Idli podi, chutney pudi, or milagai podi ( ta, இட்லிப் பொடி; ml, ഇഡ്ഡലി പൊടി; te, కారం పొడి: kn, ಚಟ್ನಿ ಪುಡಿ) is a coarse spice powder, originating from the

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, with a mixture of ground dry spices that typically contains dried chilis,

black gram ''Vigna mungo'', also known as black gram, urad bean, urid bean, mash kalai, uzhunnu parippu, ulundu paruppu, minapa pappu, uddu, or black matpe, is a bean grown in South Asia. Like its relative, the mung bean, it has been reclassified from the ...

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, salt and sesame seeds. The spice mix is commonly referred to in informal speech as "gunpowder" or chutney powder. It is generally mixed with gingelly (sesame) oil or melted ghee when it is served alongside idli or dosa.

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