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Milagaipodi/Dosa podi/ Spicy Lentil Chutney Powder

Published: Jan 12, 2011 ยท Modified: Jul 5, 2019 ยท

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Milagai podi or dosa podi is a spicy dry lentil chutney powder usually taken along with South Indian breakfast dish, dosai or idly.
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I was not a cooking enthusiastic when mom was there, I would help her in the kitchen by cutting some vegetables, making a tea or coffee, cleaning dishes. Further my mom wonโ€™t let me cook anything telling me that you will burn your fingers while cooking rice and curries. Dad also supported that so entering kitchen was not needed according to me. My sister was so much in love with cooking that she would only comes to kitchen to fill her plate.
One day I had to leave all these pleasure of not cooking as I left for Japan on a fellowship. My mom was anxious as to how her little girl was going to survive in a country without knowing the language, and nobody to talk to. While packing my luggage she gives me few things to take along such as a bottle of Milagaipodi, chammanthi podi and some mustard seeds and urad dal. She also told me, heat a tablespoon of oil in a pan add some mustard seeds and urad dal and cook the vegetables which you can get in the market like carrot, mushroom, potato etc and once it is cooked finally add some milagaipodi. Enjoy with rice and yogurt.
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I was literally living on milagaipodi for first six month of my stay there. Then I found a friend and started visiting her house during the weekend and learnt a lot of dishes from her. She is a good cook she makes very easy and also authentic recipes with lot of grace. When I started interest in cooking, my mom was gone, so whatever I recreate is from what I have saw while she made it and also from what my dad can remember of my momโ€™s cooking. My dad had taken care of cooking for last few months before my mom passed away as she had become highly diabetic and not able to cook. He even wrote recipes in piece of paper and give to me while I was visiting him.

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Milagaipodi/Mulagu podi is spicy dry lentil chutney usually used for eat along with dosa (a rice and lentil crepe) and idly (steamed rice and lentil cake) with dash of gingerly oil. This poor milagaipodi has lot of names such as dosa podi, gun powder etc. Whatever the name they are absolute help to a novice in cooking; add some to your favorite cooked vegetables and they become tasty side dish.
Just like any other traditional dishes, this milagaipodi/mulagu podi varies in form and taste from home to home. My mother โ€“in-law makes less hot version with lots of lentil in it and also with some pepper corns. Some variations involves addition of garlic, curry leaves etc. My mom used to make with only chana dal, urad dal, red chili, sesame seeds, asafetodia and salt. If you ask me is it healthy with all these lentils and chili, I prefer to say they are more handy and then comes healthy. My hubby likes to take 1 teaspoon of milagaipodi and 2 teaspoon of oil meaning oil pool to eat dosa. Then it becomes less healthy.
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For me  presence of Milagaipodi is a must in my kitchen pantry. So I make it more often and keep a bottle handy always. I love to make mushroom stir fry, eggplant stir fry, Tindora stir fry, and bitter gourd stir fry and sweet potato stir fry with them. I think you can make all most all stir fry if you have milagaipodi in hand.   Here goes the recipe.
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Milagai podi/Spicy lentil chutney powder

Milagai podi or dosa podi is a spicy dry lentil chutney powder usually taken along with South Indian breakfast dish, dosai or idly.
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Total Time15 mins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: dosa podi, Milagai podi
Servings: 20 servings
Calories: 60kcal
Author: Ambujom Saraswathy ( Swathi)

Ingredients

  • 30 Red chilies
  • 1/2 cup Urad dal/Black gram dal
  • 1/2 cup Chana dal/split chickpeas
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tbsp Black sesame seeds
  • 1 Asafetodia

Instructions

  • Dry roast each ingredients separately urad dal turn slightly pink it took about 3 minutes. Chana dal turns slightly brown it took about 6 minutes. Black sesame seeds should crackle and slightly roasted about 2 minutes. Red chilies turn slightly brown and gives out strong aroma it took about 3 minutes. Roast the asafetodia till they become brittle about 2 minutes. Set aside until they become cool enough to touch.
  • Grind everything into fine powder and mix with salt.
  • Enjoy with dosa or idly or like me add to stir fries.

Notes

Notes, 
If you want you can add curry leaves. 
 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 60kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 123mg | Potassium: 219mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 645IU | Vitamin C: 97.2mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1.3mg
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This is Swathi ( Ambujom Saraswathy) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread.  All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.

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  1. G.Pavani says

    January 12, 2011 at 4:06 pm

    i can smell the aroma here ..nice for dosa or idli..

  2. Miriam says

    January 12, 2011 at 4:15 pm

    I love it already! Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters

  3. Sharmilee! :) says

    January 12, 2011 at 4:17 pm

    My fav and life saver most of the times ๐Ÿ™‚

  4. Torviewtoronto says

    January 12, 2011 at 4:23 pm

    delicious looking flavourful podi

  5. Hamaree Rasoi says

    January 12, 2011 at 4:46 pm

    Wonderful looking chutney.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

  6. Marus says

    January 12, 2011 at 5:32 pm

    In house we are charmed with the piquant food and your recipe seems to be fantastic. Good weekend

  7. โ™ฅSugarโ™ฅPlumโ™ฅFairyโ™ฅ says

    January 12, 2011 at 5:40 pm

    Nice memories behind this wonderful recipe , sure a must try!
    happy day!

  8. ? says

    January 12, 2011 at 6:10 pm

    Swathi, have the same ‘onion’ bowl!
    ๐Ÿ˜€
    This recipe sees so many variations across the region. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

  9. Subhashini says

    January 12, 2011 at 6:12 pm

    can have numbers of idli and dosa with this

  10. kitchen queen says

    January 12, 2011 at 6:32 pm

    simple and tasty podi.

