Topic started by saumya (@ 218.1.118.202) on Thu Jul 17 12:23:28 .
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hi

i have tried various brands of masala powders in the market but i dont find them tasty.
i live in uk. so can anyone pls tell me how to make homemade masala powder. i will be very thankfull.

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• From: Naane thaan (@ 0-1pool108-82.nas4.peoria1.il.us.da.qwest.net) on: Sat Jul 19 00:21:41 EDT 2003
  
  I have seen various people who don't find anything from outside tasty! sigh...
  
  
• From: kitchenite (@ 202.88.239.52) on: Sat Jul 19 03:13:54 EDT 2003
  
  
  Hi can you be more specific? what masala you need
  
  rasam/sambar/garam masala/chettinad masala etc
  
  
  
• From: Suhera Farook (@ dc3.emirates.net.ae) on: Sat Jul 19 05:59:37 EDT 2003
  
  
  Sambhar Powder
  
  Ingredients
  
  Red chillies 1 cup (about 15-20 chillies)
  Corriander seeds 1.5 cups
  Channa dhall 1/4 cup
  Thuvar dhall 1/4 cup
  Methi 1 t.spoon
  Mustard 1 t.spoon
  Curry leaves 1/4 cup
  Turmeric 1/2 t.spoon
  
  Method
  
  Dry roast every ingredient seperately without oil till the flavour comes out. Fry methi until it turns dark brown. Grind the above with curry leaves, and turmeric into nice powder.
  
  
  
  
  Rasam Powder
  
  Ingredients
  
  Red chillies 1/4 cup (about 5-8 chillies)
  Corriander seeds 1 cup
  Thuvar dhall 1/4 cup
  Methi 1/2 t.spoon
  Pepper 1/4 cup
  Cumin seeds 1/4 cup
  Mustard 1/2 t.spoon
  Turmeric 1/2 t.spoon
  
  Method
  
  Dry roast every ingredient except cumin seeds and turmeric until the flavour comes out. Fry methi until it turns dark brown.Grind the above with cumin seeds, and tumeric coarseley.
  
  
  Cumin and Pepper Rasam Powder
  
  Ingredients
  
  Red chilles 6
  Thuvar dhall 1 cup
  Pepper 1/4 cup
  Cumin seeds 1/4 cup
  Curry leaves 1/4 cup
  
  Method
  
  Dry roast every ingredient seperately except curry leaves without oil until the flavour comes out. Grind the above with curry leaves coarseley.
  
  
  
  Curry Powder
  
  Ingredients
  
  Red chillies 8-10
  Channa dhall 1/2 cup
  Corriander seeds 1/4 cup
  Hing 1/2 t.spoon
  Curry leaves 1/4 cup
  
  Method
  
  Dry roast every ingredient seperately except hing and curry leaves without oil until the flavour comes out. Grind the above with curry leaves, and hing coarseley.
  
  
  Kootu Powder
  
  Ingredients
  
  Red chillies 6-8
  Urad dhall 1/2 cup
  Pepper 2 t.spoons
  Hing 1/2 t.spoon
  Curry leaves a few
  
  Method
  
  Dry roast every ingredient seperately except hing and curry leaves without oil until the flavour comes out. Grind the above with curry leaves, and hing coarseley. While making vegetable kootu, mix 1 t.spoon of kootu podi with 2 t.spoons of coconut and grind this, and add it to the boiling
  vegetables.
  
  
  Idli Mulagaipodi
  
  Ingredients
  
  Red chillies 1 cup (about 15-20)
  Urad dhall 1/2 cup
  Channa dhall 1/2 cup
  Poppy seeds 2 t.spoons
  Seseame seeds (black or white) 1/4 cup
  Hing 1 t.spoon
  Salt 1.5 t.spoons
  Cooking oil
  
  Method
  
  Roast poppy seeds, and seseame seeds seperately until the flavour comes outand keep it aside.
  Fry urad dhall, channa dhall and red chillies in little oil, each seperately until the flavour comes out (light brown), and add salt and hing, and keep it aside. Grind everything coarsely.
  
  
  
  Idli Mulagaipodi Method 2
  
  Ingredients
  Channa dhall 1 cup
  Urad dhall 1/2 cup
  Red chillies 20
  Seaseme seeds 1/4 cup
  Hing 1.5 t.spoon
  Jaggery 1/2 t.spoon
  Tamarind a small piece
  Salt 2 t.spoons
  Cooking oil 2.t spoons
  
  Method
  
  Roast seseame seeds seperately until the flavour comes out and keep it aside. Fry urad dhall, channa dhall and red chillies in little oil, each
  seperately until the flavour comes out (light brown), and add salt, hing, jaggery, and tamarind and keep it aside. Grind everything coarsely.
  
  
  
  Parupu Powder
  
  Ingredients
  
  Red chillies 2
  Thuvar dhall 1.5 cups
  Channa dhall 1/2 cup
  Pepper 2 t.spoons
  Cumin seeds 1/2 t.spoon
  Corriander seeds 1 t.spoons
  Hing 1/4 t.spoon
  Salt 1 t.spoon
  
  Method
  
  Dry roast every ingredient seperately except hing and salt without oil until the flavour comes out.
  Grind the above with hing and salt into a nice powder.
  
  
  Coconut Powder
  
  Ingredients
  
  Red chillies 6-8
  Coconut grated 2 cups
  Mustrad 1/4 t.spoon
  Urad dhall 1/4 cup
  Channa dhall 1/4 cup
  Hing a small pinch
  Tamarind paste 1/2 t.spoon
  Cooking oil 2 t.spoon
  Salt 3/4 t.spoon
  
  Method
  
  Dry roast grated coconut with 1 t.spoon of oil, until it turns brown. Fry mustard, red chillies, urad dhall, channa dhall, and hing with 1 t.spoon of oil until the flavour comes oil.
  Dry grind everything coarseley.
  
  cortesy: sysindia
  
  
• From: SAUMYA (@ 218.1.118.202) on: Thu Jul 24 10:53:02 EDT 2003
  
  THANK YOU VERY MUCH SUHERA FOR BEING HELPFULL FOR ME. THANKS AGAIN.
  
  

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