There are different methods in preparing paruppu podi. Some will use only fried gram (pottu kadalai in tamil, chutny dhal in hindi) , some will use chana dal and toor dahal. Here i am going to use all the three to prepare this.
Ingredients
Fried gram 1 cup
Chana dhal 1 cup
Toor dhal 1 cup
Salt To taste
Black pepper 1 Tsp
Asafoetida 1 Tsp
Red chillies 7 or 8
Curry leaves 25 Leaves
Oil 1 Tsp
Method
Heat a kadai dry roast the dhals separately in a low flame until golden brown and collect it in a plate and let it cool for some time. It should not turn in to black.
Now add 1 Tsp oil add pepper, red chillies, asafoetida, curry leaves and salt and fry for a minute.
Grind all the ingredients to a fine powder and store it in a container . Paruppu podi is ready.
Paruppu podi rice
Take a cup of cooked rice and add 1 tsp of ghee and 1 tsp of this powder and mix it well with the bottom of the spoon or laddle. Serve it with pappad , Morkuzhambu or simply with curd.
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Ready made powders