Red Gram Powder or kandi Podi

Ingredients:

Oil 1 tbsp
Salt to Taste

To be roasted without oil

Split red gram : 1 cup
bengal gram :1.5 cups
Roasted gram :1.5 cup
Cummin Seeds :3/4 tbsp

To be roasted in oil:

Red chillies: 2 heaped cups, stalks removed
Curry leaves: 1/2 cup
Asafoetida: 1 tsp

Procedure:

1: On a low flame dry roast the grams and cummin each seperately- the roasted gram to a light brown, the others to deep brown.

2: heat oil and roast the chillies on a low flame until crisp and bright red, but not brown. Remove the chillies and set aside. Now roast the curry leaves until crisp and dark green. Remove from oil and set aside

3: In the same oil, roast the asafoetida for 10 to 15 seconds.

4: Grind all these ingredients along with salt into a powder, neither fine nor coarse. Cool and store in an airtight container.