Types of south indian SPICE powders

•  Big lavang- called Marathi moggu-
• 4, elaichi-
• 4, black pepper-
•   cinnamon 4 sticks, 
• Byadige chillies- 12
•  Chana dal- 1 cup
•  Tuwar dal- 1/2 cup
•  Dhaniya- 2 cups 

• Fry all and keep aside ...
• grind when cool. 

 Add coconut while grinding the masala. 

•  3 cups dhaniya
•  3/4 cup tuwar dal
•  1/2 cup Chana dal
•  1/2 cup pepper
•  1/4 cup jeera
•  10 red chillies mixed 

•  Fry all and keep aside 
• .grind when cool. 

Mysore Rasam Powder

•   Dry chillies- about 20- half and half
•  Chana dal, 1 cup
•  Urad dal- 1/2 cup
•  Dhaniya -  2 cup 

•  Little oil- fry chilies,  
• add chana dal, 
• then urad dal 
• and then lastly add dhaniya
•  cool and grind coarsely  

.

•   20 red chillies- mix red and round chillies for colour and taste
•  Hing
•  oil
•  1 cup Chana Dal
•  1 cup urad dal
•  1/2 cup white til 

•  Heat oil, 
• put hing 
• fry the chillies, take it out. 
• In the same oil, fry Chana dal, then later add urad dal, 
•  Transfer to the vessel with chillies Without oil, 
• fry til  till it splutters, 

• Dhaniya seeds- 4 cups/ measure
• 3/4 heaped-Tuwar Dal
• 3/4 cup level -Chana Dal
• 1/2 cup- Black whole pepper
• 1/2 cup Jeera
• 1tsp mustard seeds
• 1tsp methi seeds
• Turmeric powder- as required, used later
• Chilly powder- as required, based on the measure of the above...

• Take a large wok,
•  heat and add mustard seeds and methi seeds, 
• then add all the ingredients one by one and dry roast for a bit- don't brown or blacken, 
• just roast for easy grinding- no oil added
• After cooling, grind in a mixie to a smooth texture.
• Mix 3 portions of this powder with 1 portion of chilly powder and a tsp of turmeric powder.

• Dhaniya seeds- 4 cups
• Chana Dal- 1 cup
• Urad dal- 1 cup
• Dry red chillies- 20 but use less if the cup measure is smaller.

•   Take a little oil and season with mustard and hing,
•  add all the above ingredients ,
•  fry for a while, cool and grind coarsely.

• 10 Spicy Andhra red chillies
• 20 byadki chillies
• ¼ cup pepper
• 1/3 cup tuar dal
• 1/3 cup urad dal
• 1 TSP hing
• Karve palai – 1 cup

• Fry  - sequence –Add 1 tsp oil,  Hing, Red chillies, tuar dal, urad dal, Pepper, last – Karve Palai
• After cooling, mixie put together and  a bit coarse.