firstly, in a pan dry roast ½ cup toor dal on low flame.
roast till the dal turns aromatic.
further add 1 tsp cumin, ½ tsp pepper, few curry leaves and 5 whole kashmiri red chilli.
roast till the curry leaves turn crisp.
now add ½ cup putani and roast for another 1 minute.
transfer it to a blender and allow to cool completely.
furthermore, in the same pan heat 1 tsp oil and fry 4 crushed garlic.
roast till the garlic turns golden brown.
transfer the roasted garlic to the same blender and allow to cool completely.
once the mixture is cooled completely, add 1 tsp salt, a pinch of hing.
blend to a fine powder without adding any water.
transfer the pauppu podi into an airtight container and enjoy with hot rice and ghee for a month or more.