Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1      cup           rice
     1/3  cup           urad dal
     1/3  cup           chana dal
     1/3  cup           yellow split peas
   1      teaspoon      salt
   1      teaspoon      red chile powder
   1      large         onion -- (opt)
   1                    carrot -- (opt)
     1/4  cup           coconut -- grated (opt)

Preparation:

Mix rice, chana dal, urad dal, and yellow split peas in a large vessel. Soak in a lot of water for about 2 hours. Grind the soaked mixture with chile powder and salt coarsely, without adding much water. Ferment for about 3 - 4 hours, then refrigerate or freeze. In cold weather, the fermenting process might take longer, and it might be a good idea to ferment in an oven (the pilot light will keep the mixture warm). Add either onions (finely cut), carrot (grated) or coconut before preparing. Freezing Notes: If freezing, only ferment for about an hour. The mixture will have to be left out for a while before being ready to use. Rajeev Krishnamoorthy