  11. savitha ramesh says

    January 12, 2011 at 6:47 pm

    Hot idlies and podi……my fav and perfect for a wintery break fast

  12. PALATABLE says

    January 12, 2011 at 6:47 pm

    Such an important podi we can’t live without, yours looks perfect!

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  13. sinfullyspicy says

    January 12, 2011 at 7:10 pm

    This looks very aromatic powder to go along with chutneys..Thanks for the easy recipe.

  14. Pushpa says

    January 12, 2011 at 7:54 pm

    Swathi,ever versatile podi.Love it so much.Looks delicious.

  15. Soumya says

    January 12, 2011 at 8:23 pm

    wow…perfectly done podi…nice color….can smell the aroma here,so flavorful and tasty…

  16. Priya says

    January 12, 2011 at 8:33 pm

    I cant live without this dosa podi, beautiful colour,truly looks great..

  17. Faith says

    January 12, 2011 at 8:41 pm

    Such a lovely mix, Swathi! I love the idea of making my own curry powder!

  18. Rachana says

    January 12, 2011 at 9:32 pm

    Delicious Podi!

  19. honeybeecooksjackfruit says

    January 12, 2011 at 10:09 pm

    Great photo, and memory behind it. The bright side is hoping our children will have our blogs and written recipes in the years to come.

  20. Peggy says

    January 12, 2011 at 10:13 pm

    It’s great to reminisce about things our loved ones taught us! This powder sounds like a keeper to me!

  21. Ameya says

    January 12, 2011 at 11:44 pm

    I just love podi mixed with ghee, simply sublime ๐Ÿ™‚

  22. aipi says

    January 13, 2011 at 12:38 am

    Awesome looking chutney powder..nice combo of spices!

    US Masala

  23. Claudia says

    January 13, 2011 at 1:05 am

    Awesome recipe, I want to use it in lots of my cooking now.

  24. Hamaree Rasoi says

    January 13, 2011 at 2:25 am

    Chutney powder looks so nicely made.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

  25. Viki's Kitchen says

    January 13, 2011 at 2:30 am

    Very touching anecdote dear.Don’t worry. I am sure mom will always be with you like a guardian angel. Milagai podi looks so tempting. I too keep this as backup always. Happy Pongal dear.

  26. Joanne says

    January 13, 2011 at 4:36 am

    This powder sounds like it could be used in so many different ways! Awesome.

  27. Gayathri's Cook Spot says

    January 13, 2011 at 4:53 am

    Yummy milaga podi..

  28. Rumana Rawat says

    January 13, 2011 at 6:35 am

    flavourful podi:)

  29. Dimah says

    January 13, 2011 at 7:38 am

    Delicious podi! thanks for sharing!

  30. Jaisy James says

    January 13, 2011 at 8:17 am

    thanks for sharing the recipe. will try soon

  31. Sumi says

    January 13, 2011 at 8:37 am

    very nice…mom makes it this way, but she adds garlic and curry leaves though.

  32. garlutti says

    January 13, 2011 at 9:44 am

    Nice combo of spices!Delicious podi! Very good motherยดs recipie.
    Cheers. Marimi

  33. jayarajmurukkumpuzha says

    January 13, 2011 at 1:04 pm

    dosa podi adipoli….. aashamsakal…

  34. Elsa says

    January 13, 2011 at 2:17 pm

    First of all, I’m so sorry about your mom! I’m glad you were able to remember some recipes though. I’ll be honest, I’ve never heard of most of these ingredients but they look beautiful!

  35. El Oteador de los Mercados says

    January 13, 2011 at 4:29 pm

    A very interesting recipe raucous that provides originality.

  36. Gulmohar says

    January 13, 2011 at 6:22 pm

    I will always have this in my pantry ๐Ÿ™‚ yummm

  37. Fathima says

    January 13, 2011 at 7:04 pm

    Love this! I even eat it on its own!

  38. HGourmet Foodie says

    January 13, 2011 at 8:30 pm

    I am sure your mum would have been very proud of your culinary creations!!! What a fantastic way to honor her by re-creating the dishes from memory. Loved the dish as well as the story behind it!!

  39. anu says

    January 14, 2011 at 2:17 am

    The Gun Powder (milagai podi) looks yum.

  40. G says

    January 14, 2011 at 7:16 am

    Love the dosa milagai podi..First time here and a really well-crafted space..Love your blog Swathi.

    Gayu
    http://ensamayalarangam.blogspot.com

  41. Sushma Mallya says

    January 14, 2011 at 4:16 pm

    Nice recipe..lovely presentation swathi…

  42. Reeni says

    January 15, 2011 at 3:17 am

    Thank you for sharing the recipe and method for making this Swathi. It is something new and delicious to me!

  43. Ananda Rajashekar says

    January 15, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    this is my fav with dosa and idly…love ur version too ๐Ÿ™‚

  44. chitraj.hegde says

    September 21, 2012 at 12:48 pm

    wow looks like tasty chutney powder…..i prepare in a different way..i will try ur recipe next time..looking good….

  45. Divya Pramil says

    September 21, 2012 at 5:44 pm

    Love this spice powder always ๐Ÿ™‚ Always gives me a hand in kitchen!! Well made Swathi ๐Ÿ™‚

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  46. srividhya Ravikumar says

    September 22, 2012 at 4:24 am

    LOOKS YUM SWATHI…

  47. DV says

    October 12, 2012 at 10:38 am

    I agree that milaga podi is so versatile! I use it as filling into brinjal or ladies finger and they taste so much more awesome that way! It’s indeed a spice powder that can b sprinkled on any veggie!

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SwathiWelcome to Zesty South Indian Kitchen, I am Swathi ( Ambujom Saraswathy) who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. I am mom to twowonderful young kids, and has a wonderful loving husband who gives a up or down vote to the food .All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.
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