Mamta
Take a heavy kadai, add coriander seeds, chana dal, roast till the color changes to a golden.
Next, add 5 tablespoons pigeon pea lentils (tuvar dal, tur dal, arhar). Roast till golden and aromatic. Remove keep aside.
Add 2 tablespoons black peppercorns, roast black pepper till aromatic.
Then, add 2 tablespoons cumin seeds, roast cumin seeds till aromatic and the color changes.
Lastly, add 15 to 16 dry chilies, roast till the color darkens a bit. Do not burn them.
Let the spices and lentils cool completely. Before you begin to grind them.
Now, add the roasted spices and lentils in the spice grinder, add turmeric powder. Grind everything to a fine powder..
Your perfect fine rasam podi is ready. You can even store the Rasam Powder in the refrigerator.