Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Annamlo Podi ~ Spiced Lentils Powder for Rice

Annam lo Podi ~ Spiced Lentils Powder for Rice

Ingredients :

Yellow lentil ( Bengal gram ) : 1 cup
Red gram : 3/4 cup
Split black gram : 1/2 cup
Moong dal : 1/2 cup
Cumin seeds : 1 tsp
Red chilli powder : 1tsp
Salt to taste

~ Roasted Lentils ~

Method :

1.Dry roast all lentils separately in a heavy bottom pan and fry until a golden brown color.
2.When color changes and nice aroma appears, remove from heat and let it cool completely.
3.When it cools down, mix all the roasted lentils and cumin seeds.
4.Blenderise the mixture into a coarse powder.
5.Now add salt and red chilli powder.
6.Blenderise it again.



7.Serve with plain steamed rice and dollop of ghee.
8.
Store in air tight containers.