Pappula Podi Recipe – Andhra Roasted Bengal Gram Powder {Video}

Pappula Podi or Putnala Pappu Podi – An easy, delicious, healthy and versatile Andhra style roasted gram dal podi for idli, dosa or rice.

Pappula Podi or Putnala Podi is a super simple Andhra podi recipe made with roasted bengal gram or dalia, dry coconut and garlic. This can be served with idli, dosa or steamed rice. You can also use this podi to season the curries.

Curry Recipes using Pappula Podi:

• Bendakaya Pappula Vepudu
• Beetroot Pappula Koora
• Carrot Dalia Curry

I have prepared this podi with garlic. If you don’t like garlic, you may skip it.  You can substitute the chilli powder with dry red chillies. This can be made in bulk and store in an airtight container for more than a month.

Few More Podi Recipes on the blog:

• Idli Milagai Podi
• Peanut Podi
• Kobbari Podi
• Palli Putnala Podi

How to Make Andhra Pottukadalai Podi Video Recipe:

Pappula Podi or Andhra Putnala Podi Recipe

Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

How to make Andhra Style Spicy roasted gram podi recipe with step by step photos and video. 

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Servings 10

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 1 cup Roasted Gram Dal
• ▢ ½ cup Dry Coconut Pieces
• ▢ ½ tsp Cumin Seeds
• ▢ 3 - 4 Large Garlic Cloves
• ▢ 2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
• ▢ Salt to taste

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Instructions

 

• Grind the dry coconut pieces into a powder.
• Add the roasted gram dal, cumin seeds, salt, red chilli powder and garlic cloves to the ground coconut and blend again to a little coarse powder.
• Store in an airtight container and serve with idli, dosa, upma, pongal or rice.

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Notes

You can substitute the chilli powder with dry red chillies.
You can also use some roasted curry leaves to make it more flavorful.

Nutrition values are estimates only.

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How to Make Pappula Podi with Step by Step Photos:

• Cut the dry coconut into small pieces.

• Grind the chopped coconut pieces into a powder using a blender or mixie.

• Add the roasted bengal gram or dalia, cumin seeds, required salt, chilli powder and garlic cloves to the ground coconut and blend it again to get a little coarse powder.

• Store in an airtight container and serve with idli, dosa, upma, pongal or rice.