"Write Tribe" the amazing write club am a part of is hosting its
first festival of words from 1-7 Sep on the theme "Seven". You could get
more details about it here....
Am choosing to write of the seven loves of my life....
Am choosing to write of the seven loves of my life....
If you been in this space for sometime you know that food is my one true love! But when somebody taking the effort to cook up a dish simply cause u like it - it speaks volumes of their love for you! So every 3 months, Pheno's 87 year old Grandmother religiously sends across home made(by her!) "Idli Podi"(Locally called "Gun Powder" as it can be explosive to your taste buds :-D) simply cause it's his favorite.
Off late, she's been bed ridden for few months due to a recent Gall bladder removal surgery that she had to undergo and is now barely on her foot! But when she heard that we have exhausted our stock of her "gun powder" absolutely nothing could deter her from dragging herself into the kitchen and hand roasting-pounding until her signature "podi" is ready exactly how her grandson loves it!! If this doesn't speak of her love for him I dono what does.....
Thou it ought to be a family "secret", I will be generous enough to share it with you ;)
- Boiled rice 1 cup
- Urad dal A handful
- Chana dal as above
- White til one level table spoon
- Hing
half tea spoon - Whole pepper 1 teaspn
- Red dry chilly 12 ( more according to taste)
- Jeera : half teaspoon
- Salt 2 teaspn( or accrdng to taste)
Method:
Dry roast items 1
to 6 except hing till nicely fried (Rice
should be crisp). While frying red chilly use a little
oil. Hing and salt can be added while grinding. You can also roast
curry leaves and add to it. Allow it to cool. Grind coarsely. The powder should
not be very fine.
