Kalathu Paruppu

Below recipe by Sowmya Venkatachalam

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp Urad Dal

• 2 tbsp Pepper

• ¼ tsp Asafoetida (Asafetida / Hing)

• 1 tsp Ghee

Instructions:

• Heat ghee in a heavy bottomed pan. Add urad dal, pepper, hing to the pan.

• Fry the ingredients till dal becomes light brown. Allow the fried ingredients to cool off completely.

• Take the fried ingredients in a mixer jar.

• Grind it to smooth powder. Allow the podi to cool off and then store in air-tight container for longer shelf life.

• Kalathu Podi is now ready! Add the kalathu podi in poriyal or rasam!