Unlike many spice blends which are cooked into dishes, gunpowder, also known as milagai podi or idli milagai podi, is often sprinkled on cooked dishes, or mixed with ghee or oil to form a vibrant ...

Now add the idli milagai podi and mix gently to get even coating of the podi into the idli. Let this be in a low flame for 2-3 minutes. Switch off the flame and garnish with curry leaves.

To prepare the milagai podi for serving, melt 2 teaspoons of ghee, add 1 tablespoon oil, and stir in 3 tablespoons powder or sufficient to make a thick paste. This is served with idli or dosai. It can ...

If all else fails, you can have rava idlis; podi idlis where the idli is cut up and mixed with a powder of milagai-podi or idli-chilli-powder and sesame oil; or even the currently popular ragi idlis.