May 10, 2009

Spiced Dalia (Roasted Bengal Gram) Powder (Putnaala Podi)

Hope all of you (mothers) had a wonderful Mother’s Day! I also had a nice one just like last year.

Now coming to the recipe, this is a delicious and aromatic Andhra delicacy. This is so simple to prepare too! Here is my version of this yummy powder. At our home we call these dalia as "Thinae Senagapappu" in Telugu. But these are well known as "Putnaala Pappu" in most of Andhra Pradesh.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup Roasted Bengal Gram (Putnaala Pappu, Dalia)
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
  • 2 or 3 flakes of Garlic, skin removed
  • 2 tsp dry red Chili Powder (adjust according to taste)
  • Salt

Preparation:

Add all the ingredients in a blender jar and grind into fine powder. That’s it, a very delicious spicy powder is ready for you to enjoy.

Here are some ways to enjoy this yummy powder:

  1. Mix with steaming hot rice with a dollop of ghee and eat. After you eat one bite of this, you can’t control yourself from having a second serving.
  2. If some desiccated coconut is added to the powder while grinding, it can be mixed it with some yogurt or water to make instant chutney for dosas/chapathis.
  3. Sprinkle some dalia powder while making curries to make them taste more delicious and aromatic.
  4. Sprinkle on top of dosas while making Errakaram Dosas (I’ll post this some time). The taste will be heavenly!

This is my contribution to Mahimaa’s “15 minute cooking” event.

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42 comments:

  1. chef and her kitchenMay 10, 2009 at 11:22 PM

    Uma, i think i m the first one to comment on this..:)
    Lovely pappula podi..we call it as pappindi,amma adds dry coocnut and all to make it more tasty..
    i can imagine the taste of this with aavakay n ghee..do i need to say anything abt the outcome??

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  2. SarithaMay 10, 2009 at 11:38 PM

    My dad's fav,we call it chitla podi

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  3. jayasreeMay 10, 2009 at 11:49 PM

    Liked your version of dalia podi. Simple to make.

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  4. Priya SureshMay 11, 2009 at 12:09 AM

    Yumm!! i love this dalia podi with hot rice and ghee..just makes me hungry!

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  5. UnknownMay 11, 2009 at 12:31 AM

    I have rice with paruppu podi whenever I feel too lazy to cook. And nice profile pic!!

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  6. UnknownMay 11, 2009 at 1:47 AM

    good one.. we too make parappu podi as divya has mentioned above..but the recipe is slightly different..goes very well with rice..

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  7. FinlaMay 11, 2009 at 2:35 AM

    Yeah i had a fabulous mothers day too.
    I have never made any kind of powders at home except masala powders.
    This looks really yumm.

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  8. Gita JaishankarMay 11, 2009 at 4:46 AM

    This is a new recipe for me Uma...I have made only the regular pappu podis. This podi sounds intresting. Thanks for sharing it :)

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  9. VishaliMay 11, 2009 at 5:26 AM

    nice putnala podi Uma....love it with idlies, dosas and also curries...good one.

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  10. SanghiMay 11, 2009 at 5:55 AM

    I'v not tasted it, its new to me..! Looks tasty, will try out! Happy mothers day uma!!:)

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  11. A_and_NMay 11, 2009 at 6:51 AM

    Nice! I;'ll have mine with rice and gingelly oil :)

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  12. VrindaMay 11, 2009 at 7:13 AM

    This is something new to me..sounds great and easy..will definitely try this out,thanx for sharing

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  13. anudivyaMay 11, 2009 at 8:43 AM

    I love the idea of Erakaaram dosais... I am going to give it is a try, and it is very simple to make too.

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  14. SangeethMay 11, 2009 at 9:14 AM

    I love this podi....my mom used to make this...it sure is a delight when taken with ghee....

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  15. Nandinis foodMay 11, 2009 at 10:43 AM

    New to me.....but simple and tasty podi....I love the idea of adding this podi to curries,rice.....Lovely colour Uma!

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  16. Malar GandhiMay 11, 2009 at 10:59 AM

    Love all kinds of podi...this one sounds simple and nice. Love garlicky flavour.

