Healthy Idly Podi with sesame seeds and horse gram

INGREDIENTS:

Horse gram or kollu- 1/2 cup
Black sesame seeds- 1/2 cup
Urad dal with skin- 1/2 cup
Red chillies- 20 or as spicy as needed
Rock salt or iodized salt- To taste
Curry leaves- A good handful
Black pepper-Optional
Asafoetida- To taste

PROCEDURE:

• In a pan, dry roast all the ingredients one by one till aromatic smell comes and allow to cool completely.
• After turning off stove, add asafoetida powder.
• In a mixer, first add red chillies and curry leaves and grind finely. Then add the other ingredients one by one and grind to the consistency you like. I like my idly powder a little coarse and not very fine. I didn't add pepper but people who like pepper taste are welcome to add some.
• Enjoy with some hot ghee or sesame oil with idly/dosa/oothappam. 

Secret Podi-now longer a secret

This is athama's secret podi that can be used to enhance flavor of any sambar, kolambu or rasam right before turning off the stove.

INGREDIENTS:

Malli or coriander seed- 1 cup
Red chillies- 1 cup
Channa dal- 2 tsp
Toor dal- 2 tsp
Fenugreek seeds or vendayam- 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida- To taste

PROCEDURE:

1. Roast until done and cool.
2.Grind to fine powder.

Idly Podi

INGREDIENTS:

Red chillies-2 cups
Urad dal-1 cup
Chana dal-1/2 cup
Asafoetida-Lots
Curry leaves
Pepper corns-optional

PROCEDURE:

1.In a very little oil,add red chillies,pepper corns (optional),fry the channa dal,then add urad dal till golden brown and salt (preferrably rock salt) and then add curry leaves and keep aside to cool down.
2.Grind dry in mixie.