Kootu podi is a spice blend used in South Indian cuisine. It flavors and enhances the taste of kootu. Kootu is a traditional South Indian dish made with lentils and vegetables. This podi typically includes a variety of spices. Some common ones are cumin seeds, coriander seeds, and black peppercorns. It also holds dried red chilies, fenugreek seeds, and curry leaves. These spices are dry roasted and ground together to create the powder. This spice blend adds a rich and aromatic flavor to the kootu dish.
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How to make kootu podi
To prepare this podi, fry the ingredients individually in a teaspoon of oil, excluding turmeric powder. Once fried, allow the ingredients to cool before grinding them with turmeric powder into a coarse powder. For optimal freshness, store the Podi in an airtight container. This spice mix can be used to enhance the flavor of various dishes. It is especially great for kootu, a type of South Indian stew.
This podi (powder) gives a nice flavor and texture to Kootu. You can sprinkle a little podi to your regular kootu before removing from the stove. Or just boil desired vegetables with a little sambar powder and salt. Add a little tamarind water and boil. Finally, sprinkle 2 to 3 teaspoons of this Kootu Podi and mix well. Kootu is ready. Also try this, Sundal Podi.
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Sundal Podi
Difficulty: EasyThis blend consists of red chilies, coriander seeds, Bengal gram dal, urad dal, pepper, and cumin.
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Kootu Podi Recipe
Kootu Podi
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minutesDiscover the flavorful world of South Indian cuisine with Kootu Podi. This is a spice blend that elevates the taste of traditional lentil and vegetable dish, Kootu.
Ingredients
Red Chillies – 15
Coriander Seeds (Daniya) – 3 tablespoons
Thuvar Dal – 1 tablespoon
Bengal Gram Dal – 1 tablespoon
Urad Dal – 1/2 tablespoon
Black Pepper – 1 Teaspoon
Jeeragam (Cumin) – 2 teaspoons
Mustard – 1 Teaspoon
Vendhayam (Fenugreek Seeds) – 1 teaspoon
Asafoetida – 1 teaspoon
Turmeric Powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Curry Leaves – few
Oil – 1 tablespoon
Directions
- Fry the above ingredients one by one in a teaspoon of oil except Turmeric Powder.
- Cool it and grind it along with turmeric powder to a coarse powder.
- Store it in an air tight container.