Ingredients: * Approx 2 cups dried red chillies, with stems removed (or more if you like heat) * about 1/2 cup split black gram (urad dal) * 1/2 tsp mustard seeds * 1/2 cup bengal gram (channa dal) * 1/4 tsp asafoetida * salt to taste

Method: 1. In a skillet, heat 1 tsp of vegetable oil and saute all the ingredients together until the lentils turn aromatic and lightly red. 2. Cool well and then blend it in a food processor after adding salt to taste 3. If not cooled properly, the powder will have lumps. 4. And thats it - store in an air tight container and every time you go for idli's/dosa's, take required amount of powder, add some vegetable oil/sesame oil, mix and then scoop it with a dosa/idli piece and enjoy




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