Milagai Podi Rice (Chutney Powder Rice)

milagai podi rice in a pan garnished with cilantro

5 from 1 vote

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 chutney powder rice, idli podi rice, milagai podi rice, podi rice

Diet Gluten-Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Method Stovetop

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings

Calories 457kcal

Author Bhavana Patil

Ingredients

2 cups cooked basmati rice
2 tablespoons ghee
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
2 tablespoons raw peanuts (moongphali)
1 teaspoon urad dal
1 teaspoon chana dal (bengal gram dal)
2 stalks curry leaves
2 green chillies
1 medium onion finely chopped
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
3 tablespoons milagai podi (Idli dosa podi)
salt to taste
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons coriander leaves finely chopped

Instructions

Cook the basmati rice in the pressure cooker, and make sure you have cooked rice a few hours earlier or the previous day to have the grains separated out well.
You can make milagai podi (Idli podi) at home the previous day and keep it ready.
Heat 2 tablespoons of ghee in a Kadai over medium-low flame. Add mustard, raw peanuts, urad dal, and chana dal. Allow the mustard seeds to crackle, and roast the dal and peanuts until they turn golden brown and aromatic.
Next, add the curry leaves, slit green chilies, 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, and 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 and adjust the salt and spice levels to suit your taste buds.
Serve this Milagai Podi Rice with raita.

Notes

If you are a Vegan replace ghee with oil.
If you cant make podi at home, it's easily available in Indian Stores or Amazon. I likED GRB Idli Podi that we get in India.
You can skip onion for this recipe too.
Adjust Idli Podi according to your preference.
Idli Podi can be made in bulk and can be refrigerated for up to a month in a refrigerator

Note: Nutrition values are my best estimates. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.

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