milagai podi

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 cups split bengal gram (chana dal)
• 1 cup skinned split black lentils (urad dal)
• 1/4 cup sesame seeds
• 12 dried red chile peppers, or to taste
• 2 fresh curry leaves
• 1/2 cup coriander seeds
• 2 tablespoons cumin seeds
• salt to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 30 mins


• heat the vegetable oil in a large, shallow skillet over medium heat; fry the chana dal and urad dal in the hot oil until they begin to smell toasted, about 5 minutes. add the sesame seeds and cook another 2 minutes. stir the red chile peppers, curry leaves, coriander seeds, and cumin seeds into the mixture; continue cooking until the seeds are roasted and fragrant, about 5 minutes more. remove from heat and spread the mixture on a baking sheet to cool.
• grind the mixture into a medium-fine powder using a mortar and pestle. season with salt. the powder will keep in an airtight container on the shelf for a few months.