SAMBAR POWDER / SAMBAR PODI

This is the measurement we follow in our family for years together . This is my grandmother's measurement .





INGREDIENTS :

Red Chillies - 1/2 kg
Turmeric whole - 50 g
Boiled Rice - 1/2 of (1/4 padi) in tamil measurement or 1 cup
Pepper - 25 gms
Fennel Seeds - 25 gms
Compounded Asafoetida - 25 gms
Jeera - 100 gms
Coriander Seeds - 1/2 kg
Toor Dal - 125 gms
Channa dal - 125gms
Urat dal - 125 gms
Methi seeds - 25 gms
Dried curry leaves - 1 handful

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Sun dry all the ingredients for 4-5 hours .
2) Then , dry roast them one by one . Allow it to cool and machine grind them to fine powder.
3) Store it in a dried air tight container . For daily use , you can store a minimum quantity in a small box . Use only dried spoon or ladle .