The traditional recipe used to be only tur dhal, red chillies & salt. I collected recipes from a cross section of my friends & arrived at this tasty combination.
Tur dhal - ¼ cup
Moong dhal - ¼ cup
Fried gram (pottukadalai ) - !/4 cup
Gram dhal - 1 tbsp
Udad dhal - 1 tbsp
Seasame seeds (white) - 1 tbsp
Horsegram - 1 tbsp
Red chillies - 3
Pepper - 1 tsp
Dry ginger - 1”
Salt
Curry leaves - few (optional)
On a dry kadai, fry all ingredients (except, fried gram, red chillies, pepper & salt) each separately till a nice aroma comes & the colour changes.
The above 4 ingredients should be just lightly fried, hot enough to powder them.
Curry leaves can also be fried to crispen them
Powder all ingredients together to a fine powder.
This is very good, mixed with hot rice & ghee.
Serve with a raita.