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MTR style idli milagai podi recipe

June 9, 2012 by Sharmilee J 20 Comments

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MTR style Idli milagai podi recipe with video and stepwise pictures.

Idli milagai podi is one of the quite essential items in every household especially southindians. I’ve already posted idli milagai podi which is the version I am sticking to as everyone likes it at home including mittu and the main reason being this version is less spicy and kid friendly.

My sis suggested me to taste MTR idli milagai podi and I so so loved it. Ever since I tasted it, I had been wondering what are the ingredients that went into the making of it. So one fine day I sat down and checked the ingredients listed in the pack and tried few times, finally this version was a very close match so that justifies the post here.MTR version is with very simple ingredients but is spicy and flavourful.

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Idli milagai podi recipe

Idli milagai podi is one of the quite essential items in every household esp southindians
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time15 mins
AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup whole urad dhal
  • 1.5 tsp cooking oil
  • 11 nos red chillies
  • 14 nos kashmiri red chillies
  • 1/4 - 1/2 tsp hing (Add 1/2 tsp if you like hing flavour more)
  • 1/4 cup curry leaves
  • 1 tbsp tamarind
  • 1/2 tsp mustard seedsRock salt to taste

Instructions

  • To a heavy bottomed pan heat 1 tsp oil - add urad dal and chillies(both kashmiri and normal red chillies).Roast until golden.Finally add tamarind,curryleaves,salt and hing.
  • Transfer to a plate and cool down completely.Transfer to mixer jar and grind it slightly coarse.
  • To 1/2 tsp oil add mustard seeds let it splutter add it to the mixer jar, pulse it few times(do not grind).Whole mustard should be seen here and there.Spread on a plate and cool down and then store.
  • Serve with gingelly oil.

Notes

  • If you prefer a less spicy version just reduce the red chillies to half.
  • The orginal recipe uses a pinch of lemon powder which gives slightly sour taste to the podi to match the store bought podi. I added tamarind instead and its purely optional.
  • MTR idli podi has very dominant hing flavour but I added only 1/4 tsp, if you want you can add 1/2 tsp too.
    Make sure there is no moisture in the mixer before grinding it. Also cool down the ingredients completely before grinding.
  • Gingelly oil is good for health so add it generously and enjoy ur idlis.
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MTR style idli milagai podi recipe video

How to make mtr style idli podi:

  1. To a heavy bottomed pan add urad dal and chillies(both kashmiri and normal red chillies).Roast until golden.Finally add tamarind,curryleaves,salt and hing.
  2. Transfer to a plate and cool down completely.Transfer to mixer jar and grind it slightly coarse.
  3. To 1/2 tsp oil add mustard seeds let it splutter add it to the mixer jar, pulse it few times(do not grind).Whole mustard should be seen here and there.Spread on a plate and cool down and then store.

Serve with gingelly oil.Keeps well for about a month.

Serve idli podi with soft idli or oothapam with gingelly oil.

Spicy flavourful idli podi ready!

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Comments

  1. Madhavi says

    June 9, 2012 at 4:42 am

    OMG I love this podi..super yumm..wah wah wah wah wah post :)))

    Reply
  2. Prathima Rao says

    June 9, 2012 at 6:19 am

    Such flavorful podi..MTR podi is my fav too…Now thx to u I can try it at home… 🙂
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

    Reply
  3. Shobha says

    June 9, 2012 at 8:44 am

    I always use MTR podi..now I can make it at home..thanks

    Reply
  4. Mitha says

    June 9, 2012 at 8:57 am

    wow sharmi U r the best!!
    am definitely going to try this. my husband likes this so much !!!

    Reply
  5. Chitra says

    June 9, 2012 at 10:34 am

    Loved the idly podi nei toast, simply mouthwatering 🙂

    Reply
  6. radha says

    June 9, 2012 at 11:44 am

    This is super. I will try it. If you think you can replicate the Grand Sweets one do that too! That is also good.

    Reply
  7. sowmya's creative saga says

    June 9, 2012 at 12:08 pm

    love the idea of using this podi with leftover idlis..

    Reply
  8. Subhie Arun says

    June 9, 2012 at 5:39 pm

    grt post…i neva had do myself…will try soon..thx for sharin!

    Reply
  9. Nimisha says

    June 9, 2012 at 6:08 pm

    hello…
    is idli milagai podi different from karapodi or idli karam podi?if it is different then will u also pls share the recipe for kaarapodi/karam podi….i want this recipe..pls..
    thanks,

    Reply
  10. Sharmilee! :) says

    June 9, 2012 at 6:14 pm

    @Nimisha : They are both the same just the name differs 🙂

    Reply
  11. Priya says

    June 9, 2012 at 6:58 pm

    Makes me hungry,super tempting and irresistible..

    Reply
  12. Sangeetha says

    June 9, 2012 at 7:04 pm

    Will try this idly podi soon, I too love MTR podi with idlis a lot…your idly podi nei toast looks too inviting!!
    In your last pic, u have named it as "idly Nei Podi Toast" 🙂

    Reply
  13. Nithya says

    June 13, 2012 at 4:55 am

    I love the last pic. It makes me want to eat idly and podi right away. I have been a fan of such cut idly mixed with podi since childhood 🙂

    Reply
  14. Jai says

    March 1, 2013 at 4:22 am

    Nice Site and a very simple and easy to follow recipe.

    However the Kerala version of Milagai Podi has a few additions/variations. We would cut down the red chillies 6 and add 2 tablespoons of black peppercorns instead. And for added flavor, dry roast 8-10 sprigs of Karivepila (Curry leaves) and mix it into the roasted lentils before grinding

    Reply
  15. Vaishali Magesh says

    April 22, 2013 at 7:17 pm

    Thank you for the wonderful recipe

    Reply
  16. Claire says

    April 23, 2017 at 9:18 pm

    I love the slight sourness thy the MTR podi has, but I don’t have any lemon power. Could I use amchur instead, or do you think that would ruin the flavor?
    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Sharmilee J says

      April 24, 2017 at 6:52 am

      Lemon flavour will spoil the taste instead you can add little tamarind.

      Reply
      • Claire says

        May 28, 2017 at 8:25 pm

        Thank you! It’s delicious!

        Reply
  17. Kanmani says

    October 10, 2017 at 6:57 pm

    I tried your idli podi…..that was awesome…my husband like most…. thanks for your recipe…. keep going….

    Reply
  18. Ezhilarasi Anandan says

    December 10, 2018 at 1:58 pm

    Hi mam
    Tried this idli podi mam.came out really well.thank you so much mam for sharing

    Reply

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