Instructions: Wash the peas, lentils, chick peas, and beans separately, boil in water for 3-5 minutes and drain. Place in oven at a very low temperature and remove before completely dry. roast each separately. grind to remove seeds from the pods, discard burnt seeds and set aside.

Take the fresh ginger, garlic, onion, rue, and oregano and pound together to produce a fine powder.

Mix powdered spices with water. add red pepper and pound lightly. Put this mixture in a large covered bowl and leave over night. The next morning spread the mixture on a large mat to dry in the sun.

Roast the basil, fenugreek, coriander, cloves cinnamon and salt over a low flame for about 3 minutes and add to the dried mixture

Grind all parts together in a fine powder and store in a dry place. If stored in a tightly closed container Mitin Shiro seems to last indefinitely.

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