Sambar Powder - Recipe 1

Ingredients:
4 and half table spoons - Chana dal
2 table spoons - Urad dal
6-10 count - Fenugreek seeds (Menthulu)
1 tea spoon - Mustard seeds
1/2 tea spoon - Jeera
6 count - Red chillies
6 table spoons - Dhaniya
3 small pieces - Hing
Small piece - Cinnamon stick
1/4th cup - Dry coconut
1/2 tea spoon - Oil
Note: You can use dry coconut while preparing sambar powder or use fresh/wet coconut while preparing sambar.

Procedure:
1. Heat oil in a pan.
2. Add chanadal, uraddal, fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds, Jeera, red chillies, hing and saute them.
3. At last add dhaniya, cinnamon stick and saute again.
4. Let the ingredients cool down and grind them into smooth powder.
5. Add dry coconut and pulse the ingredients.
Note: You can add few grains of rice while frying the ingredients(during step 3), this acts as a thickening agent while preparing sambar.