Kandi Podi

Ingredients:

• Red gram/toor dal- 1 cup
• Fried Bengal Gram/Bengal gram- 1 cup
• Cumin Seeds- 2 tbsp
• Curry Leaves- a handful
• Red chillies- 6 to 7
• Garlic cloves- 7 to 8
• Salt-as per required
• Oil-1 tbsp

Method:

• Heat a heavy bottomed vessel and add toor dal, dry roast on low to medium heat stirring constantly till the dal turn red. 
• Do the same for bengal gram also.
• Don’t burn them. Remove from pan and keep aside.
• Take 1 tbsp of oil in the pan heat it and toss the cumin seeds for 2-3 min in a low flame
• Now add red chillies and fry them for 1 min.
• Let them cool
• Once cooled ground all the ingredients by adding salt
• Store in an air-tight container.