Porikadalai thuvaiyal (roasted gram)

Ingredient:

• Roasted gram- 1 cup
• Red chillies - 2
• Garlic - 1 clove
• Salt

Preparation:

• Grind all the above into a smooth thick paste with little water.
• Serve as side dish with rice,bajji etc.

Adai

Ingredients:

• Toor Dal - 1/2 cup
• Chana Dal - 1/2 cup
• Urad Dal - 1/4 cup
• Rice - 1 cup
• Red Chilies - 7
• Cumin - 1 tsp
• Asafoetida -1/4 tsp
• Grated coconut - 1 tbsp
• Red Pearl Onions(small) - 15
• Plantain flowers (optional)
• Drumstick leaves (optional)
• Curry Leaves
• Cilantro
• Ginger- finely chopped-1/4 inch (optional)
• Oil - for making dosa
• salt

Preparation:

• Soak Rice,Toor Dal, Chana Dal and urad Dal for 2 hours.
• Add 1/2 tsp salt,cumin seeds , red chillies, asafoetida ,curry leaves , cilantro and grind it coarsely.
• Add grated coconut,ginger , finely chopped onions, chopped drumstick leaves or chopped plantain flower to the flour.
• Heat the tawa and pour little batter and spread it like dosa and pour little oil around it and once cooked on one side, turn it upside down.
• Once done,serve it hot with avial or chutney and little butter on the top.
• You could also use jaggery along with the chutney.

Peas Masala

Ingredients:

• Green Peas - 1 cup
• Tomato (crushed) - 3/4 cup
• Onion -1
• Mustard-1tsp
• Ginger paste -1 tbsp
• Garlic paste -1 tbsp
• Coriander powder-1 tsp
• Chilli powder-1 tsp
• Salt
• Oil
• Amchur powder 1/2 tsp
• Garam masala -1/2 tsp
• Cilantro Leaves-hand full

Preparation:

• Soak Peas in water for about 1 hour.
• Heat oil in a pan and add mustard to it.
• Once it starts to splutter,add chopped onion,Ginger,garlic paste and saute.
• Add coriander powder,chilli powder,garam masala and salt to it and saute for another 2 mins.
• Now add crushed tomato to it and heat for 3-4 mins.
• Now add the peas to it and add a cup of water and amchur powder to it and cook until the peas are cooked.
• Once cooked,sprinkle cilantro on it and serve hot with roti or naan.

Rajma Curry

Ingredients

• Rajma 1 cup
• Onion Chopped 2
• Tomatoes 3
• Garam Masala 1 tsp
• Coriander powder 1/2 tsp
• Chilli powder 1 1/2 tsp
• Cloves 2-3
• Giner garlic paste - 1tsp
• Green Chillies 3-sliced vertically
• Few Curry Leaves
• Oil
• Salt

Preparation

• Cook Rajma in a pressure cooker.
• In a pan,heat oil and add the green chillies ,cloves and curry leaves.
• Add oinion and saute until the oinion turns golden brown.
• Add garlic ginger paste to it and heat for 1 min.
• Add diced tomatoes to it and saute until it leaves oil.
• Now,add the coriander powder, garam masala ,chilli powder and salt to it.
• Drain the Rajma and mix it in the pan.
• Pour 1/2 cup water to the pan and allow it to boil.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.