DHAL POWDER/ PARUPPU PODI

INGREDIENTS:

            Toor dhal/Thuvaram paruppu – 500g

            Red chilly – 10

            Pepper corns – 1 tsp

            Cumin seeds – 1 tsp

            Asafotedia – 1 tsp

            Salt

            Oil – 1 tsp

METHOD:

1.    Take a pan, add little oil and add the toor dhal.

2.    Saute well till it turns golden brown. Keep aside. Add asafotedia when the dhal is little hot.

3.    In the same pan, add little oil and roast the chillies. See to that it doesn’t get burnt.

4.    Dry roast cumin seeds and pepper corns. Allow to cool for 15 to 20 minutes.

5.    Take a mixer, add all the above ingredients and salt and grind to a smooth powder.

6.    Now Paruppu podi is ready.

Note:

            Even garlic and be dry roasted and can be grinded with the above ingedients. But the shelf life will be less.