This dish has been on my to do list for the longest, just after baguette, pretzel, malai kofta, kanjeevaram Idli….ok, I clearly have a very lengthy to do list. But this was one of the first dishes I made for this marathon primarily because my regular molaga podi was almost done. At home, the one jar I cannot afford to keep empty is the molaga podi because if there is an emergency and you had to grab your important stuff and run, the husband would pick our daughter and then the molaga podi and then some documents, cash and then probably check on me. Grr
So this time I mixed some flaxseeds with the lentils and red chillies and the flavour was amazing, not to mention the other health advantages of flaxseeds.
I reworked my regular molaga podi recipe to include flaxseeds. If you are making this the first time, you need to keep in mind that different red chillies have different spicy quotients. So I suggest that you keep 2 tbsp of the ground res chillies aside and mix the balance with the lentils. If you find that the podi is not spicy enough, you can add the balance ground chilly powder else use it for dals and curries. I jave reduced the number of chillies from that recipe since I moved to Bangalore and found that the chillies are spicier here than what I got in Malaysia.
Protein – Flaxseeds, Bengal gram, Split black gram
Makes around 1 1/2 cups
WHAT WE NEED
Dried red chillies 25
Bengal gram / chana dal 1/3 cup
Split black gram/ urad dal 1/3 cup
Flaxseeds 1/3 cup
White sesame seeds 1 tbsp
Oil 2 tsp
Salt
WHAT TO DO
- Cut the stem from the dried red chillies
- Heat a pan and dry roast the sesame seeds till they start popping
- Set aside to cool
- Heat the same pan and add 1/2 tsp oil
- Add the red chillies and fry them for 2-3 minutes on low flame till it begins to get a darker colour
- Ensure it does not turn black
- Set aside to cool
- In the same pan, add 1/2 tsp of oil and fry the Bengal gram till it starts turning golden brown
- Set aside to cool
- Repeat the same procedure for urad dal and flaxseeds separately
- Transfer the chillies to a mixer and blend to a very coarse powder
- Add the sesame seeds, lentils salt and flaxseeds and blend to a coarse powder
- Enjoy with idli, dosa, etc!
This is my post for the Mega Marathon under the theme ‘Protein Rich Dishes’.
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I always have molaga podi stock in my pantry and this version with Flax seeds looks absolutely healthy and yummy..
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hahahah…girl be happy that he waits to pick you too..hahah..this one sounds so fantastic..I always have our regular one stocked all time..plus we also make this flax seed one regularly for my parents..so good to have such healthy one handy!
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I hardly make podis , I received my stock from my daughter and friends , so never thought on these lines , but definitely a great idea to incorporate flaxseed in podis . The podi must be so flavourful besides being healthy .
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I have two bags of flax seeds to be used up . Going to make this podi after Navratri.
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I prepared flax seed podi for my daughter and I was bit sceptical whether the flavour of the flax would throw her off. But fortunately she loved it so much and I am quite happy that I could include some goodness of flax seeds in her diet. I am so in love with your writing! Enjoyed it to the core..
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I do this flaxseed molaga podi often and my family members are great fan of this healthy podi. I dont forget to add flaxseeds in most of my spice powders, btw your intro rocks Sowmya.
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A healthy dash of podi to go with any dish… I’m learning so much more about south Indian cuisine besides the normal dosas and idlis.
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lol… loved the intro. I have tried flax seed paruppu podi. This molaga podi sounds very interesting. will definitely try it. And tell me about the long todo list… sighhhh
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LOL on the intro. Luckily for me its FIL who wants his podi and its only one kind he wants the chutney pudi. This sounds yummy and love the way you have introduced flax seeds. Will make it shortly after 15/10/2017 to be precise.
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I make it almost the same exact way ! and if my girls were to choose between mom and molagapudi, they wd choose the latter :-)) . I disguise paruppu podi with this flax seeds molgapudi to make a less spicy version for the little one and she loves it 🙂
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Your husband seems to have thought thoroghly about the priorities: LOL. Nice twist to the regular molagapodi with flaxseeds. yes adding flaxseeds would definitely bring doen the spiciness.
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Great recipe Sowmya.. The flaxseeds add a nice nuttiness to the podi.. Sometimes i dont even have it with dosai.. just a dollop of ghee on a spoonful of podi.. yumm..
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Most healthy and instant chutney powder
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Great recipe Sowmya.. The flaxseeds add a nice nuttiness to the podi.. Sometimes i dont even have it with dosai.. just a dollop of ghee on a spoonful of podi.. yumm..
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Thank you so much. I too have it with a dollop of ghee…absolute bliss
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Thank you so much. I also love to have it with a dollop of ghee…absolute bliss!
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