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Description
Toor dal powder is a flavorful and nutrition-packed blend of spices. It makes a heavenly combo with hot plain rice with a spoon of gingely oil or ghee. It is mainly prepared from the combination of lentils and roasted chana dal mixed with dry spices. There are many variations to the podi recipe across all the South Indian states. To make this powder at home, firstly dry roast ½ cup toor dal in a pan on low flame. Make sure to roast till the dal turns aromatic. Then add 1 tsp cumin, ½ tsp pepper, few curry leaves, and 5 whole Kashmiri red chilli and roast till the curry leaves turn crisp. Then add ½ cup putani and roast for another minute. Transfer it to a blender and allow to cool completely. In the same pan heat 1 tsp oil and fry 4 crushed garlic until it gives a peculiar aroma. Transfer the roasted garlic to the same blender. Once the mixture is cooled completely, add 1 tsp salt, a pinch of hing and blend to a fine powder without adding any water. You can store it in any air tight container and use it when required.