Dosa Milagai Podi

Dosa Milagai podi is a dry powder of dhals and red chilli and serves as a side dish for Idli/Dosa.It is mixed with gingelly oil and served.

Ingredients:

channa dhal(Kadala Paruppu)	½ cup
Urad dhal whole(Ulutham Paruppu)	½ cup
Red chilli(see note below)	1 cup
White sesame seeds	1 tblsp
Asafoetida	1 tsp
Jaggery	1 small piece
Salt	1 tsp

Method:

• Heat a Kadai and fry both the dhals,sesame seeds till golden in colour.Transfer to a plate to cool.
• Fry the asafoetida powder slightly in the same kadai and add to the dhal.
• Now add 1 tsp oil,add red chilli and fry them.Allow to cool. 
• First grind the red chilli in a mixie to a fine powder.Now add the fried dhal,jaggery and grind till you get a slightly coarse powder. 
• Finally add salt and pulse for a minute.Store in an airtight container.

Note:

• I usually measure red chilli(comes to around 20 chillies approximately),take around 8 chillies and replace them with kashmiri chilli to get a nice colour.
• Adding little jaggery won't give any sweet taste to the powder,skip if you don't prefer.
• I have given the approximate quantity of salt,increase/decrease a little depending on the hotness of the chilli used.