# Pirandai Podi

Pirandai Podi is a nutritious powder made from pirandai (Adamant Creeper) and various lentils and spices, typically mixed with rice and oil.

- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Black gram
- Kadalaiparuppu (Chana Dal)
- Vellai ellu (White sesame seeds)
- Milagu (Black pepper)
- Seeragam (Cumin seeds)
- Dry garlic
- Perungayam (Asafoetida)
- Dry mango powder
- Dry curry leaves
- Oil
- Pirandai
- Pulli (Tamarind)
- Kanja milagai (Dry red chilies)
- Salt
- Cooked rice

## Instructions

1. Dry roast black gram in a pan.
2. Add kadalai paruppu to the pan and dry roast.
3. Add vellai ellu (white sesame seeds) to the pan and dry roast.
4. Add milagu (black pepper) and seeragam (cumin seeds) to the pan and dry roast.
5. Add dry garlic to the pan and dry roast.
6. Add perungayam (asafoetida) and dry mango powder to the pan and dry roast.
7. Add dry curry leaves to the pan and dry roast.
8. Add oil to the pan.
9. Add pirandai to the pan with oil and roast until it changes color.
10. Add pulli (tamarind) and kanja milagai (dry red chilies) to the pan and roast.
11. Combine all the roasted ingredients in a plate.
12. Grind all the roasted ingredients to a fine powder.
13. Serve the pirandai powder with cooked rice and a drizzle of oil.

## Equipment

- Pan
- Spatula
- Grinder/Blender
- Serving plate

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPaeBbKjPqe/
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- Extracted: 2025-10-10

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