Ellu Podi Recipe | Sesame Seeds Powder Recipe
Ellu Podi is a flavourful condiment made by grinding roasted lentils, sesame seeds and few basic spices. This podi is slightly coarse with nice crunch, flavour and aroma. It is used as a side for idli, dosa by mixing it with oil or ghee, you can also add this in hot rice along with ghee.
Servings4
Ingredients
- ¾ cup sesame seeds
- ¼ cup urad dal
- ¼ cup chana dal
- 6 red chillies
- 6 kashmiri red chillies
- 1 small sprig curry leaves
- ⅛ teaspoon hing
- rock salt to taste
Instructions
- To a pan add ¾ cup sesame seeds. Start roasting in low flame.
- Roast until golden and sesame seeds pop well. Transfer to a plate and bring back the pan.
- To the same pan heat 1 teaspoon oil. Add ¼ cup urad dal, ¼ cup chana dal, 6 red chillies and 6 kashmiri red chillies.
- Roast until golden brown. Transfer to a plate and bring back the pan.
- Add few curry leaves.
- Roast until crisp then switch off and add rock salt to atste. Give a quick saute and switch off.
- Reserve 1 tablespoon roasted sesame seeds.
- Cool down the roasted ingredients then add ⅛ teaspoon hing.
- Transfer to a dry mixer jar.
- Grind it slightly coarse then add reserved roasted seeds and mix it well.
- Transfer to a plate, cool down then store.
- Enjoy with idli, dosa or rice.
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Notes
- Roast well – I roast it in low flame or low medium flame storring constantly. Make sure not to burn them.
- Check colour – I watch closely while roasting lentils and seeds. They should turn golden brown and start to pop up.
- Cool completely – I cool down all roasted ingredients completely before grinding. Hot ingredients are difficult to grind and might loose aroma.
- Grind to coarse mixture – I grind to slightly coarse texture and not to a fine powder. This gives nice crunch and texture to the powder.
- Add hing at end – I add hing after roasting and before grinding. This helps flavour spread evenly.
- Grinding – I grind without oil so powder stays dry. You add oil while serving based on how you like it.
Nutrition Facts
Ellu Podi Recipe | Sesame Seeds Powder Recipe
Amount Per Serving (20 g)
Calories 291
Calories from Fat 135
% Daily Value*
Fat 15g23%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Polyunsaturated Fat 6g
Monounsaturated Fat 5g
Sodium 16mg1%
Potassium 567mg16%
Carbohydrates 32g11%
Fiber 11g46%
Sugar 7g8%
Protein 12g24%
Vitamin A 1307IU26%
Vitamin C 205mg248%
Calcium 323mg32%
Iron 7mg39%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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