Peanut-Sesame Powder/Verkadalai-Ellu Podi

I m an ardent fan of Aval Vikatan. Not only for the Good Articles, also for the Recipe Supplementary they give. :)

Peanut-Sesame powder/Verkadalai ellu podi recipe i took it from the supplementary issue. If you areTired of the normal paruppu podi and dosai milagai podi, try this, it taste good.



Ingredients

Verkadalai/Peanut/Groundnut - 1 cup (Skinless)

White Sesame Seeds - 1/4 cup

Kadalai paruppu/Gram Dal/chana Dal - 2 tsp

Red Chillies - 6-8nos.(if you want it less spicy, make it 3-4)

Salt to taste

Curry leaves - one tight fist

hing/asafoetida - a pinch



Method

Dry roast Peanuts, chana dal and red chillies, curry leaves. Let it cool. Grind to them fine powder. The original recipe doesnt include chana dal, but i added a lil for that kara kara coarse taste.







Tastes Divine with Hot Rice and Appalams.

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For Making Mixed Rice with this