Monday, May 9, 2011

spices(masale)

Sambar powder
Role of spices in Indian cooking is very important.With different combinations of various spices the taste of a dish changes .Dal cooked in different part of India varies in taste just because of the spices added in it . Southern part of the country makes sambarwhich is tuar dal cooked with a special masala called sambar powder.let us make sambar powder.although it is available in market butthe aroma of freshly grounded sambar powder is uncomparable.















                                       
Ingredients required.

Whole coriander seeds    1/4


Dried   red chillies         15

Methi seeds           1/4 cup

Mustard seeds      1/4 cup

Chana Dal            1/4 cup

Urad dal               1/4 cup

Curry leaves         A bunch






All these ingredients should roasted in a pan one by one as the time taken for each one is different.Chana dal takes longer time and curry leaves and chillies take very less time.
Let these cool and then grind in grinder to make fine powder.Store in an air tight container.

Tips

Amount of chillies can be varied according to taste.


1 comment:

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