Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   4      teaspoons     tur gram -- (toor / toovar dal)
   4                    red chiles
   1      teaspoon      cumin seeds
                        salt -- to taste

Preparation:

1. Heat the frying pan for half a minute. 2. Roast tur gram and chiles in it, lightly. Remove. Cool. 3. Roast cumin seeds in the pan, stir, and remove at once. Cool. 4. Grind all the ingredients along with salt to make a soft, fine powder. Serve with idli or rice, and ghee.