Pappula podi

Eating legumes once a week is a great way to add health benefits, which are low in calories, high in nutrients. Pappula podi (lentils powder) is tastes good with ghee(melted butter) can be eaten with Idly or dosa. Hippocrates, the father of the medicine called these 'little wonders' recommended to consume.

  

Preparation Time: 10-15 min
Cuisine: Andhra
Source: mom
Ingredients:
3 dry red chillies
8-10 black pepper seeds
1/2 cup roasted split chick-peas
1/4 cup black gram(skin less)
4-5 tsp coriander seeds
5-6 tsp desiccated coconut
3-4 tsp sesame seeds
1 tsp oil
salt to taste
dash asafeteda


1. Heat the oil in a skillet, fry black gram until colour changes into golden brown, keep it in a bowl.
2. fry coriander seeds, add these to the bowl
3. Then heat sesame seed, transfer to the bowl
4. lastly heat red chillies and black pepper, add to the bowl.
5. mix them and let it come down to room temperature.
6. Grind all these ingredients to make powder, then add coconut to it, grind it for a while.
7. This powder with ghee tastes good with idly or dosa.