Kollu Podi also known as Horse gram powder is a nutritious and healthy spice mix which suits best with idli, dosa and rice. Kollu Podi is good for weight loss and it is protein rich too. Learn to make Kollu Podi with the help of step by step pictures and video.
I make this Kollu Podi once in a while when I get bored of regular idli podi. My family is fond of idli podi yes even kids love it so I always look for varieties of idli podi recipes. This podi is a super hit at home and no one even realized it had kollu in it. I just used my idli podi recipe with few adjustments for this kollu podi recipe and it turned out so good that I wanted to record it here with measurements.
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About Kollu Podi
Kollu Podi is made by roasting and grinding horse gram, chana dal, red chilies, garlic curry leaves, cumin seeds, pepper, rock salt, and hing to a powder which is used as a side dish for idli, dosa and rice. Hot rice mixed with this kollu podi with oil or ghee tastes so good that you just need a papad for the side.
After reading about horse gram health benefits and weight loss factors, my interest for trying new recipes with horse gram has increased so keep watching for more horse gram recipes in future. Check out kollu chutney that I posted sometime back.
This podi can served be as idli podi or even mixed with rice and gingelly oil, it tastes so good. I usually make kollu sundal or rarely kollu rasam but now I have learnt another way to include kollu / horse gram in our daily diet.
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Kollu Podi Ingredients
- Horse gram – Horse gram also known as kollu in tamil is used for this podi. There are 2 varieties of horse gram black and brown variety. I have used the brown variety here.
- Chana dal – Chana dal adds texture and taste to this podi.
- Red chilies – I have used kashmiri red chilies for color and regular round chilies for spice.
- Cumin, Pepper – Cumin seeds and pepper corns are added.
- Curry leaves – A sprig of curry leaves adds flavor to the podi
- Garlic – Garlic flavor with horse gram is so good, so do not miss it.
- Hing, Rock salt – Hing aids in digestion and rock salt is added for taste.
- Oil – Oil is added for roasting the ingredients.
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Looking for weight loss recipes and healthy diet food? Then this podi is just for you. Do add this in your daily menu and enjoy the health benefits. Horse gram is such a healthy legume and it helps in losing weight.
How to make Kollu Podi Step by Step
1.To a pan heat 1/2 teaspoon oil add 3/4 cup horse gram.
2.Roast until golden brown. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
3.Now add 2 tablespoon chana dal along with 2 kashmiri red chilies, 4 small red chilies.
4.Roast until golden brown, transfer to a plate and set aside.
5.Add 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, 10 black pepper, 6 small garlic and a small sprig curry leaves.
6.Roast for few minutes.
7.Add rock salt and a pinch of hing. Give a quick mix and switch off. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
8.Cool down completely.
9.Transfer to a mixer jar.
10.Grind it to a slightly coarse powder.
11.Kollu podi is ready. Transfer to a plate, cool down and store. Store in a clean dry jar.
Mix podi with gingelly oil and enjoy with idli or dosa!
Expert Tips
- Make sure you cool down completely before you grind it. Also after grinding let it cool down before you store.
- You can either use black variety horse gram or brown horse gram.
- I used my dry mixer for grinding at home. If you are making in bulk then you can choose to give it in mill for grinding.
Serving and Storage
Kollu Podi can be served along with idli, dosa, rice with gingelly oil or ghee. This podi keeps well for about 1 month in room temperature and for about 3 months in fridge.
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Kollu Podi Recipe | Horse gram Powder Recipe
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup kollu / horsegram
- 2 tablespoon chana dal
- 2 kashmiri red chilies
- 4 small red chilies
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 10 pepper
- 6 cloves garlic
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 1 pinch hing
- 1/2 teaspoon oil
- rock salt to taste
Instructions
- To a pan heat 1/2 teaspoon oil add 3/4 cup horse gram.
- Roast until golden brown. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
- Now add 2 tablespoon chana dal along with 2 kashmiri red chilies, 4 small red chilies.
- Roast until golden brown, transfer to a plate and set aside.
- Add 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, 10 black pepper, 6 small garlic and a small sprig curry leaves.
- Roast for few minutes.
- Add rock salt and a pinch of hing. Give a quick mix and switch off. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
- Cool down completely.
- Transfer to a mixer jar.
- Grind it to a slightly coarse powder.
- Kollu podi is ready. Transfer to a plate, cool down and store.
- Store in a clean dry jar.
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Notes
- Rinse horsegram and let it dry then start the process.
- Make sure you cool down completely before you grind it.Also after grinding let it cool down before you store.
- Keeps well for about 2 months in room temperature itself.
- I used my dry mixer for grinding at home. If you are making in bulk then you can choose to give it in mill for grinding.
Divs
my favorite podi.. with garlic it has to be yummy! love the way you have presented it differently in every click.
Meena srinivas
Super Podi. Healthy and good for diet. The photo of podi with dosa….. mouth watering… One doubt, after washing the kollu, we need to dry completely under fan or little wetness is needed for roasting? Like the murukku mavoo mathiri konjam eerama irrukkanuma?
Salma Rakshan
Have got horse gram from the stores to try something new … and found this recipe today … Yummm … gonna try this now…. love all ur tips and recipes sharmi? hats off to Ur clicks too…
kalyani
Healthy powder indeed.
.)havent heard of dry mixer ..can u show d same? Where we can get it..
SHARMILEE J
It is just a mixer jar attachment that came along with my mixer.
Meena srinivas
Sharmi, please clear this doubt. , after washing the kollu, we need to dry completely under fan or little wetness is needed for roasting? Like the murukku mavoo mathiri konjam eerama irrukkanuma?
SHARMILEE J
No no it should be completly dry…
Suja
A very healthy tasty podi! Everyone in the family liked it, thanks Sharmi!
Cynthia
What is horsegram called in hindi? Is it akha masoor?
Sasi Kala
You have not included cumin seed , pepper in the ingredients list , but mentioned in the instructions . Kindly check .
Sharmilee J
Sorry it was missed now updated thanks for letting me know