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Flax seeds podi or flax seeds chutney powder or spice powder. Flax seeds are considered to be one of the top health foods in the market today. These are called as avisa ginjalu in telugu, Agase in kannada , Jawas in marathi, and Alsi in hindi. These seeds are high in omega 3 fatty acids, fiber, alpha-linolenic acid and lignans.

flax seeds podi recipe, spice powder

They are said to protect human body from cancer and heart disease, reduce cholesterol and helps to manage type 2 diabetes and also in weight loss.

To get the optimum health benefits from flax seeds they must be ground or powdered and then used.

cleaned flax seeds to make chutney powder

There are many ways to include flax seeds in our diet. Here are some of the ideas you may like which are tried and tested by me. Here goes my personal opinion.

Flax seeds are best to be used in dry preparations as they tend to turn sticky when added to any kind of foods with moisture. But there are a lot of people who use them for smoothies & bakes which didn’t go well for our taste buds.

How to use flax seeds in your diet

1. Add the powdered flax seeds to chapathi flour or mutli grain flour to make multi grain roti. You can also add to any of your paratha variety.

2. Make a spice powder like this vepudu karam. Just sprinkle over your every day stir fry curries or sabzi.

3. Add it to your Indian buttermilk or lassi, a common and easy way consumed in many households.

4. This the most loved way of consuming flax seed at home by making this spice powder for our breakfasts to serve with idli, upma, khichdi, dalia, vermicelli, poha etc.

To make this flax seeds chutney powder, i use peanuts, roasted gram, cumin and garlic. Many do not like the sticky taste and feel of the flax seeds, but they can hardly be felt in this podi, since peanuts dominate the taste of flax seeds. This can be served even to kids, along with idli, dosa or upma.

If you do not prepare Indian breakfasts, then you can serve this with rice and few drops of ghee or just sprinkle over your vegetable stir fry dishes.

If you are looking for more Indian spice powders, check
peanut podi
spice powder for vegetable stir fry 
Rasam powder
biryani masala powder
punjabi garam masala powder
simple garam masala powder
pav bhaji masala powder

Flax seeds podi or flax seeds chutney powder

flax seeds podi recipe

Flax seed podi

Spice powder made with flax seeds and peanuts to accompany South Indian breakfast or can be sprinkled over vegetable stir fry dishes
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Servings30
AuthorSwasthi

Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )

  • 1 cup peanuts
  • ¼ cup roasted gram
  • ½ cup flax seeds (avisa ginjalu)
  • 6 to 10 red chilies broken.
  • ½ tsp. cumin
  • 4 to 5 pods garlic
  • Salt as needed
  • 1 tbsp Oil as needed

How to make the recipe

How to make flax seeds 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 flax seeds podi in a airtight glass jar. Keeps good for about a month.

NUTRITION

Calories: 50kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 68mg | Fiber: 1g | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 0.5mg

Notes

You can also skip peanuts completely and reduce the chilies and garlic. 

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How to make flax seeds chutney podi

1. Dry roast flax seeds lightly for 4 to 5 mins on a medium flame. Set aside to a plate to cool. I had these roasted a day before I made the podi, so don’t have a picture.

2. In the same pan, dry roast peanuts till golden & aromatic. Take care not to burn them.

3. Off the stove, to the hot pan, add roasted gram, cumin and garlic, mix for them to heat up. Set aside to cool. Transfer everything to a wide plate to cool

4. Add oil to the same pan. On a low flame, fry broken red chilies till crispy.

steps on making flax seeds chutney powder

5. Once cool, add red chilies to a podi jar and powder it.

6. Add peanuts, cumin, garlic, roasted gram and then the flax seeds along with salt

7. Powder them. Do not blend till the podi turns hot, it will begin to ooze out oil and turns lumpy. If your mixer is not very powerful, then powder the flax seeds first to fine powder and then add the peanuts and the rest of the ingredients.

