Tea Masala|Condiments

Tea masala is easiest powder to grind and also very flavorful. It gives a very nice flavor and smell to the tea.
Ingredients
3 tsp pepper corns
Piece of dry ginger (I used 3 tsp dry ginger powder)
1 Cinnamon stick
6-7 Cloves
3-4 Cardomon seeds

Grind all the above ingredients and add 1/2 to 1 tea spoon while boiling tea water.
And then add milk and serve hot.

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Tea(Chai)

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Idli Chilli Powder|BM#7

This recipe goes to Blogging Marathon hosted by Srivalli.
Recipe Source: Maillika Badrinath's Tiffin Varieties
Ingredients:
Urad Dhal 1/2 cup
Red Chillies- 15
Coriander seeds- 2 tea spoon
Channa Dhal - 2 tea spoon
tamarind- small goose berry sized
Jaggery- 1 tea spoon
salt to taste

Method:
Heat one tea spoon of oil and fry all the ingredients till golden brown.
Grind together with salt,Jaggery and tamarind.
Store it in a air tight container.
Serve a spoon of powder mixed with oil with any dosai or idli.

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podi

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Kootu Podi

Kootu podi can be prepared and kept as many days required. You just need to boil the required vegetable and dhal, then add thiskootu powder and season with all required items also we can add a little coconut for taste.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup of channa Dhal or Pottu kadalai
1 cup of Urad dhal
2 tbl spoon of pepper corns
5 -8 dried green chillies
Curry leaves
2 tsp of salt

Method:

1. In a pan add the channa dhal and fry until golden brown- remove and keep aside
2. Next, add the urad dhal and curry leaves and fry till golden brown .
3. Fry the pepper corns for 2-3 minutes.
4. To dry the green chillies: you can microwave for 2-3 min, till it becomes dry
5. Add the salt in the pan and fry for 1/2 min. (To remove wetness)
6. Now combine all the ingredients(Channa dhal,urad dhal,green chilli,pepper corns,curry leaves and salt).
7. Grind into smooth powder and store in a container.

To prepare Kootu:
Boil the vegetable required for kootu and keep aside.(Chow chow or mixed vegetable or any vegetable as you wish).
Boil the dhal (toor dhal or moong dhal) and mix 2-3 spoons of kootu powder.
Add required amount of salt and mix vegetable,dhal and kootu powder well.
1 spoon of coconut can be added (optional)
In a pan add 1 tsp of oil,mustard seeds,curry leaves and allow to splutter.
Mix along with the vegetable and dhal and serve with rice or roti.

podi

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Puliyogare Podi

My mother-in-law taught me few podi's for easy use. Here is one among them.
We can grind this powder and keep it for many days. On the day of mixing the rice, just boil tamrind water and season with all ingredients as mentioned below.

Ingredients

1 cup Channa dhal
2 cup Dhania (Coriander seeds)
2 tsp Mustard seeds
1 cup Jeera
Required red chillies- (I added 1/2 cup of long red chillies)
1 cup ground nut
1 cup til

Method
1. Fry all the above ingredients till the raw smell goes
2. Grind them into fine powder and store it as many days required.

To prepare puliyogare rice we need,
2 cups rice
2 tbl spoon Tamrind paste
4-5 Spoons of puliyogare powder grounded.
little Asefotida
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp Urad dhal
1 tsp Channa dhal
1 tsp Ground nuts
1 tsp Curry leaves
2 tbl spoon oil
Salt to taste

Method

1. Boil rice and keep aside.
2. In a pan add the oil and allow all the seasoning and allow them to splutter and become golden brown.
3. Add the tamrind paste and 1/2 cup water and allow to boil till raw smell goes
4. Add the 4-5 spoons ground puliyogare powder and salt.
5. Stir well till it becomes thick paste and switch off the stove.
6. Add the rice and mix well.
7. Serve hot with papads.

Tamrind

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Mixed Podi Rice

This rice tastes as similar as vangi bath. The ingredients is as follows

Ingredients
2 tbl spoon Channa Dhal
2 tbl spoon urad dhal
2 tbl spoon Dhania
1 tsp sesame seeds
2 tbl spoon dry coconut powder
3-4 red chillies
2 sprigs of curry leaves
1 tsp Asaefotida

1 capsicum
2 tbl spoon peas
1 onion- (optional)
1 sliced carrot
Little oil to stir fry the vegetables

To temper:
Mustard seeds
Jeera
Curry leaves

Salt to taste
1 1/2 cup boiled rice

Method

1. Boil the rice and keep aside.
2. In a pan add 2 tsp spoon of oil and mustard seeds,jeera and curry leaves. Allow it to splutter.
3. Then add onions and fry till it turns transparent-(optional)
4. Add all the vegetables and allow it to cook
5. In another small pan add a drop of oil and add the other ingredients and fry for a while
6. Grind them into a smooth powder and add to the vegetables
7. Finally add salt and mix the boiled rice along with the vegetables and powder and serve hot.

Vegetable

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