Preparation time : 10 minutes
Cooking time : 5-8 minutes
Serves : more than ten helpings
Description
Two of my parental aunt’s ( eldest two ) come visiting for a days stay to my parents place. As always it’s non stop gossiping and exchanging update’s with in themselves with happenings of near and far relatives and friends . When dad is out of the house, my aunt’s automatically get into the kitchen and start to do some thing or the other to show case their culinary skills. Well now you all might know from where I get this craziness of loving to cook and entertain comes from . This flex seed gun powder was a recipe that my first aunt zohra ( Pappathi her pet name ) made that day. So easy to make, healthy, spicy and aromatic. The comfortable warmth of this beloved classic is matched by the accents of different spices that go into it to get a magical instant gun powder. I sure rely a lot on my aunts to steal smart ways to improve my kitchen skills. A sprinkle of this over your dosa, idli or kuli paniyaram’s will boost the flavour and delight you to eat more. So that’s what my parents and aunt’s did too.. Talking, eating and enjoying with this gun powder soaking up ways creating memories to be cherished latter.
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| rice ( pacha arisi ) | 2 cup |
| Asafoetida | 1 teaspoon |
| Curry leaves | one hand full |
| Garlic | 1 pod peeled |
| Cumin | 1/4 cup |
| Black pepper corns | 1/4 cup |
| Dry red chillies | 15 |
| Urad dal | 1 cup |
| Horse gram ( kollu - kaanam ) | 1 cup |
| Bengal gram dal | 1 cup |
| Salt | to taste |
| Flax seed | 1 cup |
Method
- Dry roast all the ingredients separately until a nice aroma arises. Cool completely.
- In a food processor powder the roasted ingredients together to a semi coarse powder with out adding water.
- Taste and adjust seasoning. Store in an air tight clean bottle in room temperature.
- Mix 3 teaspoons of idli powder with 1 teaspoon sesame seed oil or coconut oil and have with idli or dosa.
