Chole Masala

Hello everyone,

Chole tastes great with chana masala powder. Chana masala is available in  all the indian grocery store but it enhances the taste when we use freshly ground powder.  

I used to make chole with just regular spices(chili powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder and coriander powder). These days I make it with homemade masala powder. 

Ingredients:

Dried red chili - 7 (I used byadige chili)

Coriander seeds  - 3 tbsp

Cumin seeds - 2 tbsp

Cardamom - 6

Black pepper corns - 2 tsp 

Cloves - 5-6

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Amchur powder - 3 tbsp

Hing - 1/2 tsp

Method:

1. In a pan, add all the ingredients except turmeric powder, amchur powder and hing. Dry roast on a low flame until it turns aromatic and the red chili is crunchy.

2. Turn off the heat and transfer it to a blender or mixer. Allow it to cool down.

3. Add turmeric powder, amchur powder and hing. Grind it to a fine powder. 

4. Store it in an air tight container and use it while preparing chana masala.

Parupu Podi - Non spicy

Hello everyone,

To be frank I do not know the actual procedure to make parupu podi and I have not tried it. When my son was 3 years, he tasted my MIL's parupu podi. He liked it very much but it was bit spicy for him. She added roasted gram and sambhar powder to it to make it non spicy. This version of parupu podi has become all time favorite side dish of my son. He is 6 yrs now, he eats all tiffins like idly, dosa, chapati, poori, upma with parupu podi. He even takes it to school. 
Hope your kids will like it too :)

Time Taken : 20 mins.

Ingredients:
Toor dal - 3/4 cup + 2 tsp
Channa dal - less than 1/4 cup
Roasted gram/pottu kadalai - 1 tbsp
Sambhar Powder - 2 tbsp
Hing - 2pinch
Salt to taste

Method:
1. Dry roast toor dal and channa dal separately until it turns golden brown.
2. Add salt when it is hot. 
3. Transfer both dal with salt and roasted grams to a mixie jar and grind it coarsely.
4. Then add sambhar powder & hing. Grind it to a fine powder.

Serve with hot steamed rice and gingely oil. Just mix the parupu podi with gingely oil for idly, dosa side dish.