8Dry Red ChilliI used 4 kashmiri chilli & 4 regular spicy chilli
6Garlic
Curry leaves a handful
1tspAsafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi
Salt to taste
½tsp+ ½ tsp Oil
Instructions
Heat a heavy bottom pan. Add in dry red chilli and start roasting till they turn golden. It will take around 5 mins. Remove them to a plate to cool down.
Take curry leaves in the same pan and roast them for 2 mins, till they turn dry. Remove them to the same plate to cool down.
Heat ½ tsp of oil in the same pan. Add in urad dal and roast them for 5 to 7 mins till they turn golden.Remove them to the same plate to cool down.
Heat ½ tsp oil again in the same pan. Add in toor dal and roast them for 5 to 7 mins till they turn golden. Remove them to the same plate to cool down.
Allow all the roasted spices and dals to cool down.
In a good blender. Add in roasted dry red chilli, roasted curry leaves, garlic, asafoetida. Give this a good blend so the chillies get powdered.
Now add in the dals along with some salt to taste. Blend them again till they get fine powder.
Let them cool a little. Store this in a dry air tight container for several weeks.
Notes
1)I doubled the batch of this podi.
2)Store this in a dry air tight container.
3)Use clean dry spoons only.
4)Addition of chillies, curry leaves and garlic depends to your taste.