Podi is a spicy powder made from roasted lentils, sesame seeds, dried chillies. That jar of podi in your kitchen, bought after a South Indian breakfast and then forgotten, deserves more attention.

Put simply, podi means powder. But no two podi recipes are ever the same. As a matter of fact, food blogger Parichay shares how often, households also have their own unqiue version of podi. Not just ...