Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2 1/2  cups          coriander seeds
   1 1/2  cups          red chiles
     1/2  cup           black peppercorns
     3/4  cup           red gram dal -- (pigeon peas-toor
                        -- dal)
   4      tablespoons   Bengali gram dal -- (yellow split
                        -- peas-channa
     1/2  tablespoon    cumin seeds
   1      teaspoon      ground turmeric
   1      sm. Bunch     curry leaves

Preparation:

Rinse and pick over the dal. In a heavy saucepan, dry-roast all the ingredients separately, until they each give off a strong aroma. (However do not roast the Ground turmeric.) Place all the ingredients in an electric blender or food processor. Blend into a fine powder. Store in an airtight container and use as required. Makes 15 ounces.