Spiced Whole Masoor Dal Powder

We like to eat different kinds of spicy powders. I recently tried this delicious powder with whole masoor dal and it turned out so good. I felt it tasted just like Kandi Podi I posted previously. 

Ingredients:

• 1 cup whole Masoor Dal (Brown Lentils)
• 5 or 6 dry Red Chilies
• ½ tsp Cumin Seeds
• A pinch of Asafetida (Inguva, Hing)
• Salt

Preparation:

1. Dry roast masoor dal along with cumin seeds + red chilies and transfer to a plate. Allow it to cool down.
2. When the dal becomes cold, add it to a blender jar along with red chilies + salt + asafetida and grind into a fine powder.
3. That’s all. Transfer this yummy powder to an airtight jar and store. 
4. This delicious spicy powder goes well with rice as well as idlis.