Poondu milagai podi is a semi dry side dish for idli, dosa, especially vendhaya dosai or mudakathan dosai. Age old recipe that I learnt from my mom!
Both my mom and my mom-in-law makes this,my mom makes this for vendhaya dosai which I feel is a perfect combo, still it tastes great with idli and dosai!
My mom in law makes this as chutney, adding water and making its consistency different. So it's our choice to make it as chutney or a dry podi.
I have given the podi, we grind without adding water. It's quite flavorful one, I make it rarely and only in weekends as my hubby don't prefer to smell like garlic in office .
There is a difference in taste, flavor that mom and mami (MIL) makes. Mom just roasts chilli without changing it's color while MIL roasts until it turns dark in color.
So do try and fix your preference 😊
How to make poondu milagai podi
- Roast red chillis until deep red and cool down. Peel the garlic pods. Give a roast the coconut if it is too tender. I didn't do as mine was old coconut.
2. Grind first salt, coconut and red chillies to coarse powder.
3. Then add the garlic and use pulse option in your mixer to just crush the garlic and blend well with the chilli.
Serve with Idli or dosa with generous sesame oil. Can keep in airtight container and store it for 2-3 days in refrigerator!
Poondu milagai podi recipe
Ingredients
- 9 Red chillies long variety, medium spice
- 1 Garlic one whole bulb
- 3 tablespoon coconut
- Salt as needed
- ½ teaspoon Oil
Instructions
- Roast red chillis until deep red and cool down. Peel the garlic pods.
- Give a roast the coconut if it is too tender. I didn't do as mine was old coconut.
- Grind first salt, coconut and red chillies to coarse powder.
- Then add the garlic and use pulse option in your mixer to just crush the garlic and blend well with the chilli.
Video
Notes
- Do not grind it smooth. Especially garlic.
Sailaja Damodaran
must try this...looks spicy
Gita
I too love poondu milagai podis...ur version looks very spicy and yummy...I must try it soon 🙂
Daisy Blue
Was looking for this recipe in a while 🙂
Pavithra
Mmmmmmmmmmm looks so yummy and fiery.. perfect for dosa and idli. Tempting...
Laavanya
That is one good looking podi! 🙂
shanthi
Spicy and delicious version
Sushma Mallya
Sounds good,easy as well...lovely click raks
Sharmilee! :)
Anything garlicy I wud want to try...looks spicy and delicious!
Shobana senthilkumar
Nice chutney we make it like chutney...suits well for dosa...
Sireesha
My MIL also makes the same way ....Looks spicy and flavorful
Anu
My mom use to do this often but I never tried it.. Will try someday..
Ambika
Nice chutney Raks, anything with garlic is good 🙂
Cham
My mom does often , good spicy podi!
Sandhya Hariharan
Nice one Raks.. SOmething new again for me....
Priya
Spicy podi!!yummm..
kothiyavunu
Awesome flavors! The combination of ingredients sound divine.
Must try this recipe.
Parita
Love the color of the podi..too good!
A 2 Z Vegetarian Cuisine
Love Poondu Podi, your version looks absolutely delicious. Gonna try it.
Nags
there's a slightly different version made in Kerala that stores longer, although yours looks fresher. Let me see if I can make that soon 🙂
Priya
Wow..this is so tempting to know...we luv poondu chutney..make with tomatoes..Wish to try ur recipe..
Home Cooked Oriya Food
that looks wonderful..
Tina
I luv spicy food...This looks delicious and mouthwatering....
Geetha Achal
so...Nice combination..even my mother-in-law prepares the same method...its very new to me when i ate the first time..
Nowadays,whenever i call anyone for eating idly or dosai..i never miss this podi...
We do used to prepare this podi and next time try it as chutney.
Sreelekha Sumesh
looks very spicy..will defenitely try this..and very lovely pics dear.
Rohini
// as my hubby don't prefer to smell like garlic in office //
For the same reason my DH too doesnt prefer garlic at all.. But I am a sucker for any garlic based dish.. So already bookmarked yours!!
Yeah, saw your serving bowl, now we both know where we shop our serving bowls.. Shh...let's keep it as our secret!! 😀
my kitchen
My favorite podi,my mom makes this Podi with Mudakathan Dosai,delicious one
Prathibha
I love this...even we make similar to this but we prefer for rice...looks so spicy n yummy dear..:)
DEESHA
this is a lovely recipe
Soma
I have never heard of this, but then I have not heard of the most of the chutneys from South. Looks finger licking good and a lovely picture.
Soma(www.ecurry.com)
Preeti Kashyap
lovely picture.....looks so fresh and yumm. Even my mum makes it
Malar Gandhi
Vaguely remember this recipe...mommy used to make, but I hardly thought about it...this looks very spicy and nice indeed. A must try one. thanks for sharing this great recipe:)
jeyashrisuresh
absolutely a new recipe.And quite easy too.i love garlic based recipes and will surely give it a try.
LG
Have you tried sprinkling this over masala dosa..I mean after spreading potato curry over dosa just sprinkle this powder and add a tsp of ghee and fold dosa over..ummm..yummm..and indulge eating this sinful garlic flavored masala dosa...all I can say is...perfecto!!! podi looks spicy and yumm!
