Paruppu podi (2 types)

Ingredients:

Toor daal (thuvaram paruppu) 1 cup or 150 gms
Dry chilli (Red) 1
Asafoetida little
Salt to taste

Method:

Roast the toor daal till it turns golden brown. Add salt and asafoetida to the daal and let it cool. Grind it to fine powder in a mixie.

Variation:

In the above ingredients list, replace red chilli with 4 pepper corns and 1/4 table spoon of kus kus.

Roast the kus kus first and then follow the same method.