Parrupu Podi – Toor dhal powder for rice

Podis are very very famous in South India. I know in Andhra, its a must. For me paruppu podia is a comfort food. When I don’t feel like eating sambhar or rasam, my togo will be podis, be it karuvepillai podi or paruppu podi.

Here goes the recipe.

Ingredients:

• Toor dal – 250 grams or 1.25 cups approx
• Red chilies – 2 to 3 (You can add up to 5 and in that case reduce the black peppercorns)
• Black pepper – 2 tbsps
• Salt – as required

• Dry roast toor dhal, red chilies, and black pepper till toor dhal turns brown.
• Let it cool.
• Dry grind along with salt into a fine powder.   

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And thats it, paruppu podi is ready. Serve it with hot rice either with ghee or gingelly oil.