KARIVEPAKU MIRIYALU KARAM

INGREDIENTS

Chana dal – 1/2 cup

Urad dal – 1/2 cup

Black pepper- 1 1/2tbsp

Cumin seeds – 2 tsp

Garlic – 1/4 cup cloves with skin

Fresh curry leaves – 3 cups loosely packed

Oil – 1 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Lemon juice – 1tbsp

Ripe green chillies/ dry red chillies – 12 to 15 slit (adjust according to your spice level)

Asafoetida – 1/2 tsp

METHOD

  1. Heat 1/2 oil in a pan and add ripe green chillies and fry on low flame for 4 to 5 minutes. Keep it aside.
  2. In the same pan, add 1 tsp of oil. Roast chana dal and urad dal until they turn golden.
  3. Then, add black pepper and roast for another 2 to 3 minutes on low flame.
  4. Add curry leaves and fry on low flame for 4 to 5 minutes.Switch off the flame and add asafoetida and cumin seeds.
  5. Cool it and transfer it to a mixer jar. Add salt and grind it to a coarse powder.
  6. Lastly, add fried green chillies and garlic and grind again.
  7. Transfer it to a bowl. Add lemon juice and mix well. Check out the seasonings.
  8. Transfer it to a glass jar. Serve with hot rice and ghee.