Garlic Podi, Poondu Podi

          A typical South Indian meal is incomplete without podi specially when combined with Ghee or sesame oil. There are various varieties of podi's used with breakfast and rice. It's always helpful when you are lazy to prepare curry or sambar. I love Garlic podi which we buy from Homefoods at my home town. I always think to prepare such kind of podi by my own. Here is the similar kind which i prepared.    

Ingredients :

Garlic - 1 Cup( More garlic more the flavor)                    Preparation Time : 15 Minutes

(You can even increase Garlic quantity as much as you want)

Toor Dal - 1/2 Cup

Fried Channa Dal - 1/2 Cup                                              Approx Quantity : 1 1/2 Cup

Red Chilly - 6-8

Curry Leaves - 2 Strands                                                  Best For : 2-3 Months

Asafoetida - 1/2 Tsp

Salt - 1 Tsp

Sesame Oil - 1 Tsp

Poondu Podi

Method :

Remove the skin and clean the Garlic. Chop it well.

Measure the toor dal and keep it in a separate bowl.

Measure the Fried channa dal and keep it in a separate bowl.

Heat a pan and dry roast the toor dal for 10 minutes until you get nice aroma.

Once you get nice aroma from the toor dal, add fried channa dal. Keep stirring until both turns nice golden color. Watch carefully so that it doesn't burn. Add Red chilly and curry leaf and fry together.
Add it in a large bowl.

Add 1 Tsp sesame oil to the same pan and add garlic, keep stirring it until it turns golden brown. Turn off the stove. Cool the garlic well. Finally add it to the dal left in the large bowl.

Let all the ingredients cool well before grinding. Add salt and asafoetida powder to it.

Make sure the mixer jar is well dry. Add it in the mixer jar and grind it to smooth powder. It may take sometime to blend it smooth. For Idly's you can grind to coarse powder and for rice you can grind to nice fine powder.

Once done, transfer it to a good air tight container. It is best for 2-3 months or for longer refrigerate it.

Serve with Hot idly's, Dosa or Rice. Add oil or Ghee to mix. Enjoy your breakfast.

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