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  17. ChamMay 11, 2009 at 11:07 AM

    Delicious podi, I imagine with sprinking on dosa!

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  18. IndhuMay 11, 2009 at 11:21 AM

    delicious podi.. will taste awesome with rice and ghee :)

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  19. PoojaMay 11, 2009 at 1:20 PM

    Yummy podi Uma..Love to have it with rice and a gallop of ghee..

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  20. SujathaMay 11, 2009 at 1:33 PM

    Lovely podi.. rice and ghee combo sounds great!

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  21. Ramya VijaykumarMay 11, 2009 at 1:59 PM

    Happy Mothers Day Uma... My Grandma mentions this Putnaala podi but have always refused to have them... Looks good, and sounds healthy too...

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  22. UnknownMay 11, 2009 at 2:55 PM

    Uma
    We call this Paruppu Podi, it is made with thoor dal. Will surely try with bengal gram.
    Nice recipe.

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  23. PoojaMay 11, 2009 at 4:14 PM

    Great recipe! This is new to me..waiting eagerly for the dosa post :)

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  24. PriyameenaMay 11, 2009 at 5:38 PM

    Looks very easy to prepare..Wonderful entry..I love it..

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  25. SuparnaMay 11, 2009 at 7:16 PM

    Hi Uma,
    This is new to me, it looks very tasty and tempting, easy to make :) am bookmarking it.
    Thanks.
    TC

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  26. Pavithra ElangovanMay 11, 2009 at 10:17 PM

    Love hot steamed rice ghee with pappula pindi ... heaven.. loved ur clicks too

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  27. Savi-RuchiMay 11, 2009 at 10:56 PM

    I also prepare roasted bengalgram powder, but we add dry coconut, tamarind & whole red chillies to it :)
    As you mentioned, we love this with rice & a dollop of ghee :)

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  28. UnknownMay 12, 2009 at 12:38 AM

    mmmm my most fav. this one perfect recipe for the event uma

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  29. ChutneytalesMay 12, 2009 at 1:29 AM

    Yumm...Love ur dalia podi..Perfect with piping hot rice and some ghee :)

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  30. UnknownMay 12, 2009 at 2:53 AM

    yeasterday i made this powder. but adding cumin seed is new to me..next time i will try ur mothod. thxs for sharing..

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  31. notyet100May 12, 2009 at 5:10 AM

    simple yet yum,..

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  32. ARUNAMay 12, 2009 at 9:31 AM

    never tried this podi.....i eat the pappu just like that, podi i'm sure will b like milk powder for me :))

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  33. AnuSriramMay 12, 2009 at 12:34 PM

    Lovely podi.. Looks nice!

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  34. beeMay 12, 2009 at 10:15 PM

    someone sent me something similar and it's been sitting in our freezer for nearly a year. thanks for explaining what to do with it. i never use podis and forget about them, then throw them away.

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  35. Purva DesaiMay 13, 2009 at 6:37 AM

    healthy and delicious podi.......
    and nice profile click...:)

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  36. Pavithra KodicalMay 13, 2009 at 7:35 AM

    Wow dalia powder with hot rice and ghee hmm mouthwatering..Will try making this spicy powder :)

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  37. ♥Rosie♥May 13, 2009 at 9:00 AM

    Happy belated Mothers Day Uma!

    Your podi looks delicious.

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  38. JamieMay 13, 2009 at 2:34 PM

    Uma, great recipe. It is very unique and I have never heard of this before. I like the rice and ghee idea!

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  39. LaavanyaMay 13, 2009 at 2:47 PM

    I love the idea of sprinkling this on dosais.. have some on hand made similarly - will give it a try.

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  40. rahinMay 13, 2009 at 8:14 PM

    this is new to me , sounds interesting though:)

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  41. UshaMay 14, 2009 at 5:22 PM

    This sounds simple and interesting...

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  42. UnknownMay 14, 2009 at 8:56 PM

    nice to receive an entry from you uma.. thanks a lot. this is a different kinda podi to me. needless to say about your creativity :)


    spicesetc.blogspot.com

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Thanks for dropping by! Your comments and suggestions are most welcome. Hope to see you again! -Uma