon Salt 1 t.spoon
Method Dry roast every ingredient seperately except hing and salt without oil until the flavour comes out. Grind the above with hing and salt into a nice powder. Go to top

Coconut Powder

Ingredients Red chillies 6-8 Coconut grated 2 cups Mustrad 1/4 t.spoon Urad dhall 1/4 cup Channa dhall 1/4 cup Hing a small pinch Tamarind paste 1/2 t.spoon Cooking oil 2 t.spoon Salt 3/4 t.spoon
Method Dry roast grated coconut with 1 t.spoon of oil, until it turns brown. Fry mustard, red chillies, urad dhall, channa dhall, and hing with 1 t.spoon of oil until the flavour comes oil. Dry grind everything coarseley. Go to top

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