Poondu Podi | Garlic Powder | Post Natal Recipe!

Poondu Podi | Garlic Powder is a special post for my dear friend Savitha. This is a Post Natal Recipe that is food after delivery for about 2 to 3 months. You can have this alternate days with rice and ghee. Ingredients Garlic - 15 nos Black pepper - 1/2 tblspn(As per your taste) Urad dal - 2 tblspn Ghee - 1 tspn Salt as required Preparation Method Remove skin of garlic and keep aside. Heat a kadai with ghee, add urad dal saute till brown. Transfer to plate. Roast the garlic, you can even chop it....

Homemade Bisibelebath Pudi/Vangibath Powder | MASALA POWDER | PODI RECIPES| AMMA'S RECIPE

Homemade Bisibelebath Pudi is one of the most requested recipe among my readers. Today I am sharing Amma's recipe here. Bisibelebath (BBB) is one of the popular rice delicacy from Karnataka. Its very flavourful and healthy. This recipe is one to be bookmarked. It is also a multi use powder. Ingredients Whole daniya seeds - 2 cups Channa Dal - 3/4 cup Urad dal - 3/4 cup Red chilli - 15 nos or...

Karuvepilai Podi | Curry Leaves Powder | How to make!

Its difficult to blog after post natal, taking care of both the babies is quite interesting and busy. since Amma and Appa is here to help me, I am posting quite a few recipes. This is a post for Non Karuvepilai/curry leaves lovers. Curry leaves is very healthy and rich in Iron. This also gives good aroma to the dish. Most of the people/kids throw if found in food. Sometimes it gets spoilt keeping in fridge for...

Thakalli Thokku | Tomato Pickle!

Thakalli Thokku | Tomato Pickle is very tangy and tasty recipe. This is a traditional dish taught by my Mother-in-law who makes this to her perfection,  as in Bangalore we used to do Gojjus. It was new to me and I loved it a lot. Its also my family favourite sidedish. A good timesaver and accompany many dishes. I always prepare and store it in my place, when I find really red tomatoes in...

Karuvepilai Podi | Curry Leaves Powder!

Karuvepilai Podi | Curry leaves powder is very good for health and keeps hair black as well as growing. Curry leaves powder is very tasty. It will also help when anyone gets cold, mix this powder with rice and ghee it as warms up the body. This is also a post pregnancy food. Ingredients Curry leaves – 4 cups Urad dal – ½ cup Bengal gram – ½ cup Black pepper – 1 tspns(As per your taste) Dry red chilli – 2 nos(...

Curry Podi/Powder!!!

As one of my blog reader has asked me for the recipes of podis. Am sharing the recipes. Curry Podi/Powder is a very handy homemade masala powder. This can be used for any vegetable curry's. Its very flavourful. I make in small quantities and use it. This recipe is from my mother in law. Ingredients Dhaniya/Coriander seeds - 1 cup Kadala Paruppu /Channa Dal- 1/2 cup Dry Red Chilli - 1/2 cup or 10nos(As per your...

Homemade Dhaniya Podi/Coriander Powder

Dhaniya Podi is usually added in many dishes in our kitchen. But this podi is quiet different to mix with white rice. This recipe is from my Mother-in-law who has learnt from her mom. A very simple and tasty powder. I usually love mixed or podi sadam. Tried for the first time and just loved it and sharing it. Ingredients Dhaniya/Coriander Seeds - 1/2 cup Urad dal - 1/4 cup Oil - 1 tspn Dry Red Chilli - 2 nos (As...

Mizhagu Rasam Podi(Powder) -1

Rasam is famous in South India. Heres recipe for the podi which is very handy if stored.Everytime I think of posting the recipe of the podi somehow missing it. So today when I made the podi thought definitely I should post it.This can be used to prepare Mizhagu Rasam. Can also add little of this for flavour to other Dal rasams. if you like... This podi is different from usual mizhagu jeeragam podi which we use in Mizhagu/Pepper...

Parappu Podi(Dal Powder)

Parapu Podi is very tasty powder basically from Andhra Pradesh. Its easy to prepare. Can be stored for long time and used anytime. Ingredients Bengal Gram(Kadala parapu) - 1 cup Urad dal (Uzhatham parapu) - 1 cup Toor dal (Tovaram parapu) - 1 cup Asafotida(Peringayam) - 1 small piece or 1/2 tspn Dry red chilli - 3nos Salt to taste Preparation Method In a Kadai, fry all dals separately without oil till brown. Fry...