Peanut (Verkadalai) Podi

This Podi (powder) is made with peanut and white til seeds. This can be mixed with hot rice and make Pea Nut Rice. This will also be taken along with idli and dosa.

Peanut (Verkadalai) Podi

Recipe by S Kamala
5.0 from 1 vote
Course: Masala PowdersCuisine: Indian, TamilDifficulty: Easy
Servings

10

servings
Prep time

5

minutes
Cooking time

5

minutes

This Podi (powder) is made with peanut and white til seeds. This can be mixed with hot rice and make Pea Nut Rice.

Ingredients

  • Peanut (Verkadalai) – 1 cup

  • White Til seeds – 1/4 cup

  • Red Chillies – 6 to 7

  • Asafoetida – A small piece

  • Salt – 3/4 teaspoon or as per taste

Directions

  • In a kadai add the peanuts (you can use it with the skin or without – I used it with the pink skin) and dry fry till it is hot to touch. Remove it.
  • Then add the til seeds and dry fry till it starts crackling. Remove it.
  • In the same kadai add the asafetida and red chillies and fry just for few seconds and remove it.
  • Cool it and put everything together with salt and grind it to a coarse powder.

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