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Podi Varieties
Tiffin
Podi - a coarse spice powder
Roasted powders of dal, chilli, coconut and spices — mixed with ghee or oil and eaten with dosa, idli or rice.
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Dosa Varieties
Different kinds of dosa, all made from rice batter spread on a hot tawa — some crisp, some soft.
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Rice Koozhu
Kuzhu (also spelled Koozh) – Tamil for a soft, fermented rice mash. Boiled and raw rice are soaked, ground, and left to ferment overnight, then cooked into a smooth, glossy consistency and served with fried curd chillies.
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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.
YAMINI VENKATESAN
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH, 2026