Chilli powder / kara podi / kari pudi

Ingredients

• Red Dry Chilli : 1 kg
• Dhaniya Seeds : 250 g (4 portion of Chilli : 1 portion of Coriander Seeds)
• Channa Dhal : 100 g
• Urad Dhal : 100 g
• Mustard Seeds : 100 g
• Methi Seeds : 50 g
• Rice : 50 g
• Cumin Seeds : 50 g
• Black Pepper : 50 g
• Curry Leaves : 1 bunch
• Asafotida : 1 tea spoon (optional)
• Oil : 2 table spoon

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Preparation

• Dry Roast all the above ingredients.
• Add 1 table spoon of oil each to Dhaniya and Chillies while Roasting them.
• Ensure that the ingredients are not browned but it should be less than golden brown in colour.
• Put them all together and make it a fine powder.
• If in India you can get this powdered in the flour Mill else use Coffee grinder.
• Mixer Grinder can be used to powder however it does not make a fine powder.