Ingredients

• 2 whole red chillies
• 1/4 tsp turmeric
• 3-4 black peppercorns
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/8 tsp asafoetida
• 3 cloves
• 1/2 tbsp dhania seeds
• 1/2 inch Cinnamon stick
• 1/2 tsp ghee for roasting

How to Make Spicy Tomato Soup Masala

• Mix all the ingredients.
• Heat ghee, add ingredients and roast on low flame till crisp and golden. It should give off a strong spicy aroma. Cool.
• Pound to a coarse powder, either using a mortar and pestle or dry grind in a mixie
• Use as required.