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Recipes - Powders

Spice Powders
Kura Podi (Curry Powder)
Ingredients :

1 cup channa dal (also called Bengal gram and senaga pappu in my language: telugu)
1/2 cup urud dal (mina pappu)
10 large red chillies
1/4 cup coriander seeds (dhaniyalu)
pinch asafoetida

Fry all ingredients in a small amount of oil (tea spoon)on low heat. Once the fried mixture is luke warm transfer contents to blender and add a table spoon of salt and grind to a fine powder. Store in jar such as empty yogurt can in refrigerator.
Sambar Podi (Sambar Powder)
Ingredients :

1 cup channa dal
3/4 cup coriander seeds
10 large red chillies
1 tea spoon black pepper (whole)
1/4 tea spoon fenugreek
pinch asafoetida

Fry ingredients in a tea spoon of oil on low heat and powder the fried stuff in blender when luke warm to a fine powder.
Charu Podi (Rasam Powder)
Take 1 cup coriander seeds, 1/2 cup cumin seeds, 1/2 cup black pepper (whole) and powder them without oil or frying. This need not be stored in refrigerator.

Rasam is a thin broth that can be drunk as soup or eaten with rice. It is rather spicy and makes a nice hot drink with a warm sensation from the spices.
Pacchadi Podi (Hot Chutney Powder)

Ingredients :

1 table spoon fenugreek seeds
20 large red chillies
1 table spoon mustard seeds
1/4 tea spoon Asafoetida
1 table spoon salt

Fry all ingredients except salt in a little oil (tea spoon) on low heat . When luke warm grind with salt to a fine powder.

This powder is used to make all kinds of chutneys with tomatoes, egg plant, raw tamarind, cucumber, etc.

Pulusu Podi (Sweet "Soup" Powder)

Ingredients :

2 table spoons fenugreek seeds
20 large red chillies
1/2 tea spoon black pepper (whole)
1/4 tea spoon Asafoetida
1/2 tea spoon coriander seeds

Fry all ingredients in a tea spoon of oil on low heat. When lukewarm grind to a fine powder.

This is used to make something like sambar except that you add a lot of sugar and tamarind to give a sweet & sour soup. A speciality is one form where you add sweet potato, potato, pumpkin and anyother vegies like carrots, green beans, etc.

Masalas
Rasam Masala
Ingredients :

Black Pepper 1 tbsp. 
Chana Daal seeds 2 tbsp. 
Coriander Seeds 2 tbsp. 
Red Chillies 4-5 
Asafoetida (optional) 1 tsp. 
Coconut (grated) 3 tbsp. 
Ghee 2 tbsp. 

Method :

Roast black pepper, chana daal, coriander, and asafoetida. Add chillies when daal starts getting red. If using dry coconut, soak it in a little water. Blend the daal mixture and coconut until the paste is fine. Keep aside. 
Sambar Masala
Ingredients:

Methi (Fenugreek) 1 tsp. 
Chana Daal seeds 2 tbsp. 
Coriander Seeds 4 tbsp. 
Red Chillies 4-5 
Asafoetida (optional) 1 tsp. 
Coconut (grated) 3 tbsp. 
Oil 3 tbsp. 

Method :

Roast methi, chana daal, and asafoetida. 
Add chillies when daal starts getting red. 
If using dry coconut, soak it in a little water and blend the daal mixture and coconut until the paste is fine. Keep aside.