vendakkai puli kozhumbo

Ingredients:

1 lb Okra(cut into medium size pieces)
10 small Onion
1/2 cup crushed tomatoes
1 tsp Fenugreek seeds
2 no Red Chilli
1 pinch hing
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp channa dal
1 tsp urad dal
Curry leaves
3 tsp sambhar powder
2 tsps Coriander powder
1 tsp Chilli powder
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
3/4 tbsps Tarmarind concentrate
3 tbsps Coconut paste
Oil
Salt for taste


Method:
1. Heat oil and add tadka ingredients
2. Add onion and fry for 5 mins
3. Fry okra separately.
4. To Onions, add tomato and spices and cook for 5 mins.
5. Add tamring mixed in water.
6. Boil till quantity reduces to half.
7. Add okra , coconut and cook for 1o mins.
8. You can add fried sambhar vada

Rajma Chawal

Ingredients :

3 cups kidney beans
2 tsp ghee
2 tsp cumin seeds
2 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 1/2 large onion chopped
2 cup tomato puree
2 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
2 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp amchur powder
1 tsp kasuri methi
2 tsp garam masala
coriander leaves chopped

Method :
1. Pressure cook rajma with some salt for about 2 whistles.
2. In a thick bottomed pan, heat ghee.
3. Add a pinch of hing and cumin seeds and let it crackle.
4. Add ginger garlic paste adn chooped onions. Fry till golden.
5. Add tomatoes and cook till mashed and pureed.
6. Add spices and fry.
7. Add the beans, garam masala and cook for ten minutes.
8. Garnish with coriander and serve

Upma

Ingredients:

2 cups of rava
1 cup mixed veggies - peas, carrot, beans
1 onion chopped
2 green chillies
1/2 tsp ginger garlic
4 cups of water
Handful of roasted cashews or peanuts
For tadka: 1 tsp each - urad dal, chana dal, minced garlic, curry leaves, cumin and mustard seeds.

Method:

Dry roast Rava in pan.
At the same time, heat oil and add tadka stuff .
When mustard pops add onion and green chillis.
Add veggies and saute.
Add 5 cups of water and add two tsp salt.
Bring to boil.
Reduce the heat and pour the upma rava stirring continously to prevent the lump formation.
On reduced heat, cook the upma covered, untill all the water is absorbed and upma becomes soft and smooth like porridge.
Turn off the heat and let it sit for few more minutes, covered.