SriLekha
wow! it looks authentic!
Check out Oats series round up and i welcome u to join with us in the Variety Rice Series going in my blog!
Chitra
I love vendhaya dosai just becoz of this molaapdi 🙂 Nice clicks as usual 🙂
lata raja
delicious podi with any dosai and I would love to have even with rice.
Akal's Saappadu
I can finish a dozen idlis with that podi, hehehehe!!
I've tasted this a couple of times, long long ago.. from my friend's tiffin box, hehehe; it tastes excellent with the sesame oil; will definitely try this!!
Anupama
Great great great! The picture is making me want for this along with dosas 🙂
Mythreyi Dilip
Oh my dear, i almost forgot this wonderful podi. My mom also makes it for dosas and idlys. But she does not use coconut, will try ur version. As always excellent click dear.
Uma
wonderful! podi looks sooo spicy and yummy 🙂
Valarmathi
Must try recipe, looks spicy and yummy.
Sabita Sagi
Hi this is my first visit and njoyed ur blog ....hav bookmarked quite a lot of recipes to make ....do visit my blog http://www.recipe-den.blogspot.com
Sabita
rekhas kitchen
wow Raks this one is my all time fav. with appam s mmmmm mouthwatering......
Bharathy
Yeah, even my husband doesnt prefer anything garlicky in the mornings and at noon..
Podi looks lovely!!!
..with coconut, garlic and chillies..:) 😀
..bookmarked..
ithethan en velai... 🙁 at least 10 avathu irukkum intha sitele irunthu bookmark pannathu :(..
Bharathy
..eppao than onnu onna try panna poreno..:(..
ithu kandippa pannuven!!
Ramya Bala
sounds yummy...beautiful click again
jayasri
Ok, I am going to try this today, now I know what to do with so many poondu in my basket!!, looks great.., Mr.R will be very happy
Nithya Praveen
Been a while since i blogged...u seem to hv made so many yummy stuffs.This is one of my fav ones....looks great!
Suma Rajesh
bookmarked...i am jsut crazy of garlic..will try today itself..
Mahimaa's kitchen
love garlic.. should make this!
Andhra Flavors
Its new to me. must try once.
vidhas
looks yum and spicy. I love to have garlic and red chili combo. Surely will give a try.
Yasmeen
I can smell the garlic,yum! 😀
Aruna Manikandan
Spicy Podi.....
One of my Hubby's favorite too
Kindly pick up the award from my blog dear
with luv,
ArunaManikandan
Pavithra
Hey dear I tried this milagai podi , for dosa we all loved it so much. Rhomba rhomba nalla irundhuthu so Immediately I am typing the comment once we finished dosai dinner. Thanks so much.
Bharathy
Successfully made the first bookmarked recipe...jus now ;)..!!!:D!
Bharathy
...and Nags..this tastes more like "thekkaye podi" rather than the 'chammanthi podi' you'd mentioned...do try!..it's easy and yummy :)!
RAKS KITCHEN
Whoa! Thank you Pavithra and Barathy for trying out so soon! Hope you all enjoyed the taste and flavor!
Kitchen Flavours
Wow...new to me...looks yum...
Kalyani
hi.. drawn here to ur blog through this wonderful poondu podi.. awesome space here 🙂 and happy to follow you..
cheers
Kalyani
vanitha
hi
i tried this receip poondu podi.its so hot. but really very gud.
vanitha chandran
vanitha
HI
I tried this receip. very hot. but super eruk.
gud.
vanithachandran
Priya Sountherarajan
1 ) do we have to roast the garlic or grind it raw ?
2 ) how many days can we store this podi ? or we need to refrigerate it or keep it outside ?
RAKS KITCHEN
Fry chillies well, coconut a bit u have to fry, garlic, not necessary, if u want to give it a fry, then u can.
It's stays good for 2-3 days in fridge.
YUVARANI KAMARAJ
Tried it.. My DH liked it a lot.. Thanks for sharing ..
Raja Lakshmi
HI
USED TO PREPARE ONLY RASAM USING GARLIC, FOR THE 1ST TIME TRIED YOUR GARLIC PODI RECIPE. IT WAS A LITTLE SPICY BUT TURNED OUT AWESOME. HAD IT WITH DOSAS AND IT WAS FLAVOURFUL; BETTER STILL, TASTED VERY GOOD WHEN MIXED WITH RICE AND A LITTLE GINGELLY OIL.
RAJI
Raja Lakshmi
HI
USED TO PREPARE ONLY RASAM USING GARLIC, FOR THE 1ST TIME TRIED YOUR GARLIC PODI RECIPE. IT WAS A LITTLE SPICY BUT TURNED OUT AWESOME. TASTED VERY GOOD WHEN MIXED WITH RICE AND A LITTLE GINGELLY OIL.
RAJI
jananb4u
Hi Raks,
Added ur blog to my favorite's 🙂 u r awesome..!!!!
tried this recipe today... OMG..!!! no words to explain how it was..!!! my hubby simply loved it..!!!
couldn't take a pic.. will share , when I try next time...
kudos.!!
Cheers,
Jan
api
How much coconut are you referring to here? Is it 3 tbsp or 3 cups?