Methkoot

Occasionally I love having "garam garam tup meth methkoot bhat". I often use methkoot in the methi raita which is my all-time favourite. Whenever I visit Pune, I make it a point to carry readymade methkoot with me back to Muscat. Recently, I realised that the methkoot jar was almost empty, so I called up aai to share her methkoot recipe which came in very handy.Surely this recipe will be helpful for those who relish methkoot.Thanks aai for the recipe

Ingredients

2 cups bengal gram, split (Chana dal)

1 cup black gram, split (Udid dal)

1/2 cup raw rice

1 tbsp coriander seeds

1 tbsp cumin seeds

1 tbsp mustard seeds

1/2 tbsp fenugreek seeds

1 inch dried turmeric root (called 'halkund' in Marathi)

Or 2 tsp turmeric powder

1 inch dried ginger root or 1 tsp dried ginger powder (soonth)

3-4 dry red chilies or as per the taste

1 tsp asafoetida.

Method

Dry roast each item separately. Chop turmeric root before roasting.

Let cool all the ingredients and grind together into a very fine powder. 

Methkoot is ready. Store in an airtight container.