Thengai Podi |Coconut Powder

Thengai Podi is a a dry Powder (podi) prepared with coconut(Thengai) and freshly roasted and ground spice mix. It taste good with rice and tiffin vareity. Coconut powder can be prepared within 10  minutes and stays good for months.

Growing up I have seen Amma breaking the thengai and grating. Seeing the efforts she put, I use to ask why can’t you skip coconut. She says food taste will differ. I use to think how a ingredient can do it. After I started cooking I realized what she said is true. Now I always have coconut in stock.

Coconut  adds a magical touch to any food. I am a big fan of coconut flavour. Anything with thengai makes the food extra special. Almost everyday Amma adds coconut in one of the dishes she prepares.

After moving to US I was looking for fresh coconut in Indian store. Jagadish asked me where will you break it, I said outside our apartment. He smiled and replied cop might come and offer you help😂  Seeing the complication in braking it and grating. I started buying frozen coconut. It saves lot of time for eveyday cooking.

Whenever Amma travels out of station she always prepared thengai podi, curry leave podi, Paruppu podi, onion thokku,  Tomato Thokku and Pulikaichal. These will be handy for us. We keep rice and mix it, lunch problem solved😊

Usaully Amma courier all powders from India. I will have them in stock. When I am sick or if I feel lazy we will attack our pantry and take one podi and have it for lunch. If she send me  big packet I have freezed it in freezer safe ziplock box/bag with label and used for months. Keep small portion outside in airtight container for our podi. Podi kept outside won’t stay good for a longtime 

When Amma came for my delivery. I told her to make all the podi and had it now and then. I saw the procedure and noted down the recipe. Usually thengai podi is prepared with fresh coconut, but after my seemandham (baby shower) she even prepared this podi with copra (dry coconut).

For working women this podi is handy. Coconut podi can be prepared during weekend or free time and stock it up. During busy morning you can keep rice and mix this podi with sesame oil. Lunchbox tension is gone😊

Like idli milagai podi, thengai podi can also be missed with oil and taken for idli/dosa. It tastes great with Bagala bath.

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Thengai Podi |Coconut Powder

Thengai Podi is a a dry Powder (podi) prepared with coconut(Thengai) and freshly roasted and ground spice mix. It taste good with rice and tiffine vareity. Coconut powder can be prepared within 10 minutes and stays good for months.

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Course: Podi

Cuisine: Indian

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Author: Vidya Srinivasan

Ingredients

• Coconut - 1 cup
• Urad Dal - 1/4 cup
• Channa Dal - 1/3 cup
• Red Chilli – 7 Adjust according to your taste
• Salt – as needed
• Asafoetida- 1/8 tsp

Instructions

• In a pan dry roast urad dal, channa dal and red chilli till they turn golden brown. Transfer it to a plate. Dry roast the coconut till it turns golden brown color. Switch off the flame and Keep it aside. Add required salt and pinch of asafoetida
• After everything comes to room temperature grind them into coarse powder. Cool it and store in dry airtight container, and always use a dry spoon

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Notes

1. Instead of fresh/Frozen coconut, dry coconut can also be used
2. If you are using katti perungayam add it while sauting dal
3. Roast dal and coconut well for the podi to stay fresh
4. Instead of using both urad and Channa dal, this can also be done with either urad dal or channa dal alone
5. Thaw the frozen coconut before using

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Ingredients:

Coconut – 1 cup
Urad Dal – 1/4 cup
Channa Dal – 1/3 cup
Red Chilli – 7 (Adjust according to your taste)
Salt – as needed
Asafoetida- 1/8 tsp

Method:

• In a pan dry roast urad dal, channa dal and red chilli  till they turn golden brown. Transfer it to a plate. Dry roast the coconut till it turns golden brown color. Switch off the flame and Keep it aside. Add required salt and pinch of asofedtida

• After everything comes to room temperature grind them into coarse powder. Cool it and store in dry airtight container, and always use a dry spoon