Pappula Podi (Putnala Podi)

All You Need:

• Dry coconut Powder
• Dalia (Putnalu)
• Jeera 2 spoons
• Dhaniya 2 spoons
• Red Chillies (lots of them)
• Tamarind raw, small pieces
• Sugar 1 tsp
• Salt
• Tadka -> Mustard seeds,Jeera,Red chillies,Hing

The Recipe:

• Roast coconut powder in sim to remove raw smell
• Roast Dhaniya and Jeera in a tsp of oil and keep aside
• Fry Red chillies in a drop of oil and keep aside
• Roast tamarind pieces so that they grind easily
• Grind all the above with raw dalia adding sugar and salt
• Add tadka

Note: Use a maximum of 2 small spoons of oil for the whole process

Variation 2

• Grind Putnalu (dalia) and chilli powder (as per your spice preferance)
• Add some salt and hing to the powder
• In a kadai, heat a tsp of ol and add jeera, mustard seeds, urad dal, crushed garlic(optional), curry leaves. Add this to the putnala powder and mix well.