Sambar Powder / Kolumbo Pitti

Here is the recipe for the ever versatile sambar powder. Ingredients 1 cup coriander seeds 1 cup red chilies (or as per taste) 1 1/2 teaspoon urad dal 1 1/2 teaspoon chana dal 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon pepper corn 10-12 karipatta leaves 1/2 teaspoon heeng 1/2 teaspoon methi seeds 

1/2 teaspoon jeera seeds 

Method

Dry roast these ingredients one by one on a medium flame till crisp and hot. The ingredients should not burn or blacken in color. Put all the ingredients in a dry grinder (I use a coffee/ spice grinder) and make a fine powder. Store it in an airtight container. I use this powder for rasam, sambar and to make sambar rice. It can also be used with puffed rice.