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Kothamalli Podi
Tiffin
Kothamalli - coriander, podi - coarse spice powder
Roasted coriander seed, dal and spice powder, mixed with ghee or oil and eaten with rice or tiffin.




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AMMAMMA'S NOTES.

Corriander
1 bunch

Red Chilli
15 pieces

Urad Dal
1 cup

Channa Dal
1/2 cup

Oil
5 tbsp

Asafetida
1 spoon

Tamarind Paste
2 spoons

Dhaniya
2 spoons
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Remove stem and wash kothamalli well and drain. Dry it nicely in a cloth.
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In a pan add little oil and fry red chilly. Remove and add urad dal and fry till it turns golden brown. In the same way fry channa dal, coriander seed.
03
When it becomes cold, powder all in mixie with asafoetida, salt and tamarind paste
04
When it becomes fine powder add kothamalli and powder it.
05
In a pan add little oil and add everything from mixer and stir well for few minutes and remove from fire.
06
To enhance taste you can add 2 spoon jaggery.





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AMMAMMA ALWAYS MADE SURE THE RIGHT PODI WAS AVAILABLE FOR THE DOSA, ACCORDING TO THIS MENTAL TABLE WE BOTH HAD. IF BY CHANCE A PODI WASN'T READY THE DAY BEFORE WE'D PLANNED TO MAKE DOSA, SHE'D MAKE SURE IT WAS BY THE TIME I CAME BACK FROM SCHOOL. AMMAMMA KNEW I COULD NOT STAND THE THOUGHT OF DAL CHAWAL, EVERYTIME I LEFT HOME I LEFT WITH 3-4 BOXES OF PODI TO HAVE WITH RICE. THE STORE BOUGHT ONES I HAVE NOW ARE NOTHING IN COMPARISON.























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