Paruppu podi is a staple recipe in our household. This can be served with idli, dosa or mixed with rice.
Paruppu Podi Recipe
I wanted to share this podi here for a long time. Even though this is a staple in our house, i somehow missed to share it here. This is a must have powder if you have kids or a toddler at home. This is great when mixed with rice along with ghee, my little one loves it.
In India, mung beans are known as Moong Dal. Mung beans are also referred to as green gramme or moong. Whole lentils and split lentils are both used in Indian cooking. The husks of mung beans are green when whole, and the beans are yellow when the husks are removed.
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What is Paruppu Podi?
Split mung beans (moong dal) are whole green mung beans with theskin or hull removed to reveal the yellow flesh inside. The beans are then cut in half to cook faster. This lentil is roasted with spices and powdered. This powder can be served with rice and some ghee mixed together.
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This can be served over some rice and a drizzle of ghee. You can have it with idli or dosa too.
What are the benefits of moong dal?
Mung beans are high in nutrients and antioxidants, which may be beneficial to ones health. They may, in fact, protect against heat stroke, improve digestive health, promote weight loss, and lower bad LDL cholesterol, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
Is moong dal good for toddlers?
Moong dal is extremely healthy for all children and thus remains the
top choice for most parents. Furthermore, it is simple to prepare and
contains a high percentage of the nutrition required for a baby.
Ingredients for Moong Dal Powder :
Yellow Moong Dal / Pasi Paruppu :
While moong dal melts away in the pot, mung beans retain their shape even when cooked to softness, making them ideal for saucy curries with vegetables or other larger legumes. They also have a more vegetal and beany flavour than buttery moong dal.
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Paruppu Podi Recipe | Paruppu Podi (2 Ways)
Ingredients
- Yellow Moong Dal / Pasi Paruppu - 1 cup
- Black Pepper - ½ tsp
- Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
- Curry leaves a handful
- Dry Red Chilli - 1
- Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - ½ tsp
Instructions
- Take all ingredients in a dry pan. Roast on low heat for 10 mins or so, till it gets golden.
- Remove it to a plate and cool it down.
- Take it in a blender and powder it finely.
- Store it in a air tight container.
- You can mix it with rice and some ghee and have.
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Version 1: Paruppu Podi (using Moong Dal)
Pasi paruppu podi Step by Step
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| take all your ingredients |
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| add it in a heavy bottom pan |
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| roast on a low heat till golden |
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| remove it and cool it |
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| take it in a blender |
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| add salt |
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| powder fine |
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| serve |
Version 2 : Paruppu Podi (with Garlic)
I wanted to share paruppu podi here for a long time. Even though this is a staple in our house, i somehow missed to share it here. Finally i made quite a few powders yesterday specially for blog. Will share all those soon.
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Preparation Time : 5 mins
Cooking Time : 15 mins
Makes: 1 cup of powder
Ingredients for Paruppu podi
- Toor Dal / Tuvaram Paruppu - ½ cup
- Roasted Gram Dal / Pori Kadalai - ½ cup
- Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
- Curry leaves - a handful
- Black Pepper - 1 tsp
- Dry Red Chilli - 3
- Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi -¼ tsp
- Garlic - 3 to 4
- Salt to taste
How to Make Paruppu podi
- Take all ingredients in a kadai except salt and roast it on a low heat for 10 to 15 mins till it gets golden.
- Now take this in a plate and cool it down.
- Now take this in a blender, add salt and powder it finely.
- Now spoon this in a plate and cool it down.
- Store it in an air tight container.
- This can be served over some rice and a drizzle of ghee. You can have it with idli or dosa too.
Step by Step
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| take them in a kadai |
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| add asafoetida |
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| now start roasting them |
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| toast them on a low heat |
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| they will get golden |
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| set aside in a plate to cool |
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| take it in a blender |
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| add salt |
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| powder finely |
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| spoon this in a plate and cool it down |
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| store it in a container and enjoy |
This can be served over some rice and a drizzle of ghee. You can have it with idli or dosa too.
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It's really a useful sharing.i really thank u for making me to think abt this passi paruppu and it's uses to my kid...keep on sharing
Unknown
It's really a useful sharing.i really thank u for making me to think abt this passi paruppu and it's uses to my kid...keep on sharing
Unknown
Very good rcp thank for sharing ,I know very silly que but u rosted dal without washing ???
Aarthi
it is washed and dried.