Nalla karam (andhra spice powder)

Name: Nalla karam (andhra spice powder)
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 1-cup
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250 or 1/2 gms cups coriander seeds; 12 - 15 chillies dried red; 2 tbspns cumin seeds; lemon tamarind size; 5 - 6 cloves garlic; bunch curry leaves of curry; to taste salt

Divya Swapna B R @cook_7838056

Andhra Nalla karam is a traditional spice powder which can be used as a side dish for idli, dosa, upma, rice, etc.. There are many variations of this spice powder. The below given recipe is my mom-in-law's version. :)

Divya Swapna B R @cook_7838056

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Ingredients

10 mins

1-cup

250 or 1/2 gms cupscoriander seeds
12 - 15chillies dried red
2 tbspnscumin seeds
lemon tamarind size
5 - 6 clovesgarlic
bunchcurry leaves of curry
to tastesalt

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Steps

10 mins

1

Get the ingredients ready.
2

Dry roast the above ingredients one after the other except tamrind and salt.
3

Let it cool down, add salt and tamarind and grind it to a semi-fine powder. Relish it with hot idlies or rice with a dallop of ghee.