Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Idli Chutney Powder

Ingredients

Channa Dal - 1 cup
Urad Dal - 1 cup
Sesame Seeds - 1 tablespoon(Optional)
Curry Leaves - 1 bunch
Red Chillies - 20 to 25 nos (adjust according to spice level)

Preparation

Dry roast each of the ingredients nicely until you get a good aroma, and let them cool. Mix them together and powder it in a mixie. Store it in a air tight container. Mix it with a good amount of sesame(gingelly) oil and serve it with Idli/Dosa etc.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Curry Powder/Sambhar Powder

Ingredients

Red Chillies - 500gms
Dhaniya - 500 gms
Jeera - 25 gms
Pepper corns -25 gms
Turmeric - 25 gms

Preparation

Dry roast all the ingredients separately, except turmeric in a frying pan. Mix them all together and allow to cool. Then grind it in the machine/mill for having very fine powder. For people who don't have this facility as in India, it can be powdered in the mixie too. This powder can be used for preparing sambhar, pulikuzhambu, non veg gravies. I would say it is an all purpose masala powder that can be used to prepare any kind of gravy.