Ellu podi recipe | For rice, idli dosa

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Sesame seeds (Ellu - white or black variety)
• 3/4 cup Urad dal
• 10 Red chillies
• 1/4 tsp Asafoetida
• Salt
• 2-3 tsp Oil

Instructions

1. 1

   In a pan dry roast sesame seeds to begin with.

2. 2

   Roast well until the sesame seeds are golden in colour and starts to pop.

3. 3

   Once done, transfer to a plate and set aside.

4. 4

   Now, add a tsp of oil, followed by red chillies, asafoetida and urad dal.

5. 5

   Roast continuously in medium or low flame, stirring until the urad dal is deep reddish in colour and roasted though inside.

6. 6

   Then remove in the plate for cooling down completely.

7. 7

   Then place roasted chilli, salt, asafoetida, urad dal in a mixer.

8. 8

   Blend coarsely.

9. 9

   Top it with the roasted sesame seeds lastly.

10. 10

    Grind briefly and once sesame seeds are coarse.

11. 11

    Finally give it a good mix and transfer to a container.