Karuveppilai Podi (Kariveppilai Podi - Curry Leaves Powder)

Ingredients

Curry Leaves (Karuveppilai) - One cup
Thoor dhal (Thuvaram Paruppu) - Half cup
Pepper (Milagu) - 1 teaspoon
Red chilly - 4
Asafoetida (Perungaayam) - 1/4 (quarter) teaspoon
Salt - 1 teaspoon
Sunflower oil - 1 teaspoon

Preparation

1. Heat Sunflower oil in a pan
2. Add asafoetida
3. Add thoor dhal and red chilly. Heat till it turns brownish red
4. Take this out and keep this separately
5. Heat pepper in the pan till it bursts
6. Keep the pepper separately
7. Heat salt in the pan and keep this separately
8. Heat curry leaves in the pan till it turns crisp
9. In a mixer grinder container, add all the roasted ingredients
10. Grind them to form curry leaves powder