Palyada pudi / vegetablebath na pudi

ಪಲ್ಯ ದ  ಪುಡಿ/ವಾಂಗಿ ಬಾತ್  ಪುಡಿ  

Bengal gram dhal                 1 cup

Black gram dhal                   ¾ cup

Coriander seeds                   1 cup

Byadagi chillies                    200gms

Dry coconut grated              1 cup

Cinnamon                             2” pieces 4

Cloves                                   4

Fry all the ingredients using low flame with little oil using medium flame one by one  As you fry they give out aroma .Stop frying when the colour turns to golden brown. Transfer the spice to a plate and spread so that it cools. Crush fried chillies with your hand so that its volume reduces. Mix all the spices together and powder them in a mixer grinder. Let the powder be little coarse. Mix it with dry coconut gratings and grind again for a few minutes so that coconut mixes uniformly with the powder. Let it cool. Store it in an airtight container.

This powder is used to make palya which is called pudikuttihakidapalya "ಪುಡಿ  ಕುಟ್ಟಿಹಾಕಿದ ಪಲ್ಯ"
Vegetables used are Brinjal,Capsicum,Ivy gourd " ತೊಂಡೆ ಕಾಯಿ"cabbage, knol-khol and with mixed vegetables.
This powder is also used to prepare vegetable bath. Vangibath is very famous