Tomato Chutney Recipe Without Onion,Garlic,Coconut–No Onion No Garlic Chutney

 

Tomato Chutney Recipe without onion, garlic and coconut with step by step pictures and video. I have posted varieties of tomato chutney recipes (Thakkali chutney in Tamil) in my website but not even one tomato chutney without onion and garlic. 

This morning, I prepared Kambu idli, dosa (Pearl millet idli / Bajra idli) for our breakfast and prepared this South Indian style tomato chutney recipe without adding onion, garlic and coconut.

 This recipe is very similar to my tomato chana dal chutney but I have used urad dal, coriander seeds as well. It tasted yummy when drizzled with sesame oil. I have already shared an easy tomato thokku recipe without onion and garlic but I never thought to try a chutney recipe.

 I am happy that I tried this no onion no garlic tomato chutney recipe. I am sure this chutney would help people looking for No onion no garlic recipes during festival season or under fasting. Its a good side dish for idli and dosa. Hope you will try this recipe and like it.

 Ok, lets see how to make tomato chutney recipe without onion, garlic and coconut.

Do check out my 50 chutney recipes if interested.

Tomato chutney without onion, garlic and coconut

Thakkali chutney / Tomato chutney recipe without onion, garlic and coconut

Cuisine: South Indian

Category: Chutney Recipes

Serves: Serves 3

Prep time: 5 Minutes

Cook time: 10 Minutes

Total time: 15 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

To saute in oil Ripe tomato - 2 nos (Medium sized) Urad dal - 1.5 tsp Chana dal - 1.5 tsp Coriander seeds/Dhania - 1/2 tsp Red chilli - 4 nos ( I used 2 Kashmiri chillies, 2 long chillies) Curry leaves – 5 leaves Hing /Asafetida – 2 pinches Tamarind - A pinch Cooking oil - 1.5 tbsp Salt & Water – as needed To Temper Cooking oil - 1 tsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

HOW TO MAKE TOMATO CHUTNEY WITHOUT ONION GARLIC 

1. Wash and chop tomato into small pieces, set aside.
2. Heat oil in a kadai and roast the dals, hing, dhania and chilli.
3. Add tomato, salt,tamarind, curry leaves. Saute till mushy.
4. Grind to a smooth chutney and temper with mustard, urad dal.

METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash and chop tomato into small pieces, set aside. Heat 1.5 tbsp oil in a kadai and roast the urad dal. chana dal, dhania, hing and red chillies. Saute till dals turn golden. Add chopped tomato, pinch of tamarind, hing, salt and curry leaves. Saute till tomato becomes mushy. Let the mixture cool down. Then grind to a smooth paste adding required water. Transfer to a bowl. Heat 1 tsp oil in a small kadai, temper mustard seeds, urad dal. Add to the chutney, mix well and serve with idli, dosa ! Enjoy !

Note

I have used 2 Kashmiri chillies/Byadgi chilli for bright red color and 2 long chillies for spiciness. You can replace Kashmiri chillies with one or two spicy chilli if you like. Addition of Coriander seeds is optional but it gives a  nice flavor. Do not add more than the mentioned quantity. Curry leaves is also for flavor. You can skip if you don’t like it. You can use 1 tbsp of coriander leaves instead. Do not add more curry leaves. Chutney smells raw. As this chutney is without onion and garlic, tempering is a must to enhance its flavor. So don’t skip it.

Try this easy, yummy, no onion no garlic tomato chutney for idli & dosa. You will love it !

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Green Peas Kurma For Chapathi, Poori – Pachai Pattani Kurma Recipe

 

Peas kurma recipe / Green peas kurma (Pachai Pattani kurma in Tamil) for chapathi, poori, idli and dosa. I love to try varieties of South Indian kurma recipes at home. Recently I prepared this green peas kurma as a side dish for chapathi. I adapted this recipe from Jeyashri’s kitchen and made few changes as per my taste. It came out really well. I used dry peas in this recipe. You can also make this yummy peas gravy with fresh,frozen peas. We relished it with chapathi and had the same kurma with idli,dosa the next day. Myself & Raksha liked this combination very much. 

