Roast the pigeon pea lentils and green gram lentils separately one after the other. In medium flame the lentils turn slightly brown within few minutes, transfer them on a plate.

Continue roasting the other two lentils in a similar way. Next it is the spices like coriander, fenugreek and cumin seeds to get roasted.

And finally the red chillies and curry leaves take the turn. Let the all roasted ingredients to cool down.

Take them in a blender along with turmeric powder, salt and asafoetida. Finely powder them together.

Very delicious menthe hittu is ready to serve with steamed rice and dollop of ghee.

The roasting should be carried out in medium flame and take care not to burn any which may ruin the taste.

You can increase the spicy-ness using some more red chillies or few black pepper corns.