How to make Karam Podi

Ingredients

• • Black pepper - 1 tablespoon
• • Cumin seeds - 1 tablespoon
• • Coriander seeds - ½ cup
• • Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon
• • Ginger (dry) - 1 inch piece
• • Red gram dal - ½ cup
• • Red chillies - 12
• • Curry leaves - ½ cup
• • Fenugreek - 1 teaspoon
• • Tamarind - lemon size
• • Garlic - 15 flakes

Method

• 1. Dry roast curry leaves, pepper, cumin, mustard and fenugreek separately.
• 2. Peel garlic and fry till light brown in oil.
• 3. Fry red chillies, dal and coriander seeds in little oil.
• 4. Pound everything together.
• 5. At the end add tamarind, salt, garlic and pound once again well.