Ingredients

• 150 g - red chillies (discard stalks)
• 200 g - ground coconut
• 100 g - coriander seeds
• 35 g - black pepper corns
• 50 g - poppy seeds
• 5 g - cinnamon
• 5 Marathi moggu
• 10 cloves
• 2 tbsp - oil
• 10 g - turmeric powder
• 10 g - asafoetida powder

How to Make Bisi Bele Masala

• Heat the oil in a kadai and roast red chilies. Drain from oil.
• Roast coconut in the remaining oil in kadai till dark brown and remove.
• Roast all the ingredients from coriander seeds to cloves, without adding any oil.
• Cool all the ingredients and grind to a slightly coarse powder. Mix in the turmeric and asafoetida.
• Store in air tight bottles in refrigerator.