22 SUN FLOWER SEEDS POWDER / PODI

Sunflower seeds are not only tasty but also very nutritious. Toasted seeds tastes great to have as a snack in between meals.
The seeds provides you with high level of linoleic acid, minerals and amino acids. The substances in such seed will decrease the level of cholesterol in your body if taken regularly. Also it is very rich in Vitamin E,the body's primary fat-soluble antioxidant.

Here is an easy and delicious way to use the seeds in Powder/ Podi form to use in our daily diet. Can be served with our Indian dishes like Idli/Dosa and also mixed up with rice. Try this it out and you will love it.

Sun Flower Seeds - 1 cup
Urad Dhal - 1 cup
Channa Dhal/ Bengal Gram Dhal - 1/4 Cup
Curry Leaves - 1/4 Cup
Red Chillies - Around 10( as spice needed)
Asafoetida/ Hing - Few Pinches or a small piece of block
Garlic - Around 10( optional)
Salt as required
Oil - 1 tsp

In a kadai/frying pan toast sunflower seeds in medium flame until they are toasted and nice smell come out. Remove and fry urad dhal until nice brown. Remove and add Channa dhal, fry till nice brown. In the same pan add oil and fry garlic, remove and keep aside.(It is optional to use garlic, but adding gives a good taste and aroma though the shelf life will not be for more than a week, can store in a fridge). In the same remaining oil add curry leaves and red chillies, fry till they are crisp. Switch off flame and add asafoetida powder and mix well. If using asafoetida block then add before adding curry leaves and red chillies. Remove and cool everything.

 
Take all the ingredients in a dry mixer/blender and run to powder as fine as possible. In the end add salt and garlic if
adding and run in for few seconds. Store in a airtight container and serve with any of your favourite dishes.
Note in this recipe the whole sunflower seeds with hull has been used, you can use seeds without hull. In case you are using with hull then follow all the steps and in the end to remove the extra fibre or the ones that are not grounded or powdered properly, you can sieve it through a siever for better powder consistency.