Cut your cooking time for Mangalorean dishes substantially by making Kundapur masala powder ahead of time. This spice blend or masala is what goes into most vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian Mangalorean dishes.
Heat oil in a medium-sized pan and at medium heat.
Add chilies to it and roast them till an aroma emanates from it.
Remove the chilies and keep it aside.
Then roast remaining ingredients (coriander seeds, cumin seeds, pepper seeds, and fenugreek seeds) for a minute or till it turns aromatic. Set it aside to cool it down (for approximately 10 minutes)
Transfer them to a blender along with the chilies and dehydrated garlic cloves and grind them to a fine powder. Store it in an airtight container for future use.
Note: To dehydrate garlic, roast the unpeeled garlic cloves in a pan on medium to low heat until crisp.