Pruppu podi/ Dal powder

Chana dal 1 cup        arhar dal 2 cups      red chilies 10-15 depending on how spicy it is black pepper 1 tsp. roast the dals separately with chilies &    and; 2-3 drops of oil, as mentioned earlier, if you roast red chilies alone it makes you cough. Roast peppercorns. Cool & and powder it with salt to taste.

ps- this is eaten with steamed rice. this is always kept at home, as on some days, when one is ill, just cook rice in cooker & and have with this powder. This also lasts long. Some people like to have it with their 'morkulambu', i.e., South Indian style of kadi.

ps- when you roast red chilies,  add some salt also, it stops you from coughing. The combination of dals can vary, some prefer to make it with just arhar dal/ tuvaram paruppu, or more of chana dal. use what you like more.