Dhal Powder

When I go out and say that I am coming from Andhra; almost 90% of the people use to say that they love dhal powder and gongura chutney. I'm still searching for the reason why these two items alone has created that much expectations. 

Today lets see how to prepare dhal power. It tastes excellent when taken along with ghee in rice. 

Dhal powder

Ingredients: Serve-4

• Red chili - 2
• Dry coconut- 1small pieces
• Bengal gram -  1glass
• Salt- 1/2spn (adjust to taste)
• Asafetida - 1/4spn
• Garlic - 3 pieces

The following picture shows the step by step process for Dhal Powder: 

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Method:

1. Take a pan, roast red chili and dry coconut until color changes to slightly red as shown in the figure 2.
2. In a mix jar add items roasted in above step and make a powder. (figure 2)
3. Add Bengal gram and make a powder. (figure 3)
4. Add salt, asafoetida, garlic and make a soft powder. (figure 4 & 5)

That's it, Dhal powder is ready to serve. store it in dry container.

Additional Tips:-

• Without Roasting the dry coconut we can also make powder. If we roast the dry coconut then powder will stay for 10 days.