Homemade Nalla Karam Podi

Here is my version of Homemade nalla karam podi. It tastes amazing with ghee rice and also as idli podi

In the month of October, our group of bloggers from  Shhhhh Cooking Secretly Challenge went to Telengana on a virtual cooking tour. My partner for this month’s theme was Pavani Gunikuntla who blogs at Pavaniskitchen. After a brief discussion, I gave her Cloves and Ghee as secret ingredient and in return she gave me coriander seeds and garlic to make a unique dish representing Telangana. With the secret ingredients I gave, Pavani made Bagara Rice and I decided to use coriander seeds and garlic to make a Homemade Nalla Karam Podi

A small look into Telengana

Telengana was a state formed in 2014. It is situated in the Deccan Plateau with semi arid area and mostly has a hot climate. In general, the people in this belt are known to consume hot and spicy food. One can associate simple Telegu food as well as Nawabi khaana with this state. Some of the popular dishes associated with Telengana are Polelu (rotis with stuffed filling), Jonne Rotte ( jowas rotis), Qubani ka meetha (apricot sweet) etc.

This belt is also known for the various podis that they make, such as, Nalla Karam Podi, kandi podi etc. Most of the recipes which are found at homes or markets have coriander seeds as the main ingredient and the dal quantity are less. I tweaked the recipe to suit my families interest that is Dal

This homemade Nalla Karam Podi goes well when served with Ghee rice and as an accompaniment to idli too

Print Recipe

Homemade Nalla Karam Podi

Course

Side Dish

Cuisine

Indian

Keyword

Shhhhh Cooking Secretly Challenge, at200deg, homecooking, Indianrecipe, rice

Servings

Ingredients

• 1 cup coriander seeds
• 1/3 cup Channa dal
• 1/3 cup black udad dal
• 2 tsp Jeera
• 10-15 nos Dry red chillies (you could more or less depending on how spicy you want the podi to be)
• 1/4 cup Curry leaves
• 3-5 nos garlic pods
• 1 ball Tamarind (small lemon size)
• Salt (according to taste)
• 1 tsp hing
• 4 tsp Oil

Course Side Dish Cuisine Indian Keyword   Shhhhh Cooking Secretly Challenge, at200deg, homecooking, Indianrecipe, rice Servings Ingredients 1 cup coriander seeds 1/3 cup Channa dal 1/3 cup black udad dal 2 tsp Jeera 10-15 nos Dry red chillies (you could more or less depending on how spicy you want the podi to be) 1/4 cup Curry leaves 3-5 nos garlic pods 1 ball Tamarind (small lemon size) Salt (according to taste) 1 tsp hing 4 tsp Oil

Instructions

1. Heat a kadai, add a lil oil and roast each item (excl salt) seperately and remove on a plate
2. Let all the ingredients cool on the plate
3. Add the roasted ingredients and some salt to mixier and grind to a coarse powder
4. (Optional) Take a few tsp of ghee in a kadai and heat it, add the roasted ingredients and roast them on low heat for a couple of minutes.
5. Once roasted, allow it to cool and store in an air tight container