Necessity is the mother of Invention .Truly applies in a kitchen , where all elements of a typical corporate world – Supply chain, inventory management, housekeeping, human resources, budgets, planning, entertainment, resource allocation – all happen simultaneously and endlessly !! One of these days, when we were tired of making sabjis, and wanted to have something quick, I thought of making Paruppu Podi (mixed lentils spice powder).. WhileMolagapudi / Molagapodi (accompaniment to Idli / Dosa) is used with Idlis or Dosas , Karivepalai Podi ~ Curry leaf Spice Powder and Paruppu Podi tastes divine with plain steamed rice and a drop of sesame oil (for kids, you could use ghee / clarified butter). I make this podi (spice powder) in small batches always , to ensure it stays fresh.. This is a very easy recipe and goes to the following events, apart from Blogging Marathon (Day 6) under “Cook with 5 ingredients or less” theme. Checkout my fellow marathonershere.
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This is made in many many different ways in each household, depending on the spice / taste quotient. Some use only Toor Dal (Split Pigeon pea) , some Urad (split black gram) and Toor dal, but I do add a bit of Channa Dal (Bengal gram) for a variation.
Ingredients:
- Toor dal – 1 cup
- Urad dal / Uluthamparuppu – 1/4 cup
- Channa Dal – 1/2 cup
- Red chillies – 4 -5 (if using kashmiri variety, increase to 7 -8) – adjust to taste
- Salt – to taste
- Oil – 2 Tsp
Method:
1) In 1 tsp of oil, fry the lentils one by one till golden brown
2) Now add 1 tsp more and fry the red chillies till done (take care not to burn them).Cool completely
3) Now coarsely pulse the lentils in a spice grinder. Break the fried chillies and add them along with salt to the spice grinder. Pulse again to semi- coarse texture.
4) Cool and store in an airtight glass container.
5) Serve with hot rice and ghee / oil.
Woww… lovely podi.. looks really amazing and perfect.. thanks for sharing 🙂
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Looks yummy. I make this too for those lazy days 🙂
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flavourful looking podi looks delicious
this is awesome..
This one looks so easy to make and mouth-watering…delicious!
wow, similar to methkoot (maharashtrian) ,yummy with rice and ghee
Looks lovely mouth watering colours.
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Love this and looks so yum
the pictures are perfect for this lovely podi!!!
this is one of my fav podi with rice.. good one..
wonderfully rich color – delicious looking!
My fav anytime,full of flavours..
Love the bright yellow color of the podi. Looks yummy.
Lovely colour and easy preparation!!!!!
interesting podi…grt clicks.
I love this podi…In general, I have a weakness for podi and hot rice.
wonderful pictures…podi looks great!
I love paruppu podi.. simply yumm…
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Paruppu Podi looks amazing!
Thank you for sending this delicious podi to my event. I usually buy it from the Indian store but I will try making it next time.
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