Recipe for Chettinad Masala Powder - How to make it at home

Ingredients: 

Grated Coconut - 1/4 cup

Red Chillies - 4 nos

Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp

Ginger - 1/4 inch piece

Garlic - 2 pods

Cinnamon - 1 inch piece

Cardamom - 1 no

Cloves - 15 nos

Black Kalpaasi (stone flower) - 1 inch

Anise seed -1 no.

Black pepper - 2 tbsp

Curry Leaves - 1/4 cup

Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp

Method:
In 1 tsp of oil shallow fry the coconut, red chilly, coriander seeds, ginger, garlic, cinnamon, cardamoms, cloves, kalpasi bark, anise seeds, pepper corns, curry leaves. Grind it to a thick, fine paste along with turmeric powder.