Chutney Powder / Chammanthi Podi (Without Coconut)

Every household has different recipes for chutney powder... This one is ours...

Ingredients

Tuvar dal/Parippu: 1/4 Cup
Chana Dal/Kadala Parippu: 1/4 Cup
Urud Dal/Uzhunnu Parippu: 2 Table Spoon
Roasted Bengal Gram/Pottu Kadala: 2 Table Spoon
Asafoetida: 1/2 Tea Spoon
Rice: 1/4 Cup
Curry Leaves: 2 - 3 Sprig
Dried Red Chilly: 8 - 10
Whole Pepper corns: 1/2 Tea Spoon
Salt

Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Method

Wash tuvar dal, chana dal, urud dal and rice separately and drain it and keep aside
To a heavy bottom pan add chana dal and dry roast it for 3 to 4 minutes and  keep it aside
Now dry roast tuvar dal, urud dal, roasted bengal gram and rice for 5 minutes and then add the roasted chana dal to it and keep roasting on medium flame until the mixture starts to change color
Now add curry leaves, dried red chilly and pepper corns.  Keep roasting until the mix becomes golden brown in color
Switch off the flame and add asafoetida and salt and mix well

Let it cool for some time and then grind it to a powder
Let the powder cool well and then store it in clean air tight containers
For serving with dosa/idli  take the required amount of chutney powder and add coconut oil or sesame oil and combine well