Podis or powders that can be used as rice accompaniments are life savers. Be it paruppu podi, karuveppilai podi they come in handy during the weekdays. One such podi is this coconut podi. I love this podi with rice and as a side for curd rice and also as a side for idly dosa.
I got this recipe from my mom. When she came to US for the first time, I got the recipes for chutneys but missed the podis. But she wrote this down for me. Last week I was digging through the paper clipping and got it. I usually use frozen coconut for kootu and chutneys. I usually thaw the required amount before cooking. But for this Podi I went with the fresh one to get the authentic taste. Nothing can beat the taste of fresh grated coconut.
If you notice, this recipe doesn’t use any oil. The coconut gives the moisture to bind and that makes it zero oil recipe too. Yesterday I posted about coconut and its benefits. So today let me talk about the top countries that produce coconut. Of course India is among the top 5. As per this website, Indian now ranks the third largest coconut producing countries. Indonesia and Philippines are top 2.
Ingredients:
- Channa Dal / Kadalai Paruppu – ¼ cup
- Urad Dal / Ulutham Paruppu – ¼ cup
- Grated Coconut – 1 cup
- Red Chillies – 5 to 6
- Hing – 2 tsps
- Salt – 1.5 tsps (adjust according to your taste)
Steps:
- Heat the kadai and dry roast the channa dal, urad dal, red chillies along with hing till they turn golden brown.
- Once they turn golden brown, remove it in a plate and let them cool.
- In the same kadai, add the grated coconut and fry till they turn golden brown.
- Let it cool too.
- First dry grind the roasted dals along with salt in the coffee grinder or mixie. Make sure they mix well and ground them nicely.
- Finally add coconut and now put it in the pulse mode so that the coconut mixes well with the powder.
That’s it. Let it cool before you store it an air tight container. I usually refrigerate these podis.
Notes:
- Cool the roasted dals and coconut before grinding.
- Also after you add coconut put them in pulse mode. This ensures that lumps are not formed.
- Before storing it in an air tight containers spread it in a plate and leave it for 5 minutes. Then store them in a container.
Coconut Powder | Thengai Podi
Ingredients
- Channa Dal / Kadalai Paruppu – ¼ cup
- Urad Dal / Ulutham Paruppu – ¼ cup
- Grated Coconut – 1 cup
- Red Chillies – 5 to 6
- Hing – 2 tsps
- Salt – 1.5 tsps adjust according to your taste
Instructions
- Heat the kadai and dry roast the channa dal, urad dal, red chillies along with hing till they turn golden brown.
- Once they turn golden brown, remove it in a plate and let them cool.
- In the same kadai, add the grated coconut and fry till they turn golden brown.
- Let it cool too.
- First dry grind the roasted dals along with salt in the coffee grinder or mixie. Make sure they mix well and ground them nicely.
- Finally add coconut and now put it in the pulse mode so that the coconut mixes well with the powder.
- That’s it. Let it cool before you store it an air tight container. I usually refrigerate these podis.
Notes
- Cool the roasted dals and coconut before grinding.
- Also after you add coconut put them in pulse mode. This ensures that lumps are not formed.
- Before storing it in an airtight container spread it on a plate and leave it for 5 minutes. Then store them in a container.
I am not a nutritionist. The nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It varies depending upon the product types or brands.
Does this used raw coconut or dry coconut ? Can we use the dry coconut grated ?
I used fresh one. But you can use raw too.
This is one of my all time fav podi’s. Beautifully made, Srividhya :)
what a flavorful powder – sure to compliment any meal
:-) Thanks
Thanks Chef :-)
Coconut podi is such a life saver on busy nights. Love this podi with some hot rice and ghee.
yeah very true
These kind of podis are very handy to have at home!
Oh yeah very true. :-)
Podis are such lifesavers, aren’t they?
Oh yeah absolutely..
Very flavorful podi.Nice
Thanks Sapana
Wow, what a yummy coconut podi. Will have to try this too :-) Pinned!!
Thanks :-)
I love this podi… my lifesaver in the morning, hehehe…. we make it with pottukadalai, your version is tempting me now!
Oh you prepare it with pottukadalai? Sounds yum. Will look into your website.
I haven’t had them before…Will give it a try…
Sure thanks swapna.
my amma make this often..tastes yummy with rice and ghee
oh yeah.. with rice and ghee love it
I’m a big fan of podi’ too. Love them to have it with rice, idli and dosa. Thanks for sharing:)
Great. Glad you liked it.
Never tried making podi with coconut. This looks so flavourful and yum..
Thanks Gayathri and this goes well with idly, dosa and also rice.
I love podis specially with steaming rice and dollop of ghee
Thanks a lot Usha.
Super like, just love this thengai podi..my fav.
Thanks :-)
I love thengai podi. This just reminded me to make some for myself!
:-) :-) Please try it out soon.
beautiful share …Looking forward to make this at home
Thanks Alka.. :-)