I have kept an adamant creeper plant (Pirandai chedi in Tamil) in my balcony garden. Usually I make Pirandai thogayal or Pirandai kuzhambu. Sometimes, I make Pirandai dosa OR Red rice Pirandai dosai too.  This time, I tried Pirandai podi for a change. It came out so tasty and flavorful. We enjoyed it mixing with plain rice adding ghee. I personally liked this podi with idli, dosa too.

Friends, do try this Pirandai podi at home / Adamant creeper chutney powder recipe and store up to 2 weeks, enjoy with plain rice, idli, dosa if you like.

Pirandai podi / Adamant creeper chutney powder for rice

Pirandai podi / Adamant creeper chutney powder for rice

 

Cuisine: Indian

Category: side dish

Serves: 1/2 cup

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

 

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

Pirandai / Adamant creeper sticks - 10 Urad dal - 2 tbsp Chana dal - 2 tbsp Sesame seeds - 1 tsp Red chilli - 3 Pepper - 1 tsp Cumin seeds - 1 tsp Tamarind - Gooseberry size Cooking oil / Gingely oil / Sesame oil - 2 tbsp Salt - as needed

HOW TO MAKE PIRANDAI PODI

1. Grease your hands with sesame oil generously to avoid itching.
2. Wash and peel the ridges of Pirandai. Chop into small pieces and set aside.
3. Heat oil and saute pirandai pieces till it shrinks in size and color turns light green or whitish.
4. Remove in a plate. In the same oil, saute urad dal, chana dal, red chilli, sesame seeds, pepper and cumin seeds in medium flame till dals turn golden in color.
5. Lastly add tamarind, salt and sauteed pirandai sticks. Mix well and let it cool down. 
6. Grind everything to a smooth powder. Transfer to an air tight box.
7. Store and use for 2 weeks.

METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash the Pirandai sticks and set aside. Grease hands with sesame oil / Gingely oil generously. Peel the ridges of Pirandai sticks and chop into 1 inch pieces. Heat oil and saute Pirandai sticks till it shrinks in size and changes in color to light green. Remove in a plate. In the same oil, saute urad dal, chana dal, sesame seeds, pepper corns, cumin seeds and red chilli in low to medium flame patienly till the color of dal changes to golden. Lastly add tamarind, salt and sauteed Pirandai sticks. Mix well and let everything cool down. Grind to smooth powder and store in an air tight box. Serve with plain rice adding ghee.

Note

Pirandai podi can be prepared with many variations. You can skip tamarind if you wish but I recommend using it as it helps to reduce the itchiness of Pirandai while eating it. You can use either chana dal or Urad dal for variations.

  

  Healthy, tasty Pirandai podi is ready to use with plain rice, idli, dosa!

 

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