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PARUPPU POWDER OR DHAL POWDER

1 c. chana dhal                         4 red chilies
1 c. urad dhal                          4 tsp. oil
1 c. toor dhal                          2 tsp. salt
1 c. sesame seeds

In a fry pan saute chana dhal, urad dhal and toor dhal separately in a teaspoon of oil for each item until golden brown. Dry blend them together, adding 2 teaspoons of salt. Saute sesame seeds in a teaspoon of oil and chilies in a drop of oil and dry blend them together into a coarse powder. Mix this with the above powdered dhal mixture. This paruppu powder may be mixed with plain rice. Add oil or ghee to the rice while mixing.



Raj Kumar Rajendran 2009-11-14