Spicy Peanuts Powder/ Kadalebeeja Chutney Pudi

Recipe Type : Indian                                                                   Yield : 2 cups
Preparation time : 15 mins                                                         Cooking Time : 10 mins

Ingredients
2 cups raw blanched peanuts
salt
6 garlic pods
1 tbsp chilly powder

Method :
1. Fry peanuts on a low flame until golden in color.
2. In a food processor add pan-fried peanuts, salt, chilly powder and garlic pods. Grid coarsely.

3. Using mortar and pestle crush the coarse powder. 

4. Serve with rice or pancakes.  

Recipe courtesy: Sunanda 

Flax seeds chutney powder

Recipe Type : Indian                                                                       Yield : 4
Preparation Time : 5 mins                                                              Cooking Time : 3 mins

Ingredients :
1/4 cup flax seeds
1and 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1 date (deseeded)
6 dried red chilies
1 tsp oil
salt taste
tamarind (optional)

Method:
1. In a pan add flax seeds, date, cumin seeds and dried red chilies. Fry for few minutes.
2. In a mixer jar add roasted ingredients, tamarind paste (optional) and salt. Grind to fine powder.
3. Heat a sauce pan. Add little oil and cumin seeds for tempering. Switch off heat.
4. In a bowl, mix the ground powder and tempered ingredients.

Gunpowder/Milagai Podi/ Mooligai Podi

Recipe Type: Indian                                                                   Yield : 1 and half cup
Preparation Time : 3 mins                                                         Cooking Time : 15 mins

Ingredients:
1/4 cup sesame seeds
1/4 cup split bengal gram (chana dal)
1/4 cup split black gram (urad dal)
2 tsp white rice
1/4 tsp asafoetida
15 Byadagi chilies
1 and 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
5 black peppercorns

Method :
1. Heat a frying pan. Add black peppercorns and sesame seeds. Fry for 2 mins on a low flame.
2. Fry all these ingredients -- split bengal gram, split black lentils, white rice, and Byadagi chilies -- separately for 3 to 4 mins on a low flame.
3. Fry asafoetida for 10 seconds.
4. Allow to cool down.
5. In a blender add all fried ingredients, salt and sugar. Make a fine powder.



 Note: You can use this powder for preparation of tawa idli or spicy dosa.

Chutney Powder

Recipe Type: Indian                                                         Yield: 3/4 cup of chutney powder
Preparation Time: 5 mins                                                Cooking Time: 10 mins    

Ingredients:
2 tsp coriander seeds
1/4 cup of dry grated coconut (copra)
2 garlic cloves
15 Byadagi chillies
1/2 tsp salt
3 tsp channa seeda (puttu kadale or hurikadale)   
20 curry leaves
1/2 tsp tamarind paste

Method:

1. Dry roast all ingredients separately. Allow to cool. Powder each ingredients separately.
2. Now mix all powdered ingredients together and add salt. Grind again. Don't add water.