This is a very flavorful podi, that goes well with rice as well as with idli. A lot has been written about the health benefits of horse gram in my kollu sundal and kollu rasam recipe, so I do not want to repeat all that again here.You can refer those recipes to know the health benefits of horsegram. Horsegram also aids in weight loss. Today we will learn how to make horsegram podi following this easy recipe.
Kollu Podi Recipe-HorseGram Powder
Prep Time : 5 mins
Cook Time : 15 mins
Yields: 1/2 cup
Recipe Category: Horesgram-Podi Recipes
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Yields: 1/2 cup
Recipe Category: Horesgram-Podi Recipes
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Ingredients needed
Horsegram/Kollu -1/2 cup
Red chillies – 5
Whole black Pepper – 1/2 tbsp
Cumin seeds/Jeera – 1/2 tbsp
Urad dal – 2 tbsp
Tur dal – 2 tbsp
Salt as needed
Method
Dry roast horsegram until you get a nice aroma of roasted dal.
Dry roast both the dals together until it turns light brown. Dry roast pepper, cumin seeds and red chillies together.
After it cools, dry grind everything together with needed salt to a slightly coarse powder.
Serve with hot rice drizzled with a tsp of ghee. You can even have it with idli.
Self Life – Store it in an air tight container at room temperature. Stays good for 2 months.
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Nice healthy simple recipe
Was looking for this!! Simple way and really superb!!
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Taken over from my fav meenakshi ammal
can you lose weight by eating horse gram? how much can you lose weight in a month? any information will be appreciated
After researching a lot of recipes for kollu podi I zeroed in on this recipe based on the ingredients. It sure looks yummy and I'm sure it will taste yumm as well.