We tamilians are podi (powder) freaks. We podi-fy anything and everything for instant gratification and super quick cooking. Sambar podi, Rasam podi, Milagai Podi, Paruppu Podi, Thengai Podi, Karuvapillai Podi, Aingaya Podi, this podi, that podi – podi podi all around. I am not aware of any podi rhyme – but I think with so many podis around we surely must have one .
Because of this whole podi mania, we have at least two versions of any dish – one with freshly ground spices (araitha vittu) and another the regular way with our famous indispensable podis. Amma has decided to take this podi-fying business to the next level. On my recent visit to Bangalore, apart from many other things, she packed for me two containers for near instant pickling – one with a North Indian Pickle Podi that I can use to pickle anything the north indian way and another with a South Indian Pickle Podi that will give me a pickle with a south indian taste. Although there are pickles and more pickles – she choose the two most predominant styles and prepared the spice mixes accordingly.
Makes: approx 500 gms of the powder/spice mix used for pickling
Ingredients
- Red chillies – 2 cups (tightly packed)
- Black Cumin (Mangrail/ Kalonji) – 2 tbsp
- Fenugreek – 4 tbsp
- Jeera (Cumin) – 2 tbsp
- Black Pepper Corns – 2 tbsp
- Amchur – 8 tbsp
- Turmeric – 2 tsp
Ingredients – photograph does not represent actual quantities needed for recipe
Method
- Microwave all ingredients except turmeric together on high for a minute. Or dry them out in the sun – so they lose any external moisture that may be present.
- Grind all ingredients together to a powder.
Store in an air tight container. Keeps well for months. Use whenever you want to pickle anything the North Indian way.
I will be preparing a small portion of pickle using this powder tomorrow to illustrate how pickling is super simple and super easy and super rewarding! See even the making of this podi is not going to take you much time.
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north indian pickle podi – ooookaaayy then!! learn something new everyday! 🙂
Agree with arundati, i didn’t know thee was N.Indian pickle podi.
Say hello to Lathamma from me.
New to me,though looks hot and spicy.I think its picke week here
Looks like a mountain 🙂 of pudi. Its slightly different from southindian kind, never knew they add kalonji. Very spicy..Love it.
wow.. new to me.. thxs for sharing… nice entry.. looks perfect & spicy…
“We podi-fy anything…”, “we have at least two versions of any dish…” – well said 🙂
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nice will wait for how to make the pickles and then try this out
Hi Yum blog,
Im eagerly awaiting your small portion of pickle using north indian powder.Looking forward to spice up this december.
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