Rasam Powder -

Ingredients -

Coriander seeds – 1 cup

Cumin seeds – 1/4^th cup

Turmeric powder – 1 tb-spoon

Black peppercorns – 1 cup

Asafoetida – 1/8^th cup

Red chilli powder – 1 cup

Toor Dal – ½ cup

Oil for frying

Procedure –

1. Heat 1 Tb-spoon oil in a frying pan.

2. Add coriander seeds, cumin seeds, black peppercorns in kadhai and roast till they change their colour. Take all whole spices out in plate and let them cool down.

3. Take 1 T-spoon oil in frying pan and add red chilli powder and asafoetida and roast for a minute. Mix them into other roasted whole spices.

4.  Add 1 T-spoon oil in frying pan and roast toor dal for a minute.

5. Let all the ingredients cool down completely and then grind in a mixer grinder.

Store in a air-tight container.