To begin making the Kolhapuri Khanda Lasun Masala, heat a sauce pan and dry roast the spices like coriander seeds, sesame seeds, fennel seeds, cumin seeds and bay leaves till they are light brown. You will get a nice aroma. Roast them for about 10 minutes and keep it aside.

Add little oil and roast the other spices like, peppercorns, cloves, broken cardamom pods, star anise, lichen and hing. Roast them till you get a nice aroma for about 5 minutes. Keep it aside.

In the same pan add some more oil and add the onions and saute them till they become brown. Once done remove the onions and add grated coconut and toast them until brown. Keep it aside.

Add the dry red chilies and roast them as well till they crisp up. Once done add all the roasted spices and ingredients into a mixer along with ginger, garlic and salt. Blitz it to a coarse powder and store the spice for later use.

Serve the kolhapuri Khanda Lasun Masala Spice Mix in Bhadang Recipe (Puffed Rice Snack Mix) to create a tasty snack.