Poondu Podi

some people make this podi with coconut.
Some make it with pottu kadalai, asafoetida powder,
and even add little tamarind paste.

I make this simple way. Try and see.


Poondu Podi

Ingredients:

8 dried red chillies
3 tbs channa dal
3 tbs urad dal
8 garlic pips
salt to taste
little curry leaves (optional)
1/4 tsp pepper corns (optional )
little sesame oil

Method:

Heat the oil on medium heat.
stir fry both the dals well.
add in also the dried chillies, also if you are using the curry leaves and pepper, roast and remove.

When cool, use a dry grinder and grind the roasted ingredients with salt to a coarse powder.
As you grind the powder, add in the garlic pips one by one.
Make the blades go 2 rounds, add in one garlic pip, and so on. This way you get dry poondu podi.
The smell of the garlic will be prominent.