Pudina podi / Mint leaves powder

Wash the pudina leaves and either dry roast in a kadai or keep in the microwave oven

to become crisp

Roast the urad dal,chana dal, dry red chillies,black peppercorns

Grind the dried pudina leaves and the roasted ingredients to powder.

The pudina (mint) podi is ready.

Ingredients :

Pudina (Mint) leaves - 1 bunch

Urad dal - 1 Tblsp

Chana dal - 1/4 Tblsp

Black pepper corns - 1 tsp

Dry red chillies - 7-8

Salt as required

Hing - a pinch

Method:

Wash the bunch of pudina leaves and either dry roast them in kadai till crispy or keep in a microwave bowl and microwave for about 6-7 minutes.

In between open the microwave oven and check the leaves or they may get burnt.

After the leaves become crisp keep them aside

Take a kadai put the dals,pepper corns and dry red chillies and roast them till golden colour

When the roasted items cool down, take a dry grinder and powder the roasted items along with the crispy leaves,hing and salt.

If you want you can grind the powder coarsely or fine powder.

After powdering the podi store it in an airtight bottle.

The pudina (mint) podi (powder) is ready tobe had with hot plain rice with dollops of ghee with roasted papad or it can be even used to add taste to some dry curry while cooking.

This pudina podi will remain for some days and it will not spoil easily. It has quite a long shelf life.