You might need to buy:
  • Ingredients:
  • Chana dal - 1/4 cup
  • Urad dal - 1/4 cup
  • Desiccated coconut - 1 tbsp
  • Dry red chillies 6 - 7
  • Amchur powder - 1/2 tsp or to taste
  • Sugar - 1/2 tsp or to taste
You might need to buy:
  • 1. Whole Wheat- 1 1/2 cups
  • 3. Whole red Chilies- 8
  • 4. Curry leaves- 1 Sprig
  • 5. Jaggery Powder- 1 Tbsp
  • 7. Salt- To taste
  • 8. Asafetida- 1/4 Tsp
Belongs to Nandini Rasam Powder 
You might need to buy:
  • Dhania/Coriander seeds: 1 cup
  • Jeera/Cumin seeds: 1/2 cup
  • Methi/Fenugreek seeds: 1 tsp
  • Black pepper/Kalimirch: 1 tsp
  • Asafoetida: a big pinch
Belongs to Nandini goda masala 
ready in about 20 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • Fry in oil:
  • coriander seeds
  • cumin seeds
  • tea spn shah jeera
  • tea spn cloves
  • fingerlong cinnamon
  • asafoetida
  • dagad phool
  • tea spn mustard seeds
  • tea spn fenugreek seeds
  • Dry roast:
  • sesame seeds
  • dessicated coconut
  • Other ingredients:
  • tea spn turmeric powder
  • chilli powder
  • Oil
Belongs to Nandini Rasam powder 
ready in about 30 minutes
You might need to buy:
  • Ingredients for preparing Rasam Powder
ready in about 20 minutes; serves 2
You might need to buy:
  • Dry roast sesame seeds or dry coconut until light golden brown color and let it cool.
  • Dry roast red chillies and hing until the chillies are crisp and keep them aside and let them cool.
  • Dry roast urad dal and chana dal until golden brown and keep it aside and let them cool.
  • Method:
  • chana dal
  • guntur red chillies
  • byadige red chillies
  • urad dal
  • Grind all the above ingredients with enough salt to a coarse powder.Add the garlic pods and turn in whipper mode again.
  • Store it in a air tight container.
Belongs to Nandini Idli Milagai Podi 
ready in about 40 minutes; serves 5
You might need to buy:
  • Dry Coconut Grated - 1/4 cup
  • Peanuts - 1 cup
  • Roasted Channa Dal/ Chutnika dal/ Roasted Bengal Gram - 1 cup
  • Moong Dal / Split Peeled Green Gram - 1 cup
  • Channa Dal / Bengal Gram - 1 cup
  • Urad Dal / Split Black Gram - 1 cup
  • Dry Red Chilli - 2 cups
  • Til / Sesame Seeds - 5 to 6 tb.sp
  • Tamarind - 1 small lemon sized ball
  • Asafoetida - 1 tb.sp
Belongs to Nandini PULIKKACHAL 
ready in about 20 minutes; serves 5
You might need to buy:
  • Hing
  • Curry leaves - few
  • Groundnuts- 2 tsp.
  • Methi seeds – 1/2 tsp
  • Dry red chillies – 4
  • Chenna dal – 1 tsp
  • Mustard seeds- 1 tsp.
  • Tamarind extract – 2 cups
  • Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp.
  • Gingelly oil -1 cup
  • Salt
ready in about 20 minutes; serves 2
You might need to buy:
  • Hing powder
  • Mustard seeds : 1 teaspoon
  • Chenna dhal : 1/4 tumbler
  • Whole Urad dhal : 1/2 tumbler
  • Dry red chillies : 1 tumbler
  • Oil : 1/2 teaspoon
ready in about 25 minutes; serves 8
You might need to buy:
  • salt according to the amount and taste.
  • red chillies
  • small pieces of asafoetida or 1/2 teaspoon asafoetida powder.
  • urad dal.
  • any cooking oil 1 tablespoon.