Milagai Podi Rice(Chutney Powder Rice) -Rice Flavored With Chutney Podi

This flavorful rice is prepared using South Indian Chutney powder also known as milagai podi, gun powder, idli podi, dosa podi , molagai podi etc. This is a good lunch box option for both kids and adults and can be prepared with fresh or left over rice under 30 minutes.

WHAT IS MILAGAI/IDLI PODI?

It is a popular side dish to Idli and Dosa together with coconut chutney / sambar. Milagai podi is typically prepared using chana dal, urad dal, red chiles and sesame seeds as main ingredients.Here is how to make Idli Podi at home (Step by Step + Video Recipe).This podi can be made in bulk and can be refrigerated for up to a month in a refrigerator.

HOW TO SERVE MILAGAI/IDLI PODI

• Mix the podi with hot sesame oil or ghee and serve it on the side of idli or dosa.
• You can make street style Spicy Tawa Idli using the Podi [My fav one].
• You can smear it over the dosa while cooking it.
• I like to sprinkle some on bread toasts along with some ghee.

CHECKOUT MORE CHUTNEY POWDER RECIPES

Peanut chutney powder/shenga chutney pudi(north karnataka style)

Flax seeds chutney powder 

Fried Gram/Hurigadale Chutney Powder

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Milagai Podi Rice(Chutney Powder Rice)

This Flavorful rice is prepared using South Indian Chutney powder also known as milagai podi, gun powder, idli podi typically prepared using chana dal, urad dal, red chiles and sesame seeds as main ingredients.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Indian, south indian, tamil nadu

Keyword rice recipes, vegan, vegetarian

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings 2

Author bhavana

Ingredients

Measuring cup (1 cup = 250 ml)

• 2 cups

  Cooked Basmati rice

• 2 tablespoon ghee
• 1 teaspoon

  Mustard seeds

• 2 tablespoon

  Raw Peanuts (Moongphali)

• 1 teaspoon

  White Urad Dal (Split)

• 1 teaspoon

  Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal)

• 2 sprig

  Curry leaves 

• 2

  Green Chillies , slit

• 1 medium

  Onion , finely chopped

• 1/2 teaspoon

  Turmeric powder (Haldi)

• 3 tablespoon

  Milagai Podi (Idli Dosa Podi)

• Salt , to taste

• 1 tablespoon

  Lemon juice

• 2 tablespoon

  Coriander (Dhania) Leaves , finely chopped

Instructions

• Cook the rice and make sure you have cooked rice a few hours earlier or the previous day to have the grains separated out well. 
• You can also make Milagai Podi (Idli Podi) at home previous day and keep it ready. 
• Heat 2 tbsp of ghee in a kadai on medium low flame. Add mustard ,raw peanuts , urad dal and chana dal.Allow the mustard seeds to crackle and the dal and peanuts to get roasted well until it gets a golden brown color.
• Next add the curry leaves, slit green chillies, turmeric powder and stir for a few seconds.
• Now add the finely chopped onions and saute until they turn translucent in color.
• Then add cooked rice , Milagai Podi (Idli Podi) and salt, give it a good stir until all the ingredients have combined well and the rice gets well coated.
• Turn off the heat. Squeeze the lemon juice ,add chopped coriander leaves and give the rice a good stir. Check the salt and spice levels and adjust to suit your taste buds.
• Serve this Milagai Podi Rice with Raita and Cabbage Pakoda.
  
  
  

Notes

1.If you a Vegan replace ghee with Oil.

2.If you cant make podi at home ,its easily available in Indian Stores or Amazon.I likED GRB Idli Podi that we get in India.

3.You can skip onion for this recipe too.

4.Adjust Idli Podi according to your preference.

5.Idli Podi can be made in bulk and can be refrigerated for up to a month in a refrigerator

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