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Pudina Podi-Mint Podi Recipe-How to make Pudina Powder

August 22, 2018 by PadhuSankar 4 Comments

Mint Podi/Pudina podi is a very flavorful podi which goes well with rice and idli, dosa. This podi when mixed with piping hot rice and ghee tastes awesome. I used homegrown mint to make this podi, so it is all the more aromatic. Today we will learn how to make pudina/mint podi following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.

Pudina Podi-Mint Podi

Pudina Podi-Mint Podi


Pudina Podi-Mint Podi

 Prep Time : 15 mins

 Cook Time : 15 mins 
 Yields: 1 cup podi
 Recipe Category: Mint-Podi Varieties
 Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
 Author:Padhu Sankar

   Ingredients needed

   Fresh Mint leaves – 2 bunches (medium size bunch)
   Oil – 1 tsp
   Urad dal – 3 tbsp
   Bengal gram dal/channa dal – 1/4 cup
   Red Chillies – 4 or as needed
   Hing – a generous pinch
   Tamarind – a small bit (optional)
   Whole black pepper – 1/2 tsp
   Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp
   Salt to taste

Preparations 


Wash the mint leaves well, drain the water completely and pat it with a towel. Spread it on a cloth and leave it to dry in the shade. There should be no moisture in the leaves. It should be completely dry. I got 1 1/4 cup of dry mint leaves. You can plant the thick stem and get fresh mint at home whenever you need. Learn how to grow mint at home easily.

Preparations


Heat oil and fry urad dal, channa dal (kadalai paruppu), red chillies, hing and tamarind (if using).

Once dal changes golden brown, remove from heat and transfer to a plate.

easy mint podi recipe

In the same pan, dry roast cumin seeds and peppercorns until you get the aroma of cumin seeds.

Dry roast mint leaves on low heat, when you crush the leaves, it should break. That is the right stage.

How to make Pudina Powder

Dry grind the lentils/dal + red chilles, cumin seeds + peppercorns with salt to
 a coarse powder.

Mint Podi recipe

Then add the mint leaves to the coarsely ground powder and grind it again. The powder should be slightly coarse and not fine.

Pudina Podi

Flavorful Mint/pudhina podi is ready.

Enjoy eating it with hot rice and ghee or with idli and dosa. 

Check out more Podi recipes. They come handy when you do not find time to cook.

Podi Recipes 

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  1. Unknown

    August 29, 2018 at 7:26 am

    awesome…
    Thank you for this post

    Reply
  2. Unknown

    September 3, 2018 at 8:43 am

    Nice one….came out very well!!!! Thank u padhu 🙂 keep rocking 🙂

    Reply
  3. simran

    April 3, 2019 at 3:26 pm

    NICE AND DOABLE RECIPE BUT WHAT IS THE SHELF LIFE OF THIS RECIPE

    Reply
  4. Jaysri

    May 27, 2020 at 8:58 am

    Good recipe.easy to make & tasty too.
    Thankyou

    Reply

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