DOSAI PODI OR MILAGU PODI
| 1 | c. urad | dhal | 1/4 inch square asafoetida |
| 1 | c. chana dhal | 2 tsp. salt | |
| 10-15 red | chilies | 8-10 tsp. oil | |
| 4 | Tbsp. sesame seeds |
In a fry pan saute urad dhal, chana dhal, red chilies and asafoetida, each item in 2 teaspoons of oil separately until golden brown. Powder them together in a blender. Dry fry sesame seeds and blend it into o coarse powder. Mix both powders well, adding the needed salt. Dosai Podi goes well with dosai and idli (breakfast items).
COCONUT POWDER
| 2 | c. | coconut flakes | 1/4 inch square asafoetida | ||
| 4 | to | 6 | red chillies | 2 | 1/2 tsp. oil |
| 1 | tsp. | mustard seeds | 1 | tsp. salt | |
| 4 | tsp. | urad dhal |
In a fry pan saute coconut flakes, red chilies, mustard seeds, urad dhal and asafoetida separately, each in 1/2 teaspoon of oil, until they turn into golden brown. Dry blend Coconut flakes and red chilies first in a blender. Add fried mustard seeds, urad dhal and asafoetida and continue to dry-blend the whole mixture into a coarse powder. Add the needed salt. Mix well and bottle. Good to eat with Idli or Dosai.
PARUPPU POWDER OR DHAL POWDER
| 1 | c. chana dhal | 4 | red chilies | |
| 1 | c. urad | dhal | 4 | tsp. oil |
| 1 | c. toor | dhal | 2 | tsp. salt |
| 1 | c. sesame seeds |
In a fry pan saute chana dhal, urad dhal and toor dhal separately in a teaspoon of oil for each item until golden brown. Dry blend them together, adding 2 teaspoons of salt. Saute sesame seeds in a teaspoon of oil and chilies in a drop of oil and dry blend them together into a coarse powder. Mix this with the above powdered dhal mixture. This paruppu powder may be mixed with plain rice. Add oil or ghee to the rice while mixing.
GARAM MASALA
| 1 | Tbsp. coriander seeds | 2 | tsp. cumin |
| 1 | tsp. black pepper | 1/2 tsp cloves | |
| 1 | tsp. cinnamon | 1 | tsp. cardomon seeds |
Optionally dry-roast the above ingredients for a few minutes and grind together.
