Roasted Chana Dal Powder

Ingredients:

• Roasted chana dal- 1/4 cup (Putnalu)
• Dry red chilies- 7-9 whole, broken into pieces
• Cumin seeds- 1 tsp (Jeera)
• Garlic cloves- 5-6 unpeeled
• Salt- 1/2 tsp

Method:

1. Dry roast the putnalu for half a minute and add the cumin seeds and dry red chilies.
2. As they change color turn of the heat and let it cool.
3. Transfer to the mixer jar and grind once. To that add the unpeeled garlic cloves and grind into a fine powder.
4. Add 1/2 tsp of salt mix and store in an air tight container in room temperature.
5. It will stay good for up to 20 days.
6. This powder can be added to curries like lady finger curry, potato, arbi etc.
7. It can be served with idli, dosa and hot plain rice also.