Store flax seeds podi in an air tight glass jar and refrigerate. Flax seeds powder keeps best if refrigerated

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About swasthi

I’m Swasthi shreekanth, the recipe developer, food photographer & food writer behind Swasthis recipes. My aim is to help you cook great Indian food with my time-tested recipes. After 2 decades of experience in practical Indian cooking I started this blog to help people cook better & more often at home. Whether you are a novice or an experienced cook I am sure Swasthi’s Recipes will assist you to enhance your cooking skills.
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  1. Sneha Anand says

    October 2, 2019

    Brilliant recipe.. Tried it and came out beautifully

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      October 2, 2019

      Thanks Sneha

      Reply
  2. Bharti says

    June 10, 2019

    5 stars
    Superb!

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      June 12, 2019

      Thanks Bharti

      Reply
  3. Pushpa joshi says

    April 19, 2019

    Some one gave me a big bottle of flax seed powder. Usually we roast the seeds and then grind them into powder. Can I roast the powder the same way with a little oil and then make podi?

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      April 19, 2019

      Hi Pushpa
      Yes it should work like you said.

      Reply
  4. vatsala abhilash says

    November 30, 2018

    5 stars
    how long we can keep this flax seeds podi …..

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      November 30, 2018

      Hi Vatsala
      I usually use up with in 10 days if i don’t refrigerate. It keeps good for about 1 to 2 months if refrigerated.

      Reply
  5. Shanthini Rajkumar says

    November 6, 2017

    5 stars
    We make flax seed podi but will also use in the rotis next. Thanks for the tip

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      November 6, 2017

      Welcome Shanthini

      Reply
  6. June Shenoy says

    November 1, 2017

    5 stars
    Hi Swasthi,
    The flaxseeds you have shown are white in color the ones I bought are brown .Is it the same thing?
    Looking forward to your reply
    Thanks
    June

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      November 1, 2017

      Hi June
      Yes they are the same ones, brown in color. It’s due to harsh sunlight they look light in color in the picture.

      Reply
  7. preethi says

    October 15, 2017

    5 stars
    hey hi,

    i prepared this podi, it came out well, thanks for the recipe,one issue is i have added more salt by mistake,its too salty now,let me know what to do in order to reduce the salt. thankyou.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      October 23, 2017

      Hi Preethi
      You can make another batch without salt. Just mix that with the previous salty batch

      Reply
  8. Rushi shinde says

    November 13, 2016

    5 stars
    Healthy

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      November 15, 2016

      thanks

      Reply
  9. M.AHALYA DEVI says

    January 11, 2016

    VERY TASTY FLAX SEEDS PODI.THANKS

    Reply
  10. Ganavi says

    December 9, 2015

    4 stars
    Thanks for the tasty flaxseed podi recipe.. i was in search of some recipe where i can add flaxseed make my husband eat it without asking what is it.. 🙂

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      December 9, 2015

      WELCOME Ganavi

      Reply
  11. hemamalini says

    August 31, 2015

    i want to know where we get flax seeds ,?and i want to know whether we can boil the flax seeds and make sundal and eat it?

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      August 31, 2015

      Hi Hema,
      they will be available in health stores or super markets. It is not good to eat too much of flax seeds, there is a daily limit to the consumption of flax seeds, you can google and read. If eaten in high quantity they become toxic to us. They turn sticky as soon as they come in contact with water. So boiling them may not be a good idea, they can be used in ladoos, podi, curry powder, stir fry powder etc. hope this helps

      Reply
  12. Ana says

    March 5, 2015

    5 stars
    Thnx for the tastier option of flax seeds.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      March 6, 2015

      welcome

      Reply
    • Maya says

      April 1, 2019

      3 stars
      It is Marathi not Marati. That is the spelling throughout India. Please correct it. Thank you.

      Reply
      • swasthi says

        April 19, 2019

        Hi Maya
        It was a typo. I corrected it. Thanks for the mention.

        Reply
  13. veenashankar says

    August 10, 2014

    healthy and tasty podi

    Reply

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