Preparation time: 2 min
Cooking time: 15 min
Serves: 1 cup

Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)

1. 15 - 20 red chilies (I used medium spiced kashmiri chilis)
2. 1 cup coriander seeds
3. 1/4 cup cumin seeds
4. 1 tbsp fenugreek seeds
5. 1/2 tsp asafoetida (or 1 peanut sized)
6. 8 - 10 curry leaves
7. 1 tsp cooking oil

Instructions for making Udupi rasam powder or saarina pudi:

1. Take all ingredients like red chilis, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, asafoetida and curry leaves as per the measurement given in the ingredients list. Please note that this is an approximate measure and varying the quantities slightly will not make much diference. Generally I hand measure the ingredients.
2. Take a frying pan, add 1 tsp of oil and heat it. To begin with add red chilis. Once the chilis are fried, take it out and keep it aside.
3. Now to the same pan add in coriander seeds and roast until slight colour change and you get nice aroma. Once done, take them out and keep it aside.
4. Now to the same pan add in cumin seeds and roast until slight colour change and they start spluttering. Once done, take them out and keep it aside.
5. Now to the same pan add in fenugreek seeds, asafoetida and roast until fenugreek seeds starts popping. Once done, take them out and keep it aside. If using powdered asafoetida then don't add it here, add it at the end.
6. Next add in curry leaves to the same frying pan and fry until crisp. If using powdered asafoetida, then add it here at the end.
7. Wait till the fried spices are cool. Transfer it into a dry mixie jar and make a fine powder.
8. The fresh and aromatic Udupi rasam powder or saaru pudi is ready. Store it in an airtight container. And use it in rasam, curries and stir fry recipes. I have also shared the recipe of Udupi rasam or udupi saaru. Do check it!!

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