Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, kandi podi/andhra lentils powder. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Andhra Special Kandi Podi is spicy and delicious lentil gun powder recipe, with hot rice and ghee - this is bliss! It's been a really long time I posted anything from my mother's kitchen, my favorite Kandi means Toor/Pigeon Peas in Telugu and Podi is powder, making this spiced gun powder Kandi Podi. Rice served with Kandi Podi and a dollop of ghee is simply superb.
Kandi Podi/Andhra Lentils Powder is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Kandi Podi/Andhra Lentils Powder is something which I have loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have kandi podi/andhra lentils powder using 7 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Kandi Podi/Andhra Lentils Powder:
- Get 1 small cup Toor dal/pigeon peas
- Take 1small cup Chana dal/Bengal gram
- Prepare 1small cup Urad dal/Black gram
- Prepare 1 small cup Yellow moong dal/green gram
- Make ready 1 1/2 tbsp Cumin seeds
- Get 15-20 Red chillies
- Take As Required salt(Approximately one teaspoon)
Eaten with rice and ghee/sesame oil, it is similar to Tamil Nadu's Paruppu Podi. Known as Paruppu Podi in Tamil Nadu, this roasted lentils powder (Dal Powder) is eaten after being mixed with steamed rice topped with some ghee or sesame. Kandi podi a classic Andhra recipe which is actually a flavorsome, protein packed lentil spiced powder. South Indian cuisine is popular for its Kandi podi is not a very spicy powder like the other milagai podi but is prepared of dry roasted dals (lentils) with other spices to give a nice aromatic.
Steps to make Kandi Podi/Andhra Lentils Powder:
- Take moong dal, toor dal, chana dal and urad dal each one small cup.One and half tbsp of cumin seeds and required amount of salt too.
- Heat Kadhai and Dry roast Moong dal for 5 minutes or till it’s roasted completely.
- Likewise dry roast all the dals/lentils separately till they change into golden brown. Now add red chillies and required amount of salt too. I’ve added rock salt., you can add table salt too. Now roast them for one more minute and switch off the flame. Mix all the ingredients thoroughly for few seconds.
- Now transfer the roasted ingredients onto a plate and allow to completely cool down to normal temperature. To increase the shelf life we have to grind the powder when the roasted ingredients are at room temperature.
- Transfer the roasted ingredients into a clean and dry mixer grinder. Grind the roasted ingredients till it turns into a fine powder.
- Now the traditional recipe kandi podi/Andhra lentils powder is ready to serve. Transfer the Andhra lentils powder onto a bowl and keep it there for few minutes.,because while grinding some amount of heat generates. So it takes few minutes to come down to normal temperature. When it becomes cool transfer into an airtight container or glass jar to retain its freshness. This stays good for minimum two months.
- The kandi Podi is served with hot steamed rice and dollop of sesame oil/ghee and mango pickle along with other delicacies (Andhra Brinjal curry n mix vegetable stew)
The very thought of home ground spice mix aka podi warms my appetite not to mention the aroma that emanates my A flavorsome, protein-packed, lentil-spice blend is Kandi Podi, a classic Andhra recipe. Tur dal and channa dal are slow, dry roasted along with red. Kandi Podi - Andhra Gun Powder - Andhra paruppu podi. Kandi Podi is an Authentic Andhra Recipe, Packed with full of Proteins and fiber. Kandi Podi is a staple food in Andhra homes.
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