Idly podi / Molaga podi

Ingredients:

Channa Dal - 1 cup
Broken urad dal - 1 cup
Dry red chillies - 15 to 20 based on the spice level required
sesame/thil/ellu - 2 tsp
Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
Oil - as necessary for roasting
Salt - to taste

Method:

Roast the thil/sesame seeds/ellu in a pan. (This alone is done without the oil). Take it and keep it aside.
Heat a little oil in the same pan, roast the dals till they become golden brown. If you do it one by one, evenness is maintained.Take them and keep aside.
Heat a little more oil and roast the chillies. When it is roasted, add asafoetida and take the pan off the stove.
Once all ingredients are cooled down, add salt and grind them together.
Store it in an air-tight container.

Eaten with Idli/Dosa after mixing it with some gingelly oil.