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Hi ,

My favorite coconut milagai podi recipe is as below,

COOKING TIME :15 MINS.
SERVINGS : 6

INGREDIENTS :
Dry coconut / Fresh coconut – 1 1/4 cup.
Channa dal – 1/4 cup.
Urad dal – 1/4 cup.
Dry red chillies – 8 nos.
Mustard – 1 tsp.
Tamarind – gooseberry size.
Jaggery – 2 tsp.
Curry leaves – 2 springs.
Asafoetida – 1/2 tsp.
Salt – as required.
Coconut oil- 1 tsp.

METHOD :
a) Dry roast coconut till aroma.
b) Heat oil in kadai and roast each ingredient separately except jaggery.
c) Grind roasted ingredients to coarse powder and finally add coconut, Jaggery and pulse for a minute.
d) Store in airtight containers and it stays fresh for 2 weeks.
 e) If refrigerated the powder stays good even for months.
f) To make coconut podi rice, saute mustard, curry leaves in a tsp of ghee and mix it with rice, add salt, coconut powder and mix well, serve hot with papad.
g) I served with potato curry. 


 HAPPY COOKING!!



































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  1. Jones HillMarch 9, 2022 at 7:03 PM

    Thanks for the information. I really like the way you express complex topics in lucid way. It really helps meunderstand it much better way. Chilli Powder

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