Horse gram Paruppu Podi

Horse gram which is called kollu in Tamil .it is said to be very warm so it’s really good podi for winter season. Kollu (horse gram) Paruppu podi, easy to prepare with less ingredients, can have with hot rice topped with hot ghee r else simply with hot rice good for health n very useful while dieting. Can also add while making curries with any sort of vegetables. I have heard ,my mom say that horse gram should be used very judiciously in summer but can be eaten in winter in which ever form we like.Horse gram Paruppu Podi  is our family favorite podi. This horse gram paruppu podi is known for its spice levels and flavor. This podi can be mixed to the white rice with ghee or oil and can go well with appalam. , recently I had this podi in my friend’s house. Started carving and decided to make some at home.

Prep time      : 5mins      Cook time    : 10 mins

Ingredients	Quantity
Kollu(horse gram)	1 cup
Toor dal	½  cup
Green gram  dal	½ cup
Peanuts	¼ cup
Dry red chillies	5 no’s
Peppercorns	5 no’s
Jeera seeds	1 tbsp.
Curry leaves	handful
Garlic peeled skin	handful
Hing	¼ tsp.
Salt	To taste

Method

1. Dry fry all the dals and horse gram separately until they turn golden brown. Mix well.Dry roast in simmer red chillies, peppercorns, jeera seeds and Hing (asafoetica powder), keep aside.2. Add the roasted spice mixture to the dal when it’s still hot. Mix everything properly and keep aside to cool. Add salt to the mixture3. Fry curry leaves and garlic skin separately in the kadai so that it will get dried up and crispier too. Once everything cools grind it to a fine powder.4. Serve it with steamed white rice and hot ghee.

Notes

Mix with some curd or oil and serve with dosa.

Some variations include adding dry fried curry leaves to the powder.

Use can also use yellow moong da instead of green gram dal.