Poondu Milagai Podi Recipe | Garlic Powder | Garlic Coconut Powder

Poondu Podi is my absolute favorite easy to do recipe. It would be a perfect side dish for idly or dosa. It is super duper easy which requires very less ingredients which are always present at every home. And yeah, it is extremely addictive. Just relax and enjoy this simple yet delicious dish with dosa.

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Paruppu Podi
Ellu Podi

Garlic Powder

Ingredients:

Coconut - 1/2 cup

Red Chilli - 10

Garlic - 1, whole

Salt - as required

Oil - 1 tsp

Method:

Heat oil in a pan, fry red chilli, garlic and coconut separately.

Grind chilli and salt first. Then add coconut and grind to get a coarse powder. Finally add garlic and give a pulse.

Serve with idly, dosa or rice.

Note:

• You can also add tamarind in addition to this.
• Adjust red chilli to spiciness level required.

Pictorial:

Keep all your ingredients ready

In a pan, add little oil and roast dry red chilli and transfer it to a plate

Add garlic and roast it seperately

And then add coconut and roast it. As we are going to grind it anyway, you can also add coconut pieces

Cool down a bit

First, grind red chilli and salt

Add in roasted coconut and grind into a coarse powder

Now add in garlic and give one or two pulses

Serve with idly or dosa