Easiest Way to Diet Appetizing Kandi Podi/Andhra Lentils Powder

Easiest Way to Diet Appetizing Kandi Podi/Andhra Lentils Powder Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Kandi Podi/Andhra Lentils Powder. Kandi Podi is almost a staple in homes in Andhra Pradesh. 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 oil. Kandi podi a classic Andhra recipe which is actually a flavorsome, protein packed lentil spiced powder.

Tur dal and channa dal are slow, dry roasted along with red chillis and cumin seeds and finely ground to a coarse powder and finished off with asafoetida and salt.

Andhra Special Kandi Podi is spicy and delicious lentil gun powder recipe, with hot rice and ghee - this is bliss!

Course: Side Dishes: Cuisine: This is one of the many great tasting powders from Andhra.

You can have Kandi Podi/Andhra Lentils Powder using 7 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Kandi Podi/Andhra Lentils Powder

1. It’s 1 small cup of Toor dal/pigeon peas.

2. You need 1small cup of Chana dal/Bengal gram.

3. It’s 1small cup of Urad dal/Black gram.

4. It’s 1 small cup of Yellow moong dal/green gram.

5. Prepare 1 1/2 tbsp of Cumin seeds.

6. You need 15-20 of Red chillies.

7. You need As Required of salt(Approximately one teaspoon).

This is my most favorite item.

When I was a kid, my mom used to make the not-so-spicy version of it for me.

We used to call it as "Annamulo Podi".

But I came to know through some friends that, it was also known as Kandi Podi.

Kandi Podi/Andhra Lentils Powder instructions

1. 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..

2. Heat Kadhai and Dry roast Moong dal for 5 minutes or till it’s roasted completely..

3. 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..

4. 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..

5. Transfer the roasted ingredients into a clean and dry mixer grinder. Grind the roasted ingredients till it turns into a fine powder..

6. 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..

7. 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).

It was so tasty that I can eat the entire rice with it.

Kandi means Toor/Pigeon Peas in Telugu and Podi is powder, making this spiced gun powder Kandi Podi.

Obviously Toor Dal is one of the main ingredients.

Along with it a lot of other lentils are added and it surely is a protein packed powder.

Usually it is mixed with hot rice and lots of ghee or sesame oil at the start of the meal.