Kollu Podi is a delicious South Indian Podi Recipe made with Horsegram. Best enjoyed with hot rice and sesame oil or ghee. Perfect comfort food.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup Kollu or Horsegram 1 cup is 200 ml
- 1/3 cup Urad Dal
- 1/3 cup Chana Dal
- 8 nos Whole Red Chillies I have used spicy Pondi Chillies
- 1/4 tsp Hing or Asafoetida skip for gluten free version but highly recommended for authentic taste and digestion
- Oil - Few drops to Roast the ingredients as required I have used sesame oil
- Salt to taste
Instructions:
- Heat a pan, add the Horsegram, few drops of oil and roast until you hear a popping sound. Note - It would turn darker in colour as it roasts, ensure the flame is low and you follow this process slowly to avoid burning. Once roasted, keep the contents aside for cooling.
- In the same pan, roast the urad dal and the chana dal separately with few drops of oil.
- Now roast the chillies for a couple of seconds and keep aside.
- Wait until 5 mins for the above ingredients to cool and then grind them in a mixer grinder jar to a smooth powder along with hing and salt to taste.
- Store this Kollu Podi in a clean and dry glass jar with a lid.
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