Thoothuvalai podi

Ingredients:

Thoothuvalai leaves (with veins and stems removed) - 1/2 cup
Broken urad dal - 2 tablespoon
peppercorn - 5
Dry red chilly - 2 or 3
Tamarind and salt to taste.

Method:

Roast urad dal, red chillies, and peppercorn in a  heated pan with little oil till the dal turns golden brown.
Roast the thoothuvalai leaves in low flame separately.
Grind the urad dal, red chillies and pepercorn. Add the thoothuvalai leaves, tamarind and salt to the mixture and grind it again.
Store it in an air tight container.

Thoothuvalai has medicinal properties and supposed to be good for cold and cough. You can eat this podi with hot rice and a little ghee.