Basically I love to have kurma type of side dish for idli & dosa. My mom makes varieties of kuruma kulambu for idli,dosa. This pattani kurma is one of its kind. I am happy that I got an easy, yummy green peas kurma that goes well not only for chapathi, poori but also for idli,dosa. I hope this kurma tastes well with mild pulao and rice varieties too. For variations, you can also add boiled potato along with peas. 

Do try this delicious Pattani kurma for chapathi and share your feedback with me.  Ok, lets see how to make peas kurma with step by step pictures.

Check out my potato kurma for poori and Saravana bhavan style veg kurma recipes too !

Green Peas kurma recipe / Pattani kurma

Peas kurma recipe - A delicious South Indian gravy for chapathi, poori, idli and dosa !

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Side dish for chapathi

Serves: 3

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 250ml Dry peas or fresh green peas - 1 cup ( You can use frozen green peas too) Tomato - 2 nos Big onion - 1 no Ginger-Garlic paste - 1 tsp Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Red chilli powder - 1 tsp Dhania powder – 1 tsp Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp Cashew nuts - 5 nos Grated coconut - 2 tbsp Salt & water - as needed Cooking oil – 2 tbsp + 1 tbsp Coriander leaves - to garnish (Optional)

HOW TO MAKE GREEN PEAS KURMA

1. Wash and soak dry peas overnight or 8 hours.
2. Pressure cook in low flame for 2 whistles.
3. Saute onion, tomato, g&g paste and spice powders.Grind to paste adding coconut.
4. Saute this ground paste in oil and add the cooked peas.
5. Boil till oil floats on top. Serve with poori, chapathi, idli & dosa.

METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash and soak dry peas in enough water overnight or for 8 hours. Pressure cook in low flame for 2 whistles adding 1 cup of water and salt. Alternately you can use fresh green peas or frozen peas. No need to pressure cook if using fresh peas/ Pachai pattani. Heat cooking oil and saute onion, fennel seeds, tomato, gg paste, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, Dhania powder and garam masala powder. Lastly add coconut, cashew nuts and saute for a minute.Grind to a smooth paste adding required water. Heat oil in a kadai and when it gets heated , add the ground paste. Add salt, sugar and saute till thick. If using fresh peas or frozen peas, add at this stage and boil till it cooks well.  Add cooked peas, 1 cup of water and boil for 5 minutes till nice aroma arises. Adjust the consistency of the gravy by adding more water if needed. This gravy thickens quickly when it cools down.So add more water, check for salt and serve with poori, chapathi, idli and dosa. Enjoy !

Note

For variations, you can skip garam masala powder and try it. But I would recommend to use it.   You can also add boiled potato cubes if you have less peas in hand. You can grind the masala ingredients without sauting in oil but it gives a different flavor and taste to this kurma. Adjust the consistency of this kurma as you like.I like mine to be semi solid in consistency as you see in the picture below.   If using fresh peas or frozen peas, you can add it along with ground paste. No need of pre cooking.

Try this easy, yummy Peas kurma and enjoy with poori,chapathi, idli or dosa !

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Green Tomato Sambar For Idli – Thakkali Kai / Raw Tomato Gotsu Recipe

Green tomato sambar for idli – We call it as Thakkali kai gotsu in Tamil. I started buying green tomato ( Raw tomato / thakkali kai / Pacha thakkali in Malayalam ) recently as I wanted to learn some yummy South Indian recipes with it. I have heard people make green tomato kootu, curry, thogayal for rice and chutney for idli, dosa. My MIL suggested to try this easy thakkali kai gotsu as the first step. Usually we make Thanjavur style tomato onion gosthu for idli but my MIL told her mom make gotsu only using raw tomato. But my MIL started making with ripe tomatoes. So I too followed the same.

