Methkut | Spice Powder from Maharashtra
Methkut is a wonderful powder made with roasted lentils and spices. You will find Maharashtrians waxing eloquent over Methkut mixed with rice and ghee, the ultimate comfort food. :) Do try it and you will know why!
Ingredients
To Be Roasted
- 1/2 Cup Chana Dal
- 1/4 Cup Udad Dal
- 2 tbsp Rice
- 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 3/4 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1 tsp Coriander Seeds
- 1/4 tsp Fenugreek Seeds
- 1/2 tsp Pepper
- 2-3 Red Chillies
Other Ingredients
- 1/3 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1/3 tsp Hing, Asafoetida
- 1/3 tsp Soonth, Dry Ginger Powder
- 1/3 tsp Nutmeg Powder
- 2 Pods Green Cardamom
Instructions
- Over medium flame, heat a kadai (iron, preferable).
- Dry roast each of the ingredients listed under to be roasted separately. Roast over medium heat to extract maximum flavour. Stir constantly for even roasting.
- Set aside the roasted ingredients in a plate to cool.
- Add the nutmeg, turmeric, dry ginger, asafoetida, and cardamom seeds to the dry roasted ingredients.
- Grind to a fine powder.
- Use a fine mesh and sieve the Methkut powder.
- Grind the coarse bits again. Repeat the sieve-and-grind process, if required.
- Store Methkut in an air-tight bottle.
Notes
There are versions of Metkut that use cloves and cinnamon. I will try those soon. :)