TIFFIN MILAGA PODI/ GUN POWDER

Tiffin Milaga Podi/Gun Powder is the simple and one of the best condiments for south Indian tiffins like idli dosa, Rava dosas, etc. The recipe I’m sharing here is my version of my making tiffin podi/gunpowder. My recipe is slightly spicy and trusts me, it is more flavourful.

The recipe needs only a few ingredients, which is available in all Asian home pantry. This tiffin mileage podi/gun powder also has different names in different states of India. It is commonly known as idli podi/idli powder in South India. This powder goes well with fluffy idlis and hence the name Idli podi. If one is used to making this powder at home, one will not buy store-bought anymore.

Variations

This tiffin milaga podi/ gun powder preparations varies in all households. Yes, I myself tweak whenever I make.

• You can substitute Toor dal in place of channa dal(bengal gram)
• Some like to skip sesame seeds. Yes, you can avoid if you don’t like or has an allergy.
• Both white and black sesame seeds will be good for the recipe.
• You can add shredded roasted coconut, when grinding the powder. Adding coconut lessens the shelf life of the powder, so use it as early as possible.
• To avoid spiciness, either reduce the quantity of chillies or use Kashmiri chillies.
• If you love more spiciness, increase the number of chillies.
• You can either dry roast all the ingredients or use little oil. It is up to your preference.

How To Prepare Tiffin Milaga Podi/Gun Powder

Lets see how to prepare tiffin milaga podi/gun powder in step by step preparations.

Get ready with all the ingredients.

In a kadhai or frying pan, dry roast urad dal on medium heat. Roast until it turns slight golden brown. Transfer on to plate.

In the same kadhai dry roast all the other ingredients one by one and transfer to the plate and let it cool completely.

Dry roast all the four ingredients as shown. To it add asafoetida powder and salt to it.

In a mixer grinder, first add roasted dried chillies and grind coarsely.

To it add roasted urad dal, chana dal (bengal gram), and sesame seeds and grind to fine powder.

Some may like coarse powder, so it is purely optional.

Transfer the Tiffin Milaga Podi/Gun Powder in an airtight container and it is ready to serve with hot fluffy idlis, dosas, ravs dosas, adai etc.

How To Store Tiffin Idli Podi/Gun Powder

After grinding the podi, let it cool completely. Then transfer the podi/powder in an airtight container. If you make a big batch, you can store the podi in the fridge for four to six months. I recommend to make small batches and use it within a month.

How To Serve Tiffin Idli Podi/Gun Powder

It is a dry condiment. Any oil or ghee is essential to mix the podi. I prefer sesame oil as it is flavourful than any oil. Ghee or clarified butter also goes well for this podi.

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Notes

Roast all the ingredients to perfection.

Store in an airtight container. Always use dry spoon for using.

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