When she suggested this, I was very happy and tried it because thakkali gotsu is our family favorite side dish for idli. So this recipe would never fail. Its a very easy, one pot sambar recipe for idli / dosa.  Even though moong dal is added, we make it watery in consistency so that it tastes juicy with idli.Both adults & kids would love this recipe.  This thakkali kai gotsu is completely different from Chidambaram gosthu. You must try it know the difference . Ok, lets see how to make green tomato sambar / Thakkali kai gotsu for idli with step by step pictures !
Do check out my ripe tomato onion gotsu, Chidambaram brinjal gosthu recipes.

Green Tomato Sambar/Thakkali kai Gotsu Recipe

How to make Green tomato sambar Recipe

Author: Chitra Ganapathy

Cuisine:South Indian
Category: Main Course
Serves: 3-4
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 15 Minutes

Ingredients (1 cup - 250ml)

• Green tomato- 5 nos
• Yellow moong dal - 1 tbsp
• Big onion - 1 no (Finely chopped)
• Tamarind - Berry size(Sundakkai alavu)
• Green chilli - 3 nos (Use 5 for more spicy sambar)
• Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp
• Idli batter - 1 tbsp
• Coriander leaves - to garnish
• Cooking oil or Sesame oil - 2 tbsp
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Urad dal - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves - Few(Finely chopped)
• Salt - as needed
• Water - as needed (I used 2 to 2.5 cups)

How to make the recipe

1. Wash and chop tomato into small pieces.
2. Heat oil in a cooker base.
3. Temper mustard,urad dal,curry leaves.Saute the onion,green chilli adding salt.
4. When onion becomes transparent, add tomato and saute till mushy.
5. Add turmeric powder, moong dal and water.
6. Pressure cook in low flame for 2 whistles.Remove & add idli batter. Boil for 2 minutes.
7. Garnish & serve with Idli.

Green tomato sambar / Thakkali Kai Gotsu - Step by step photos

• Wash and chop tomato into small pieces.Finely chop onion and slit green chillies, curry leaves and set aside.

  

• Heat oil in a cooker base.Splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin seeds and curry leaves. Saute finely chopped onion, slit chilli.Saute till onion becomes transparent.

  

• Add tomato pieces, saute till mushy.Add turmeric powder, tamarind extract and 2 cups of water. Add moong dal and Pressure cook in low flame for 2 whistles.

  

• Remove after the steam is released. Add more water if the sambar is thick. Add idli batter, boil the gravy for 2 minutes and garnish with coriander leaves. Serve with idli drizzled with sesame oil.

  

Notes

• Adjust the quantity of chilli as per taste.
• Do not skip tamarind extract. It helps to balance the taste.
• No need to use jaggery.
• As we are cooking directly in a pressure cooker, moong dal cooks perfectly.
• If the sambar is too thick, add more water and boil.

Hot idli topped with gotsu, drizzled with a tsp of sesame oil is divine ! Do try this combo !

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Beetroot Chutney – Beetroot Chutney With Coconut For Dosa, Idli

Beetroot chutney recipe for idli, dosa was in my try list for long time. Usually I make South Indian (Tamil nadu) style beetroot poriyal or kootu at least once in a week as this vegetable has lots of health benefits and is good for liver.

I have always thought of trying a chutney with beetroot just for a change. Recently I got this recipe for beetroot chutney with coconut from my neighbor Ramya. Its preparation is very easy and quick if you have grated beetroot ready in hand. Actually I was thinking the taste of beetroot chutney would be sweet with mild raw smell. But after making this chutney, I realized its the proper cooking of beetroot and its accompanying ingredients decides the taste & flavor of this chutney. 

This chutney is prepared by roasting dal, onion, coconut and grated beetroot. It came out with a bright color and awesome flavor.I prepared it as a side dish for dosa. If you like this chutney, you can have it with chapathi too. Sendhil & myself loved this chutney very much. It can be kept in the fridge and used for 2 to 3 days. For variations, you can use mixed vegetables instead of beetroot. Ramya shared a beetroot vatha kuzhambu recipe too. I will try to post it soon. Now lets see how to make beetroot chutney recipe with step by step photos.

