Flaxseed Paruppu podi/Powder is simple and healthy rice accompaniment and it is prepared with flaxseed and toor dal (split pigeon peas). All you need to do is dry roast the ingredients and grind it. It has shelf life of about 10 days when refrigerated. Rice and this podi with a dollop of ghee served with papad is a complete meal by itself.
Welcoming you all to the A to Z recipe challenge and now we are in the 6 th alphabet, F. This is one interesting alphabet and the recipe discussion around this alphabet was also very interesting. Amma suggested a recipe which was a diabetic friendly one and I had one in my mind and I told Amma that I am going to go ahead with what I had in my mind. What I thought was – Filter Coffee. It’s not only about the traditional coffee, I also tried the different brews available here in US and started making note of them. But how filter coffee became flaxseed paruppu podi?
Again thanks to my friend JV for reminding me this recipe. Last year I tried this podi and I completely forgot about it. When I was brainstorming about the recipes, the topic turned towards egg substitutes and I told her about flaxseed. That’s when I remembered this recipe . But I was half through my coffee post. But JV and M asked me to postpone it for next month and so here I am with the Flax Seed Paruppu podi recipe. I didn’t mention what recipe my mom suggested right?(Shhh, that’s a secret.) You got to wait for few more weeks.
Flaxseed & Rancid :
Before getting into the recipe, I would like to mention about the storage tips for flaxseeds. We all know that flax seed has high quantity of Omega-3 fatty acids and in turn it helps in lowering the LDL cholesterol levels. The same fatty acids reduces the shelf life of the flax seed. When flax seed goes bad it is called rancid. When their fatty acids breakdown, flax seeds become rancid. So either store the flax seeds in the fridge or in freezer.
How do you find if a flax seed has turned into a Rancid? Try tasting few seeds. If it has mild nutty flavor, then its good. If it has strong odor and if its bitter, then it has turned into a rancid. The funny thing is, I started to eat flax seed for checking its bitterness and now I got so used to it and love eating them raw.
Ingredients: [No Oil Required]
- Flax seed – 1/4 cup
- Toor dal – 1/4 cup
- Pepper corns – 1 tsp
- Red chilly – 2
- Salt – 2 tsps (Optional as you can also add it while mixing it with rice)
Steps:
- Heat the kadai.
- Once it becomes hot, add the toor dal and flax seed.
- In medium heat, dry roast for couple of minutes.
- Then add the pepper corns and red chillies and dry roast till the toor dal becomes slightly brown. Don’t roast more than 5 to 7 minutes.
- Let them cool and grind them without adding any water but with salt and store it in an air tight container.
Serve hot with rice with chips of papad.
Notes:
- Add salt after grinding the powder and pulse it once after adding the salt.
- Don’t over roast the flax seed mixture.
- Adjust the red chillies and pepper according to your taste preference. If you can skip pepper and add more red chillies also.
Flax Seed Paruppu Podi / Powder
Ingredients
- Flax seed - 1/4 cup
- Toor dal - 1/4 cup
- Pepper corns - 1 tsp
- Red chilly - 2
- Salt - 2 tsps Optional as you can also add it while mixing it with rice
Instructions
- Heat the kadai or pan.
- Once it becomes hot, add the toor dal and flax seed.
- In medium heat, dry roast for couple of minutes.
- Then add the pepper corns and red chillies and dry roast till the toor dal becomes slightly brown. Don’t roast more than 5 to 7 minutes.
- Let them cool and grind them without adding any water but with salt and store it in an air tight container.
- Serve hot with rice with chips of papad.
Notes
Don’t over roast the flax seed mixture.
Adjust the red chillies and pepper according to your taste preference. If you can skip pepper and add more red chillies also.
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This is such a healthy podi. Looks yumm
Thanks Veena..
A very healthy paruppu podi…
Thanks a lot
I too love adding flaxseed to my podi”s !! paruppu podI is a staple in my pantry!!
Thanks priya.
a healthy addition to any meal
yup true. :-)
You have made the paruppu podi all the more nutritious by adding flax seeds.Good one Vidhya…
Thanks a lot PJ. :-)
Healthy way to include flax seeds in an Indian diet
Flavorful and healthy podi,yet to try my hands on flax seeds..
Wonderful idea, I love flex seed :)
Thanks Bhavana
Such an interesting way to use flax seeds. Can’t wait to try this real soon. Lovely share!
Yeah very true. Thanks a lot and please do try. Thanks :-)
I have started using flax seed in all my podis. This one is a lovely recipe !
Great Sandhya.. Thanks a lot
I try to add flax seed to any podi I make at home :) But I am yet to make toor dal podi with flaxseed
oh wow.. try this too Harini. :-)
That is a nutritious and delicious multi purpose podi.
Thanks Pavani.
I have this flax seed paruppu podi always in my pantry just love it and never forget to make them often. such a healthy paruppu podi.
Great :-) Very nice.. they are so healthy and come in handy.
I made flax seed powder once and loved. Flax seed podis are so healthy and tasty as well.
Yup very true Usha.
Adding flax seeds in podi sounds interesting.It must have tasted nice too.
Yeah.. Thanks a lot Sapana.
Always heard about the health benefits of flax seeds, but for some reason they were not a part of our kitchen. This sounds simple and yummy Vidhya, should get some soon ?
It has good amount of omega-3. Please do try FV. Happy Ugadi. :-)
wow what a super podi..and so healthy. excellent choice for the alphabet.
Thanks a lot Vaishali. :-)
A great way to incorporate flax seeds in our diet. I have prepared chutney podi with flax seeds and now I need to try the toordal podi version. :)
Chutney podi sounds interesting. Will try it out. Thanks a lot and please do try this too. :-)
Such a healthy recipe… Thanks for sharing….
Thanks a lot Bharani and you are most welcome.
Thats a healthy choice of ading flex seeds in paruppu pudi nice recipe…
Thanks Padma
Very healthy paruppu podi Srividhya, bookmarked the recipe. :)
Thanks a lot Amara. :-)
I mostly use flax seed in baking. This podi looks like a great idea. Need to try ..
Thanks Gayathri. :-)
Now I’m eager to know about that recipe.. Come on spill the beans :) Waiting for your coffee post too!
Love flaxseed podi.. I usually add garlic but this sounds nice and simple :)
Thanks GB. That one is with methi.. Will post soon. ;-) The amount garlic usage is very less in our household. Atleast amma used shallots for health reasons and garlic is only for me and appa. She doesn’t eat till date. Same with M’s household. As long as garlic is invisible both M n vaandu are fine. If not all the garlics will be in my plate. I use garlic only for some curries and biryanis.