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My Amma's Sambar Powder

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup Chana Dal
  • 1/2 cup Urad Dal
  • 2 cups Coriander seeds
  • 4 cups 200 gms Whole dried red chilies combo of dried red chilies & byadgi red chilies
  • 1 Tablespoon fenugreek seeds
  • 3 sticks Cinnamon
  • 2 cups Copra dry coconut or dessicated coconut or a combination of both
  • 1/2 teaspoon asafetida

Method
 

  1. Dry roast chana dal until mildly brown and set aside to cool.
  2. Dry roast urad dal until mildly brown and set aside to cool.
  3. Dry roast coriander seeds, dried red chilies and fenugreek seeds until crispy, and set aside to cool.
  4. Dry roast copra or dessicated coconut in the hot pan (with stove turned off).
  5. Cool all roasted ingredients well, add Cinnamon and asafetida. Grind to a powder.
  6. Combine well and store in a glass jar.
  7. Freezes well for upto 3 months

Notes

Uses: For Sambar, Vegetable Upma, Curries or Poriyal, Bisi bele bhath etc.
Note: All these ingredients are available at your local Indian grocery store.