Rasam Powder - Rasam podi

Ingredients:

Pepper - Milagu - 50 gms
Cumin seeds - Jeeragam - 50 gms
Red gram dal - Thuvaram parupu - 1/2 cup
Red chillies - Kaintha milagai - 20 nos.
Fenugreek seeds - Vendayam - 5 table spoons
Coriander seeds - Dhaniya - 5 table spoons

Method:

Fry each of the ingredients separately in a pan/kadai after heating a tea spoon of oil. Allow it to cool off. Grind them in a mixie.

Rasam powder is ready.

Note: Powder should not be too soft. It shouldn't be grinded too much. Should be like shown in the picture.

Optional: Ingredients can be added or removed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pepper

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumin_seeds

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