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Ulavala Karam Podi | Andhra Style Horse Gram Spice Powder for Rice, Idli and Dosa

Podi / Karam | vegetarian

Ingredients

  • For roasting the lentils
  • 1/3 cup horse gram (ulavalu)
  • 3 tbsp urad dal
  • 3 tbsp chana dal
  • For the spices
  • 1 tbsp coriander seeds
  • 1 tbsp cumin
  • For the chili and garlic
  • 12-15 dry red chilies
  • 15 garlic pods
  • For grinding
  • Gooseberry size ball of tamarind
  • Salt
  • A tiny portion of jaggery (optional)

Instructions

  1. Add 1/3 cup horse gram to a pan and roast only on low flame until it splutters. Add 3 tbsp urad dal and 3 tbsp chana dal. Roast until they change colour.
  2. Add 1 tbsp coriander seeds and 1 tbsp cumin. Roast well, then let it cool.
  3. Add 12-15 dry red chilies and 15 garlic pods. Roast well, only on low flame. Transfer everything to a plate and let it cool completely.
  4. Add the roasted ingredients to a mixer jar along with a gooseberry size ball of tamarind and salt. Add a little jaggery now if you are using it. Grind to a semi-coarse powder.
  5. Your Ulavala Karam Podi is ready. Enjoy this Andhra horse gram podi with hot rice and ghee, or with hot ghee idli, dosa or upma.