Nuvvulu Karam Podi
250g
₹ 239.00
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Nuvvulu Karam Podi
₹ 239.00
🏠 Homemade
🚫 No Preservatives
🌿 100% Natural
🚚 Free Delivery above ₹499
🔄 Replaced if Damaged
Nuvvulu Karam Podi - Sesame Depth, Calcium in Every Spoon
Sesame has been in Telugu cooking since before anyone called it a superfood. Nuvvulu - white sesame seeds - roasted slowly until golden, their oils releasing into a deep, warm nuttiness that no other seed quite matches. Ground with Warangal chapata mirchi, urad dal, chana dal, and garlic, this podi brings a richness and mellow heat that plain chilli podis can't touch.
Nirmala's Nuvvulu Karam Podi is ground fresh after your order. Premium white sesame seeds roasted on a traditional griddle until perfectly golden, combined with Warangal chapata mirchi - the flat bold chilli from Telangana - urad dal, chana dal, garlic, and cumin, then ground coarse. Every ingredient from the region. Ground to order. No shortcuts.
Ingredients: Roasted white sesame seeds (nuvvulu), Warangal chapata mirchi, urad dal, chana dal, garlic, cumin seeds, rock salt.
Mix with hot rice and ghee - the sesame richness with ghee is one of the best flavour combinations in Telugu cooking. Also excellent on idli, dosa, or chapati. Shelf life: 6 months. Available in 250g, 500g, and 1kg.
Order now - the nuttiest, most calcium-rich podi in the range.
- Slow-roasted white sesame seeds as the flavour backbone - nuvvulu roasted to perfect golden on a traditional griddle; the warm nuttiness they develop is the defining character of this podi and cannot be replicated with raw sesame
- Exceptionally rich in calcium - white sesame seeds are one of the most calcium-dense foods in traditional Indian cooking; this podi genuinely supports bone health with daily use
- Warangal chapata mirchi - flat red chilli from Warangal with bold heat that balances the mellow sesame nuttiness without overpowering it
- Ground fresh per order - sesame oils are volatile after grinding; fresh-ground nuvvulu podi arrives at peak nuttiness and aroma, not after weeks on a shelf
- Available in 250g, 500g, and 1kg - zero preservatives, zero artificial additives; 6 months shelf life; ships across India
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Nuvvulu Karam Podi?
"Nuvvulu" is the Telugu word for sesame seeds. Nuvvulu Karam Podi is a traditional spice powder where white sesame seeds are slow-roasted until golden and ground with Warangal chapata mirchi, urad dal, chana dal, garlic, and cumin. The result is a nutty, mellow-heat podi with one of the highest calcium contents of any traditional South Indian condiment.
What does it taste like compared to other karam podis?
Nuvvulu Karam is the most mellow and nutty of the range. The roasted sesame gives it a warm, almost sweet depth that tones down the chilli heat. Compared to Nalla Karam (spice-forward and sharp) or Vellulli Karam (garlic-dominant), this one is the most approachable - rich flavour, moderate heat, deep nuttiness.
What are the health benefits of sesame seeds?
White sesame seeds are exceptionally rich in calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus - supporting bone health, preventing osteoporosis, and maintaining skeletal strength. They also contain sesamin and sesamolin - antioxidants that support liver health and help regulate cholesterol. Daily consumption of nuvvulu is a traditional Andhra and Telangana practice for exactly these reasons.
How do I eat it?
Mix a teaspoon with hot rice and ghee - the sesame nuttiness and ghee together are exceptional. Also excellent on idli or dosa with gingelly oil (the sesame-on-sesame combination works beautifully). Sprinkle over curd rice or chapati for a nutty finish.
How long does it last?
6 months in an airtight container in a cool, dry place. Ground fresh after your order, so it arrives at peak sesame aroma and nuttiness. Always use a dry spoon to prevent moisture contact.
Does it contain artificial preservatives?
No. Only roasted white sesame seeds, Warangal chapata mirchi, urad dal, chana dal, garlic, cumin, and rock salt. No preservatives, no artificial colours, no anti-caking agents.
Allergen info: Contains sesame. Made in a kitchen that also handles peanuts, tree nuts, and gluten.
Freshness & Delivery
🫙 Pickles and podis are sealed in airtight food-grade pouches and packed securely to prevent breakage in transit.
🔄 Replaced if damaged if anything arrives broken or compromised, we replace it. No questions asked.
Made the Telangana Way
Growing up, Nirmala watched her mother make pickles every season - Avakaya when the raw mangoes were right, Gongura when the sorrel harvest came in, laddus and podis ground fresh for every festival. The kitchen always smelled of roasting spices and cold-pressed oil. That smell was home.
After marriage and moving to a new house, her mother would send jars of pickle wrapped carefully in newspaper. Everyone who tasted them asked the same question - where did these come from? Nobody made pickle like that anymore.
When Nirmala found herself missing that taste - the one no shop or brand could replicate - she went back to her mother's recipe and started making it herself. Not to sell. Just to remember. But the people who tasted it asked the same question her mother's jars always inspired. So Nirmala's Home Kitchen began - to share that taste with everyone who grew up knowing what homemade really means.