Sunday, May 13, 2012

பூண்டுப் பொடி


This is a tasty accompaniment for hot idles! There are so many accompaniments for idlies such as chutneys, sambars, kothsu variaties, kurumas and thukaiyals. But, people in Tamilandu always yearn for idli podi as well as this hot garlic podi after consuming a few idlies with sambar and chutneys. Hot garlic podi, gingelly oil and steamed soft idles is the best combination for a hungry stomach at the breakfast time. Normally most people grind red chillies first coarsely and then grind with chopped small garlic pearls with salt. I always fry the garlic flakes in gingelly oil at first and then grind with the red chillies.

GARLIC PODI

Ingredients:

Red chillies- 2 handfuls
Small garlic flakes- one handful
Gignelly oil- half cup
Salt to taste

Procedure:

In a sp of oil, fry the red chillies to golden brown on slow fire.
Pour the remaining oil in the pan
When the oil becomes hot, add all the garlic flakes.
Fry them on slow fire.
Within a few seconds, we can feel the garlic flakes light and soft when we take them in a spoon.
At this stage, put off the fire.
Spread the garlic on a paper kitchen towel to wipe out the excessive oil.
Pour the oil in a small bowl.
Grind the red chillies at first smoothly.
Then add the garlic flakes with enough salt.
Run the mixi for a second and mix well.
Again run the mixi for another second.
Add this mixture to the fried gingelly oil and mix well.
Now poondu podi is ready for your hot, steamed idlies!!


6 comments:

  1. சூப்பர் பொடி! :P எங்க பெரியம்மா பச்சையா பூண்டு-மிளகாயை அம்மியில் தட்டி, தேங்காயெண்ணெய்,உப்பு கலந்து தருவாங்க,அந்த நினைவு வந்துடுச்சுங்க! :)

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  2. Wish to have this poondu podi with crispy dosas,yumm..

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  3. ஆஹா இப்பவே இட்லிக்கு அரைத்து போடு சாப்பிடனும் போல இருக்கு...அம்மாவும் அம்மியில் அனைத்தையும் தட்டி நல்லெண்ணெய் ஊற்றி கொடுப்பாங்க...உங்க குறிப்பின்படியும் செய்து பார்க்கிறேன்ம்மா..

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  4. பார்க்கவே அதன் காரம் மணம் சூப்பராக இருக்கும்னு சொல்லுது.

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