Having grown up in Hyderabed during my early childhood, the taste for South Indian food just cant escape my being. Idli Sambhar continues to be my staple comfort food and Podi of the Andhra kind is my forever delight moment!
Karveiypaku Podi – A power packed powder condiment
A tangy powder spiked with roasted spices, this podi is the perfect way to relish Curry Leaves. Like the connoisseurs will tell-tale; take a heaped spoon full of powder, make a small well in the middle of this mix, fill in with warm ghee until its just about to overflow. Now use your finger giving a good swirl dissolve the powder into a magic potion for Idli, Dosa, Upma, Warm Rice or just about anything that needs a taste lift!
Karveipaku aka Curry Leaves is the main stay ingredient in this dish. This poweder is a staple condiment that is found in almost all Andhra Homes but now turns out to be a tasty addition to many quintessential food types.
Ingredient List
- Dals / Lentils – Channa , Urad
- Dry Roasted & Ground Spices – Whole dried red chilly , Jeera , Dhania , Black Peppercorns
- Tang – Dried and ground tamarind
- Salt
The process of these podi’s is critical to follow. The dry roasting method combined with the appropriate ingredient proportions make all the difference in its taste, also intriguingly unique to the homes it comes from. In mine, I picked this up from my Mother-in-law. The Podi you will savour is from the Mushunuri Household, a must have in our kitchen almost 365 days a year. We make our fresh batches almost ever other month.
Click the video & watch our kitchen as we mix in all the Podi Ingredients to make that special condiment.
The Karveipaku Podi is a favorite in my house served up over soft warm upma as well. On special festivals, it can be sprinkled piping hot Pongal too.
The magic in the podi comes alive when it mixes in with Pure Desi Ghee, melted white butter or ginjelly oil.
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