Kollu Podi/Horse gram Powder

For the day 6 of Blogging Marathon#16, I made very healthy and flavorful kollu podi which can be mixed with rice as well as goes well with idly.
Kollu is a kind of bean which is a good source of iron,protein and has lots of  health benefits such as reducing cholesterol,helps in weight reduction and remedy for cold and cough.
This is a very simple and easy to make podi and can be stored fresh for a month.Here goes the recipe....

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Toor dhal/thuvaram paruppu	1/2cup
Horesegram dhal/Kollu	3/4cup
Red chilly/Varamilagai	5-6nos.
Garlic/Poondu(optional)	2cloves
Black pepper/Milagu	1/2tsp
Cumin seeds/Jeeragam	1/2tsp
Asafoetida/Perungayam	1/8tsp
Salt	To taste

 
Method

                               Dry roast the toor dhal  and horse gram in a medium flame till it becomes golden and nice aroma comes out.Transfer it to a plate.

Now fry the red chillies,cumin seeds,pepper till it becomes crisp and finally add the asafoetida.Allow all the ingredients to cool completely.Once its cool down put everything except garlic in a mixie jar and powder it coarsely.

Add the garlic now and grind it for 30 seconds.Kollu podi is ready.Store it in an air tight container.

 Serve it with hot rice and sesame oil along with some papads or fryums.

Enjoy............................

• Roast the horse gram in a medium flame to get roasted evenly. 
• A tbs of dessicated coconut can be fried along with red chillies to get a nice flavor.

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