Milaga podi is made with a perfect blend of spices using the red chilies, urad dal, chana dal, hing or asafoetida, black pepper and little rice. apart from pickles podis are another form of spicing up many dishes and the mother of all podis (powders) in South Indian Cooking is gunpowder Milaga podi from Tamil Nadu http://www.vahrehvah.com/gun-powder-milaga-podiIngredients Spicy gunpowder ,apart from pickles podis are another form of spicing up many dishes and the mother of all podis (powders) in South Indian Cooking is gunpowder by AmrapaliIngredients 3/4 cup Chana dal1/2 cup Curry leaves(optional) pinch hing1/2 cup peppercorns8-10 cup Red chilli(Whole)1/2 cup Rice3/4 cup Urad dal Directions • 1. Dry roast red chillies till they're cooked well .Add rice & chana dal to it & cook well. 2. Add whole pepper & urad dal .Continuously stir it & cook on low heat till they get golden brown. 3. Add curry leaves & hing, mix well.Switch off the flame but continue to stir. 4. Allow it to cool down before blending. 5, Put it into the blender & make it into a coarse powder. 6.Add salt to taste & its ready to use "Reach vahrehvah at - Website - http://www.vahrehvah.com/ Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=vahchef Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/VahChef.SanjayThumma Twitter - https://twitter.com/vahrehvah Google Plus - https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/116066497483672434459 Flickr Photo - http://www.flickr.com/photos/23301754@N03/ Linkedin - http://lnkd.in/nq25sW Picasa Photos- http://picasaweb.google.com/118141140815684791742 Stumleupon http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/vahrehvah Tumblr http://vahrehvah.tumblr.com/ Blogger - http://vahrehvah.blogspot.in/"
