COCONUT PODI: In a tsp of oil, fry a pea sized asafetida to a brown colour and take it away. In the same oil, fry 2sp black gram, 1tbsp Bengal gram, 4 red chillies and 1sp thuar dal to a golden brown colour. Then take them away. Pour again 1sp oil and add 3 cups of shredded coconut and 1 spring curry leaves. Fry them to a golden brown colour. When all the ingredients are cooled down, grind them with enough salt to a fine powder.