Seasoning Mixture and Basic Recipes - Sambar Powder 2

Ingredients

• 225 g/8 oz/2 cups coriander (cilantro) seeds

• 100 g/4 oz/2 cups dried red chilies

• 25 g/1 oz/1/4 cup black peppercorns

• 25 g/1 oz/1/4 cup cumin seeds

• 10 ml/2 tsp fenugreek seeds

• 10 ml/2tsp mustard seeds

• 75 g/3 oz/1/2 cup yellow split peas

• 10 ml/2 tsp poppy seeds

• 1 coconut

• 1 large cinnamon stick, broken into pieces

• 1 large bunch fresh curry leaves

• 10 ml/2 tsp ground turmeric

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Method:

1. Dry roast all the ingredients except the turmeric in a heavy-based pan until lightly colored.

2. Grind everything to a fine powder. Store in an airtight container.