Thengaai podi (coconut powder)

Ingredients

1. Bengal gram (Kadalai paruppu) - 1 cup
2. Urid dhal (ulutham paruppu) - 1 cup
3. Asafoetida (perungaayam) - 1/4 teaspoon
4. Red chilly - 1/2 cup
5. Grated coconut (thuruviya thengaai) - 2 cup
6. Gingely oil (nallennai)-1/2 teaspoon

Preparation

1. Roast the grated coconut in a pan until it becomes golden brown
2. Roast the bengal gram, Urid dhal, red chilly, asafoetida and gingely oil in a separate pan till they turn golden brown.
3. Put them in a mixer grinder, add salt and then grind them for 1/2 minute.
4. Add coconut to this mix and grind them for 1/2 minute