Sambar Powder

Makes a kg of sambar powder. Can be powdered using a blender.

Ingredients:

1 cup = 200 gms

Coriander seeds - 3 cups
Toordal/lentils - 1 cup
Channa dal-3/4 cup
Urad dal - 2 tbsp
Cumin - 1 tsp
Fenugreek-1/2 tsp
Peppercorns-10
Dry red chillies - 20
(or) Chillypowder -4 tbsp
Asafoetida- 2 tsp

Procedure:

Dry roast all the ingredients separately. All dals can be roasted together. No need to heat chilly powder or asafoetida. Once all the ingredients are roasted light brown,make them into fine powder using a blender/mixer. Coriander can be reduced to 2 cups if not favoured.