Malu's South Indian Paruppu Podi 180 Gms

Paruppu Podi is the podi of weekday lunches. Not the festival spread, not the special occasion — just the Tuesday afternoon when the rice is hot and the ghee is ready and you need something that makes the meal complete without any effort.

Made from roasted toor dal and chana dal, ground with red chillies, pepper and hing, Paruppu Podi has a nutty, protein-rich depth that Molaga Podi doesn’t have. It is coarser. It is more filling. And when mixed into hot rice with a generous pour of ghee, it becomes one of the most satisfying things a Thanjavur kitchen produces.

Ours is slow-roasted until the dal reaches a deep, mahogany nuttiness — not pale and underdone, not burnt. Ground thari-thari, with texture and body. The way it should be.

What’s Inside

• Toor Dal, Chana Dal, Red Chillies, Black Pepper, Asafoetida, Salt
• No preservatives. No artificial colour or flavour.
• 180 gms per pack

How to Use It

Mix into hot rice with ghee — this is the correct and only necessary method. Start with one spoon of podi to two spoons of ghee and adjust from there. Also works as a dry accompaniment to idli or dosa for those who prefer no oil.

Ships across India. Made in Bangalore by Malu’s Kitchen — a Thanjavur Iyer-style home kitchen rooted in the Tamil Brahmin tradition. FSSAI registered: 21223010001350.