Kuzhambu Podi (Sambhar Powder)

This is my mom’s recipe. She gave me this measurements. 

MY MOM’s Sambhar Podi

Ingredients:

Colorful Red chillies                           - 2 cups

Coriander seeds                                 - 2 cups

Bengal gram (Chenna dal)                   - ½ cup

Toovar dal                                         – ½ cup

Fenugreek                                         – 2 tbsp

Black Peppercorns                                – ¼ cup

Turmeric Roots (Dried) - 50 Gms or Turmeric powder – 3 tbsp

My Aunt Sundari makes very good Sambhar powder. Her method is this:

Ingredients:

Kundu Millghai Vatral (Red chillies)             – 1000gm

Coriander Seeds                                      – 750 Gms

Toovar dal                                              – 200 Gms

Chenna dal                                            – 150 Gms

Black Peppercorns                                   – 50 Gms

Fenugreek                                                – 50 Gms

Turmeric                                               – 150 Gms

Both the Method:

•  Dry roast all above ingredients separately or dry them in hot sun for 2 days.
• Mix all the ingredients and make it into a fine powder.
• Store the powder in an air tight container and use it for making Sambhar or Kuzhambu.