Check out my 50 chutney recipes collection.

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Beetroot chutney recipe - Beetroot chutney with coconut

How to make Tamil nadu style beetroot chutney for idli, dosa

Author: Chitra Ganapathy

Cuisine: South Indian
Category: Side
Serves: 2
Prep time: 5 Minutes
Cook time: 10 Minutes

Ingredients  (1 cup = 250ml)

• Grated beetroot – 1/2 cup
• Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
• Red chilli - 3 to 4 nos
• Garlic - 2 cloves
• Big onion - 1 no
• Chana dal - 2 tsp
• Urad dal - 1.5 tsp
• Hing/ Asafetida - 2 pinches
• Tamarind - a small pinch
• Cooking oil - 2 tbsp
• Salt and water - as needed

  To Temper

• Cooking oil – 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves - few

How to make the recipe

1. Wash and peel the skin of beetroot. Grate and keep aside.
2. Heat 1 tbsp oil in kadai. Saute the dal, chilli, garlic, hing till dal turns golden.
3. Add chopped onion, grated beetroot, tamarind and salt.
4. Saute till beetroot turns pale red in color and raw smell goes off.
5. Add coconut. Mix well and grind everything to a smooth paste.
6. Temper mustard, urad dal and curry leaves. Add to chutney. Mix well and serve with idli,dosa!

Beetroot Chutney Recipe - Step by step pictures

• Wash and peel the skin of a small beetroot. Grate it, measure 1/2 cup and keep aside.

  

• Heat oil in a kadai and saute the urad dal,chana dal, red chilli, garlic cloves and hing. When the dal starts to turn golden in color, add the chopped onion, pinch of tamarind, grated beetroot and required salt.

  

• Saute till onion becomes transparent and beetroot turns pale red in color. Beetroot should be cooked well without any raw smell. It takes nearly 5 to 7 minutes in medium flame. Do not burn the beets.
• Switch off the flame and add grated coconut. Mix well and let everything cool down. Grind to a smooth paste adding water.
• Transfer the chutney to a bowl. Temper mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves in a small kadai. Add to the chutney. Mix well and serve with idli or dosa. Enjoy !

  

Notes

• Add more chillies if you want spicy chutney.
• You should saute the beetroot till its raw smell goes off else chutney smells raw.
• Grated beetroot takes less time to cook without raw smell than the cubes or pieces of beetroot.So use grated beets.
• If you have cooked beetroot in hand, you can use that as well.

Enjoy this easy, healthy beetroot chutney with idli & dosa !

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Vegetable Sagu Recipe – Karnataka Style Saagu Recipe For Poori, Set Dosa, Rava idli

Sagu is the most popular side dish for poori, set dosa, rava dosa and even for rava idli in Karnataka hotels just like vegetable kurma in Tamil nadu. It is served along with coconut chutney. In Kannada Sagu means Kurma. Being in Bangalore for the past 10 years, I had tasted this saagu ( mixed vegetable sagu) several times in restaurants, marriage functions here.

In some places, potato sagu is served instead of vegetable sagu. During avarekalu season ( Field beans), avarekalu sagu is served. Recently I got this recipe from Nagalakshmi ( one of my friends in School moms group). Actually she shared two versions. One is the green version and the other one is red. But I wanted to try the hotel style sagu recipe. So I chose the green version and tried it for Ragi Poori. It came out really well. In some hotels, sagu looks red in color. To make that, use byadgi red chilli / Kashmiri red chilli while grinding masala or use red chilli powder.

Before posting here, I shared a picture of this sagu with my friends in Whatsapp, got their approval about the color and texture and posting it confidently. The flavor and texture of this sagu is very similar to south Indian veg kurma. Coconut, poppy seeds are the most important ingredients. It forms the base for this gravy. You could find many variations in sagu masala. But tastes good in all the ways ! Lets see how to make Karnataka style mixed vegetable sagu recipe with step by step pictures.

