How to Make Sambhar Powder

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Dec. 22, 2007

Nalgari podi is a powder which is used in making nalgari ( a kind of sambhar ) and for making bisi bele bhat.. for vegetables that are roots or combination of root vegetable with other vegetables nalgari is preferred
Here are the ingredients: two measures of red chillies, one measure of dhania seeds, half measure of chana dall, one fourth measure of udad dall, one fourth measure of moong dall, a pinch of hing ( asafoetida) and one fourth measure of cinnamon ( not cardamom as i have accidentally narrated in the video,thanks yoursnilu ! ) , roast the ingredients till the red chillies become crisp and grind to a fine powder after it cools ..you could add one teaspoon of cooking oil during roasting