Nuvvula Podi

Hi Friends

Today I am posting one of my favorite  podi recipes ie NUVUULA PODI. Generally we made curry leaves podi, Kandi podi, kakarakaya podi etc. See this nuvvula podi is delicious and  tasty. Really a heaven on your plate.

One thing I will tell, these podis and chutneys  were an integral part of our daily meal. We can store this podis for handi purpose also, like when we rushed for time or whenever un excepted guests comes and even we feel bore to  cook, we can manage with single curry/ sambar/ dal and with this podi. 

I always stock 2 - 3 podis verities in our kitchen. Mostly at dinner time we used to take any podi with hot rice first. As it it is oil free. Easy for digestion also. In my in laws place Chittor Dist.,they used to prepare so many verities of podis.

OK Let us go to prepare nuvvula podi.

Ingredients

• White Nuvvulu/Sesame                     1 cup ( 100 gms)
• Channa dal                                        1/4th cup
• Urad dal                                             1/4th cup
• Cumin seeds                                      1/2 tbsp
• Coriander seeds                                1 tbsp
• Dry red chilles                                   4 to 5
• Garlic pods                                        4 to 5
• Salt to taste

How I did it

1. Dry roast sesame seeds in a kadai till nice aroma comes. Raw smell also go off.
2. Keep aside and let it cool.
3. Dry roast red chillies and cumin seeds and coriander seeds.
4. With a drop oil fry lintels on low flame.
5. After cool down grind lintels, red chillies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds and grind them into coarse powder.
6. Add salt and garlic and roasted sesame seeds and grind to a coase powder.
7. Stir in between. So that all ingredients mix well  and powded evenly.
8. The podi should be coarse.
9. Adjust salt.

Store in air tight bottle. It goes well with hot rice with dollop of ghee.

My tip

• When dry roast white sesame seeds, sprinkle 1 tbsp of water. So that sesame seeds won't burnt and evenly roasted.

Nutritional info

• Sesame is beneficial for reducing high blood pressure, as it contain magnesium and is known to have blood pressure  lowering properties.
• Also contains anti-cancer compounds.