Paruppu Podi | Dal Powder

Paruppu podi is a quintessential South Indian dal powder mix.It is made by powdering the roasted dals together along with spices. It is a very flavourful recipe and is often had along with hot rice with a slight drizzle of ghee or gingelly oil. There are many variations of paruppu podi, this recipe below is a typical Tamil Nadu style podi and my family's heirloom recipe. Check out how to make this spicy paruppu podi recipe below.

Ingredients

Toor dal-50 gms

Urud dal -50 gms

Bengal gram dal -50 gms

Green gram dal -25 gms

Red chillies -10-15 nos

Fenugreek seeds -1 tsp

Cumin seeds -1 tbsp

Peppercorns -1 tsp

Asafetida -1/4 tsp

Turmeric powder -1 tsp

Rock salt -1/4 -1/2 tsp

Method

👉Dry roast each dal separately until light golden brown colour.Set aside.

👉Dry roast cumin seeds, peppercorns, asafetida together set aside.

👉Dry roast the red chillies, finally add turmeric powder roast for few seconds. set aside.

👉Now first powder the red chillies ,then add all other ingredients and grind to a very very fine powder.

👉Sieve the dal mixture in a fine wire siever,(you can either grind the remains in the seiver called kappi again or store and use the kappi as such in dry curries).