Flax Seed Idli Podi, a healthy and tasty idli podi made from the urad dal and flax seeds along with a few more Indian spices. It's so flavorful and tastes great with both idli and dosa varieties.

As a South Indian, i find it really hard to include flax seed in my diet regularly. But after giving this podi a try, it became a regular in my pantry.Unless you told, no one can find that it has flax seeds in it, so it's an easy way to include the flax seed in your diet.

Flax Seeds

Flax Seeds are a great source of many vitamins and minerals. It's mainly known for its richest source of omega-3 fatty acids. Hence it's highly advisable by the nutritionist to include in your diet in any possible ways.

Urad Dal

In Indian Cuisine, Urad dal is one of the most common lentils used for centuries. It's rich in calcium and so good for your bones and teeth. Here in this recipe, I have used split black urad dal. But any type of urad dal is used in the recipes like whole or skinned or unskinned

Garlic & Curry leaves

In our home , we are so used to the flavors of garlic and curry leaves in all types of idli podi. Therefore I'm using the same in this recipe. But you can skip those if you don't prefer those flavors.

But trust me, they give amazing flavors to the podi. Hence usually I make this type of spice mix(podis) the day after I buy the fresh curry leaves. Flavor is best when curry leaves are fresh.

Related : Paruppu podi / Dal powder for rice

Red Chili

Depends on your tolerance of spice level, you can add more or less of red chilies. Usually the spice level of the podi is a bit more when it's fresh. After a few days, the hotness would be more subtle.

How to serve this podi

I would recommend serving this flax seed podi with sesame oil along with idli or dosai/ dosa varieties. It tastes good on its own or it can serve along with chutney and/or sambar for idli and dosai.