Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the Indian recipes category.

Flaxseed Podi Recipe.

Ingredients:

1 Cup peanuts (or substitute with fried gram, roasted gram)
1/4 cup roasted gram (fried gram, roasted chana dal)
1/2 cup flaxseeds (avisa ginjalu, alsi)
6 to 10 red chilies broken (adjust to taste)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
4 to 5 pods garlic (adjust to taste)
3/4 tsp salt (adjust to taste)
1 tbsp oil as needed

Recipe Instructions:

How to make flaxseeds podi
heat a heavy bottom pan and dry roast flax seeds lightly for about 4 to 5 mins on a medium flame.
You can also skip this step.
Transfer these to a plate to cool.
To the same pan, add peanuts, roast till you get a nice aroma & golden.
Switch off the stove.
Next to the same hot pan, add roasted gram, garlic, and cumin.
Toss till all of these heat up well.
Keep these aside to cool.
Add 1 tbsp.
Oil to the same pan.
Fry broken red chilies till crispy without burning.
Keep stirring often to fry them evenly.
Next add cooled red chilies to a blender jar and make a fine powder.
Add garlic, roasted gram, cumin, peanuts and flax seeds along with salt.
Blend to a powder.
Alternately, flax seeds can be powdered first along with red chilies and then the rest of the ingredients can be ground with them.
Store flaxseeds podi in a airtight glass jar.
Keeps good for about a month.

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