Dal Powder || Paruppu Podi
"Paruppu Podi" or "Dal Powder" is a South Indian Instant Rice Mix powder. Here's how you make it: Toor Dal : Moong Dal = 3:1 ratio. Spices are Pepper, Red Chillies, and Asafoetida (Change Spice Intensity to your taste) Salt to taste. Dry roast all the items one after the other in a pan. After the roasted ingredients are cooled down to room temperature, use your mixer and grind them into powder form. Some people like it coarse and some like to keep it fine. The Moderately fine consistency is my choice. Now, you must be wondering whatever is this powder used for and how it could be used and why you need it at all!! A popular staple in Andhra based cuisine, this powder is not alien to most South Indian Dining tables. Here is how you use it : Spread steaming hot rice on a plate and add a little ghee or oil ( Gingelly oil is best) to it. After a while, while the rice is still warm, add one or two spoons of Paruppu Podi to the plate of rice. Mix