Saagu recipe / mixed vegetable sagu recipe

Karnataka style mixed vegetable sagu recipe - side dish for poori, set dosa, rava idli and rava dosa

Cuisine: Karnataka

Category: Side dish for poori, dosa

Serves: Serves 3

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 250 ml Mixed vegetables - 1 cup ( 1 medium carrot, 5 beans, 1 potato, handful green peas ) ( Cauliflower, knol khol can also be used) Big onion - 1 no Tomato - 1 small ( optional) Salt & water - as needed To Grind Grated coconut - 1/4 cup Green chillies - 3 nos ( use 2 for less spicy taste) Poppy seeds/Khus Khus – 1.5 tsp Fried gram dal – 1.5 tsp Big onion – 1/2 no (medium sized) Coriander seeds - 1/2 tsp Ginger - 1/2 inch Garlic cloves - 2 nos Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp Cinnamon - 1 inch piece Cloves - 2 nos Cardamom - 1 no  Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp Tamarind – A pinch (Optional) To Temper Cooking oil – 2 tbsp Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp Urad dal – 1 tsp Curry leaves - Few

HOW TO MAKE VEGETABLE SAGU - METHOD

Wash and chop all the vegetables finely. Grind all the ingredients given under “ To grind” to a smooth paste. Set aside. Heat oil in a pressure cooker base. Temper mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves. Add the finely chopped onion and saute till transparent. Add the chopped vegetables and required salt. Mix well and add ground paste. Saute till raw smell goes off.  Lastly add 1 cup of water. Mix well and Pressure cook for 1 whistle in low flame. Open the lid after the steam is released. If its watery, boil for a minute. If its too thick, add some water to adjust the consistency. Mix well and serve with poori, set dosa or rava idli. Enjoy !

Note

Adjust the quantity of green chillies as per your spice level. Adding tamarind is optional while grinding masala. You can add 1 tsp of ginger, garlic paste instead of ginger and whole garlic. You can also add few mint leaves while grinding.

Try this easy, Karnataka special vegetable sagu for poori, dosa. Its flavorful and healthy too!

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Easy Tomato Onion Thokku Recipe In A Pressure Cooker–Pressure Cooker Recipes Indian

Easy tomato onion thokku recipe using pressure cooker - Recipe with step by step pictures and Video.

Last week I prepared this easy tomato onion thokku recipe (Thakkali Vengayam thokku in Tamil) as a side dish for Instant poha idli.As the poha idli tasted bland without sourness, this thokku was ideal for it. Some of you would have noticed this thokku in that plate I think. 

Usually I prepare my mom’s style tomato thokku in a kadai. But recently I tried making it directly in our Indian pressure cooker. I feel this easy and quick one pot method is time saving when compared to the thokku cooked in a kadai. Yes, by the time you steam the idli, this would be ready. So this method will help bachelors, working women and housewives to make a quick side dish for idli, dosa and chapati/roti during busy morning hours. 

Nowadays Raksha likes to have it with idli. So I pack idli and this thakkali thokku for her lunch box at least twice in a week. I hope your kids will love it too. Do try this easy tomato onion thokku in pressure cooker for a change and tell me how it helped you. Lets see how to make tomato onion thokku with step by step pictures and video !

Check out my another version of tomato onion thokku recipe – Chef Venkatesh Bhat’s recipe if you like!

 Also check out my no onion no garlic tomato thokku too.

Easy tomato onion thokku recipe using pressure cooker

How to make tomato onion thokku easily in a pressure cooker

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Side dish for idli dosa roti

Serves: 3

Prep time: 5 Minutes

Cook time: 10 Minutes

Total time: 15 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

Ripe Tomato – 4 nos Big onion – 2 nos Red chilli powder – 1 tsp Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Hing / Asafetiida – 1 pinch ( optional) Sugar - 1/2 tsp Coriander leaves - To garnish Salt & water - as needed To Temper Cooking oil - 2 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1/2 tsp Chana dal - 2 tsp Curry leaves - few

