Paruppu Podi

Paruppu Podi.
This is another podi which can be eaten with hot cooked rice.

Ingredients:
1.Tur Dal   1 cup
2. Chana Dal  1 cup
3. Red chillies 1 if big or 2 if small
4. black pepper  few pods
5. Salt to taste.
6. Asafoetida /hing   little
7.oil 1 and  1/ 2 t spoon for roasting.

Method.
take half teaspoon of oil and roast the Tur dal till golden brown.  keep aside
take half teaspoon of oil and roast the Chana dal till golden brown. keep aside.
take half teaspoon of oil and just roast for few minutes the chillies and the black pepper .  add the salt and asafoetida powder.  switch off the stove.
powder all the ingredients in a mixer and 'paruppu podi' is ready.

There is a slight variation and taste if Chutney dal (pottu kadalai) is used  to make the powder and this can also be eaten with Cooked rice.

Ingredients:
1. Chutney dal  1 cup
2. grated Copra ( dry coconut) 3 to 4 table spoons 
3. 1 or 2 red chillies
4. salt to taste.
Method
dry roast the grated copra till golden brown. 
roast the chillies for few minutes.
switch off the stove and then just put the chutney dal in the hot kadai and keep stirring.  (it should not be fried)
now add salt and grind all the ingredients and the powder is ready.