Idli/Dosa Powder (Dhiguda Bhurugo)
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Idli/Dosa powder is an accompaniment powder which is prepared with Curry leaves as a main ingredient. This is a Sourashtrian recipe which is unique and has the wonderful taste and aroma of curry leaves.
About the picture above, I did not intend to get a reflection in that. It was an accident, in this case, a sweet one. I finished taking innumerous pictures of podi, finally cleaned the table and kept the spoons in a corner to dispose the podi off. But on the second notice, it looked very pretty from that angle. So without disturbing anything else, I clicked some more pictures. That's why it has a lot of messy things around. The "so-called" filtered pictures are below...
Well, let's come to the recipe part of it... :)
Ingredients:
Channa daal - 1 1/2 tsp
Urad daal - 1 1/2 tspRed chillies - 12 (adjust to your taste)
Roasted channa daal - 1 cup
Jeera (cumin seeds) - 1 tsp
Black pepper - 1 tsp
Dried curry leaves - 3 cups
Salt - 1 tbsp (adjust to your taste)
1. Fry each ingredient (except salt) separately in a pan, without oil for a couple of minutes each (or until it leaves aroma or until it changes in color a little). Do not burn.
2. In a blender, grind them together coarsely as seen in the pictures.
3. Store the podi in a tight container. Can be used for months.
4. This podi can be served with a tsp of oil with Idlis or sprinkled on dosa and served. The key point is the aroma should be preserved.
March 25, 2009 at 3:49 PM
Fantastic pictures, love the idea...especially the last one...this podi is a must have in my kitchen.
March 25, 2009 at 3:52 PM
I like all the clicks Vishnu...lovely podi.
March 25, 2009 at 3:58 PM
=> Deepu & Poornima, Thank you for the quick response girls!! :)
March 25, 2009 at 4:52 PM
wow ! fantastic, mind blowing shots .. hey lovely dear ..i am soo happy to see all the pics ..and later will surely come and read the recipe ...A big Hug :)
March 25, 2009 at 5:10 PM
Wow lovely pics priya....podi with a gallop of ghee tastes heavenly....Nice post
March 25, 2009 at 5:26 PM
More fab clicks Priya dear...:)..Lovely podi..:)
March 25, 2009 at 5:45 PM
Lovely clicks and podi Priya.. Do send some more entries for my FIL-Tomato event by Mar 31st..!:)
March 25, 2009 at 6:08 PM
Very nice pictures..Podi with 3 cups of curry leaves has to be very aromatic and delicious. Nice entry.
March 25, 2009 at 7:21 PM
nice idea priya..last pic is awesome!!
March 25, 2009 at 7:25 PM
i love all the pictures, priya :)
March 25, 2009 at 8:24 PM
lovely spicy podi...nice clicks
March 25, 2009 at 8:47 PM
Yummy podis.Nice cliks.
Congrats on been awarded by gayatri
March 25, 2009 at 8:55 PM
=> Mangala, thank you dear! Sure, read it whenever you are free... :)
=> Pooja, you said it girl, it IS heavenly! :D
=> Varsha, thanks a lot dear! :)
=> Sanghi, thank you, sure will try to post something and send before 31st! :)
=> Madhu, Lavanya, Vibaas, Shama, thank you dears! :)
=> Varunavi, thank you for your wishes dear! :)
March 25, 2009 at 10:56 PM
beautiful pics as usual. podi looks nice, adding pepper and jeera is new to me. will try dear.
March 26, 2009 at 1:56 AM
Wowow awesome clicks Anu...Cant take my eyes from the clicks...i have something for u in my blog, pls check it out..
March 26, 2009 at 6:20 AM
Awesome pictures, loved everyone of them especially the last one. The podi sounds yum !
March 26, 2009 at 7:53 AM
I love this podi, but adding 3 cups of curry leaves is new to me. Surely it will give nice aroma. Surely going to try. Priya Awesome Pictures.
March 26, 2009 at 8:20 AM
Fab clicks...looks so gud..nice podi too
March 26, 2009 at 8:34 AM
Priya Congrats on Winning the Third place in Click contest. Wishing you to get more and more like this in future. Thanks for following me, i am honoured.
March 26, 2009 at 11:45 AM
I am spellbound.......what should i say....:) i don't know ........, Simply superb dear.
March 26, 2009 at 12:40 PM
gorgeous pics .. I love these podis too
March 26, 2009 at 12:51 PM
lovely clicks priya..love making powders at home
March 26, 2009 at 1:56 PM
Wonderful clicks Priya! Can smell the spicy aroma of the podi :)
March 26, 2009 at 4:19 PM
Great clicks Priya! Sometimes accidents turn out to be good, right! Love the reflection of podi. Nice recipe. :0
March 26, 2009 at 7:35 PM
=> Mahimaa, its really flavourful, do let me know how you liked it.. :)
=> Priya, thanks for sharing the award with me :)
=> Usha, thanks dear!
=> Vidhya, Thanks dear, please let me know how it turned out. :)
Thanks for your wishes, felt really happy... And its my pleasure! :)
=> Sangeetha, thank you so much!! ***Hugs*** :D
=> Priti, Deesha, Preety, Anu, Uma, thank you so much dears!! :)
March 26, 2009 at 8:22 PM
Lovely pic (the first one with the reflections) :) This is a favorite at our house....ours always comes out a bit redder though....
March 27, 2009 at 3:02 AM
Beautiful pics Priya, liked it so much. Also congrats for your click contest award, you really deserve it :)
March 28, 2009 at 11:26 AM
Hey this podi ..is little different .actually i don't add jeera ..will try this sometime :)Thanks for the recipe dear :)
March 28, 2009 at 10:46 PM
=> A&N, thanks dear, yep, I've seen it.. but I guess ours looks greener due to Curry leaves. :)
=> Maria, thanks for your comment, really appreciate them :)
=> Mangala, thanks da... yes its a little diff, but has very good taste, sure try and let me know how it turns out! :)
December 30, 2009 at 7:59 AM
Hi....
tat was a nice recipie....
the podi taste gr8.........
can u pls upload, how to make ur traditional, Avanti podi?
it will be more helpful....
waiting for ur response....
thanks in advance.....
May 18, 2012 at 12:53 AM
Priya,
Your blogs helps us to do all traditional receipes. Can you put on receipe of how to do rubin(lubhim)- gooseberry pickle and lemon pickle in a traditional way
Rgds,
Sharmila