This is a powder that is an essential accompaniment with all South Indian Tiffin like Idli, Dosa, Oothappam. This powder is made by grinding dried red chillies along with Bengal Gram, Urad Dal, all of which have been roasted in Ground nut oil along with Salt and Asafoetida for taste. Molaga Podi, Kara Podi, Idli podi are other names it is known by.