sesame powder

sesame powder

Ingredients
1) sesame seeds(white) - 400gms.
2) red chillies - 10.

Procedure
1.Take the sesame seeds and red chillie into a pan and heat it(dry roast).
2. Heat it until all the seeds turn light brown. Keep the flame in medium and keep stirring the ingredients to ensure that they are not over heated.
3. Once heated, turn off the stove and cool it down.
4. After they are cooled, take a mixer and add these to the mixer jar.
5. Grind them into fine powder. Ensure the they are not over grounded or else oil might start coming from the seeds.
(In general one turn of the mixer is enough to get a fine powder.)
6. sesame powder is ready.

Note: It is known as noolugunda or nuvvulapodi in telugu. It is used as masala in various vegetables like cabbage, ridge gourd, bottle gourd etc.