Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Dry Ginger Powder / Sonti podi - Perfect for cold and cough




Ingredients
Dry ginger/ Sonti – 50 gm
Cumin seeds/Jeera – ½ tsp
Chana dal/Senaga pappu – 2 Tbsp
Toor dal/Kandi pappu – 2 Tbsp
Moong dal/Pesara pappu – 2 Tsp
Coriander seeds/Dhaniyalu – 2 Tbsp
Black pepper whole - 1 ½ tsp
Ajwain/ Omu - 1 Tbsp 
Ghee - 2 Tbsp
Salt to taste



Method
  1. Heat ghee in a pan and fry all ingredients one by one except salt. Cool it.
  2. Transfer it to a mixi jar and add salt. Make it as fine powder. Store it in airtight container.
  3. Mix podi with hot rice and ghee.
  4. It is very useful for digestion and in winter seasons.