Podi Idli
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 20 mini idlis
 
Ingredients
To make idli podi
  • Whole urad dal - 1 cup
  • Red chilli - 10 to 12 nos
  • Sesame seed - ½ cup
  • Garlic cloves, big - 2 nos + 1 medium
  • Curry leaves - half a sprig
  • Salt - 1 tsp
To make podi idli
  • Idli batter -
  • Oil - ½ to 1 tsp
  • Mustard seeds - ½ tsp
  • Urad dal - ½ tsp
  • Curry leaves - ½ a sprig
  • Idli podi - 2 tbsp
Instructions
  1. Heat a pan in a medium flame and dry roast urad dal until aroma spreads for couple of minutes. Transfer to a plate and let it cool.
  2. Next dry roast red chilli and garlic seperately until they turn crisp and transfer to the plate.
  3. In the same pan dry roast sesame seeds until it splutters for about a minute. Transfer to a separate plate and let it cool.
  4. Turn off the heat and dry roast curry leaves until they turn crispy.
  5. Pulse urad dal, curry leaves and red chilli twice. Add sesame seed, garlic and salt and blend for few seconds to a coarse powder.
  6. Now pour idli batter in mini idli plates and steam cook for 15 minutes.
  7. scoop out all the idlis and immediately (when the idlis are still hot) add a tbsp of idli podi and roughly toss them.
  8. Heat oil in a pan and season with mustard, urad dal and curry leaves.
  9. Add the tossed idlis to the seasoning along with a tbsp of idli podi. Covet the lid, hold two sides of the pan and carefully toss them for few seconds.
  10. Turn off the heat and serve tasty and spicy podi idli with sambar and chutney or serve as is. Enjoy! :)
Recipe by MyEdibleCravings at http://myediblecravings.com/podi-idli/