HOW TO MAKE TOMATO THOKKU IN COOKER - METHOD

Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Splutter mustard seeds, urad dal and chana dal. Add curry leaves and chopped onion. Saute till onion turns transparent. Add the chopped tomato and saute for a minute. Add turmeric powder, salt and sugar. Saute till tomato turns mushy. Now add the red chill powder and saute till its raw smell goes off. Mix for a minute. Add 1/4 cup of water at the end. Do not add more water, moisture in the tomato & little water is sufficient to make thick thokku. Mix well and cover the cooker with a lid. Pressure cook for 2 whistles in high flame. Remove the lid after the steam is released.Mix well and check if there is excess water and thokku is watery . If so, boil for a minute in high flame. Remove the thokku in a bowl.Garnish with coriander leaves and enjoy with idli,dosa drizzling a tsp of sesame oil. Tastes yum ! Enjoy !

Note

Adjust the quantity of red chilli powder as per taste. Use 1/2 tsp for less spicy taste. Garnishing with coriander leaves make it more flavorful. If you like thokku to be watery and thin, add more water. Use fully ripen tomato for best taste. You can make the same thokku in kadai as well. But you should cook the onion in water before adding tomato and spice powders so that onion tastes soft.

Try this easy tomato thokku in a pressure cooker and have a quick side dish for idli, dosa !

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Milagu Podi For Idli – Pepper Idli Milagai Podi Recipe

I learnt this Milagu podi for Idli from my MIL. Last time when I went to Salem, she kept this pepper idli podi as side dish for for idli, dosa. Basically Sendhil loves pepper flavored recipes a lot. So my MIL had prepared this pepper podi specially for her son. We loved it very much and I noted down the recipe immediately.  As we all know pepper has amazing health benefits. South Indians include pepper in their food by making rasam, milagu kuzhambu & ven pongal.

 Apart from these recipes, I feel this pepper idli podi is a great way to include pepper in our regular diet. The quantity of pepper consumption is more in this podi.  It should be served by mixing with ghee or sesame oil. It tastes the best with hot idli & dosa. Do try this pepper idli podi for a change and reap the health benefits of pepper. Lets see how to make spicy pepper powder for idli and dosa with step by step pictures !
Check out my ellu podi/ Sesame seeds powder for idli, dosa. Its also an interesting & unique recipe .

Pepper idli podi - Milagu podi for idli,dosa

Pepper idli podi - Milagu podi for idli,dosa

Cuisine: South Indian

Category: Side dish for idli dosa

Serves: 1/2 cup

Prep time: 5 Minutes

Cook time: 10 Minutes

Total time: 15 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 250ml Black pepper - 1 tbsp White urad dal - 1 tbsp Chana dal - 1 tbsp Red chilli - 1 no Hing/ Asafetida - 2 pinches or garlic cloves - 2 nos Salt - as needed Cooking oil  or sesame oil – 2 tsp

HOW TO MAKE PEPPER IDLI PODI - METHOD

Heat 1 tsp oil in a kadai and roast urad dal till golden. Remove in a plate. In the same oil, roast chana dal till golden. Add to the plate. Add 1 tsp of oil to the kadai and add pepper corns & red chilli. Saute till pepper starts to crackle. Keep the flame medium and saute till most of the pepper corns crackle. Lastly add the hing, mix well and switch off the flame. Crackling helps to reduce the spiciness of pepper. So do it patiently without burning. Add this to the dal plate. Let everything cool down. Add the required salt and grind to a fine powder. If adding garlic, chop it finely and add it while grinding. Transfer the powder to an air tight box. Stays good for 2 weeks. After that the flavor of pepper gets reduced. Enjoy !

Note

I have shared the recipe for small quantity. Try this one if you are making for first time. If you like the taste, increase the quantity proportionately. Do not add more red chilli. The flavor of pepper should be dominant in this recipe. This podi tastes great when mixed with ghee. But we have it with sesame oil to reduce the calories. This podi is suitable for idli, dosa, wheat flour dosa and ragi dosa. It doesn’t taste good with rice.

Enjoy this yummy idli podi with idli & dosa adding ghee or sesame oil !

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