Ingredients:

Gram dal - 1 Cup
Urad dal - 3/4 Cup
Red Chilies - 20
Asafetida - 1/4 tsp
Salt - to taste
Dried curry leaves - few
Garlic - 3 cloves

Preparation:

Heat a heavy bottomed pan toast the garlic till it turns golden brown. Add curry leaves and remove from the stove. Cool well. Toast all the other ingredients over low heat till they give out aroma. Grind everything to a coarse powder with salt.