Idli/Dosai Milagai Podi

This is one of the easiest side dishes for Idli/Dosa, if you are not in the mood to make a proper side dish such as sambhar or chutney. Usually I get these made by my mom or MIL and store it till the next india trip, or till their next trip to the US. But this time I have run out of the "Podi" and need to make some for stocking before my next trip back home. From the recipe, it doesn't look like it's very hard to make, although I haven't tried it out yet. Hopefully I will get to it this weekend.

Ingredients

Dry Red Chilli (காய்ந்த சேப்பு மிளகாய்) - 1 cup
Urad Dhall (உளுத்தம் பருப்பு) - 1 cup
Channa Dhall (கடல பருப்பு) - 1 cup
Black or White Sesame seeds (கருப்பு அல்லது வெள்ளை எள்ளு) - 2 teaspoons
Salt (உப்பு) - 2-3 teaspoons
Oil (எண்ணை) - 2 teaspoon
Asafoeteida powder (பெருங்காய போடி) - 1 teaspoon

Procedure

1) Fry the red chilli in 2 teaspoons of oil till nicely roasted and remove. Note do not let it turn black.
2) Fry Urad dhall in the remaining Oil and remove
3) Fry the channa dhall, Asafoeteida powder in the remaining Oil and remove
4) Dry fry sesame seeds and salt . Note salt has to be fried to drain it's moisture, else the Milagai podi will clump when grinding.
5) Start off by grinding the red chillis
6) Add the dhalls, perungaya podi, salt and grind till a medium coarse stage is reached
7) Finally add the sesame seeds and grind till the desired coarseness is achieved.
8) Taste and add salt as desired.

Multiply the above to stock in larger quantity. Store at room temperature.
Serve the podi mixed in oil with Dosai/Idli. Enjoy!!