South Indian Curry Powder - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup channa dal (Bengal gram)
1/2 cup Urad Dal
8 large dried red chilies
1/4 cup coriander seed
1 pinch asafoetida powder

Preparation

Fry all ingredients in a small amount of oil (tea spoon) on low heat.
Watch for the nice aromas.
Do not let it go too brown or burn.
Once the fried mixture is luke warm transfer contents to blender and add a tablespoon of salt and grind to a fine powder.
Store in air tight jar and preferably keep in the refrigerator.
Add a spoonfull of this to any curry of your choice and let it do the magic!