Simple Brinjal Chutney

Ingredients :

• Brinjal - 4 to 5 [ medium size boil and remove the skin ]
• Onion - 1 big [ chopped ]
• Dry red chilies 4 to 5
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
•  Grated coconut - 2 tbsp
• Curry leaves - few
• Tamarind paste - 1/2 tsp
• Salt - as required
• Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
• Oil - 2 tsp

For seasoning :

• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Urad dahl - 1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves - few
• Oil - 2 tsp

Method :

First take a kadai, add  oil to that, when the oil becomes hot, add cumin seeds, red chiles. When it's crackle add chopped onion and grated coconut also. Fry till it's change in to light brown then keep aside. When it becomes cool grind it in a mixer along with tamarind paste, cooked  brinjal to a smooth paste. Then add salt, turmeric, asafoetida.  Then keep a vessel on the gas. Add oil and wait when the oil becomes hot, add mustard seeds, urad dal, and curry leaves. When the seeds pop, add ground  brinjal  chutney to that. Mix well if need add little water and boil for 2 minutes more. Remove from the gas. Serve with idli, dosa and steamed rice. 

Rasam in 3 minutes

Ingredients :

• Tamarind paste - 1/2 tsp
• Tomato - 1 small
• Green chili - 1 [ slit ]
• Pepper - 1/2 tsp
• Garlic flakes - 1 or 2
• Salt - as required
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves - few
• Cumin seeds - 1 tspTuvar dal - 1 tbsp
• Ghee - 2 tbsp
• Coriander leaves - little

For seasoning :

• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Dry red chili - 1 [ broken ]

Method :

First make powder in mixer [ jeera, pepper, dal ] then add tomato garlic, coriander leaves, green chili and make it to smooth paste and keep aside.  Then take a vessel, add ghee and add seasoning wait for a second, and add ground masala along with required water. Add salt,  turmeric,  red chili powder. Mix well and allow to boil for 3 minutes then remove from the gas and  garnish  with coriander leaves. Your tasty and easy rasam is ready.

Tomato Thokku

Ingredients :

• Red tomatoes - 1 k.g.
• Tamarind paste - 1 tbsp
• Salt  as required
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Red chili powder - 2 tbsp
• Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
• Jaggery - 2 tsp
• Oil  [ seasame ] - 4 tbsp
• Mustard seeds - 2 tbsp
• Methi seeds - 1 tsp

For masala powder:

• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Methi seeds - 1 tsp

[ fry both in the fry pan with out oil till nice aroma comes make it cool and grind it in the mixer to a fine powder. ]

Method :

First cut the tomatoes in to big pieces. Take a big kadai  or pressure pan, add tomatoes, tamarind , jaggery, salt, turmeric, and red chili powder. Mix well and allow to boil till it becomes dry [ don't close with a lid ] when the water completely dryed and the thokku becomes thick  add the mustard methi  powder  remove  from  the  gas.   Make it cool and grind it in the mixer to smooth paste. Keep the same kadai on the gas, add the seasame oil, when the oil becomes hot, add mustard seeds when its pop add asafoetida stir well and add the ground tomato thokku to that, keep the flame low mix nicely and allow to boil for 5 minutes. Switch off the gas your tasty thokku ready  store it in a container.

Lapsi Kesari

Ingredients :

• Lapsi big wheat rawa - 1 cup
• Milk - 1/2 cup
• Sugar  3/4 cup
• Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
• Ghee - 4 tbsp
• Chopped mix nuts - 1 tbsp
• Food  kesar  colour -  1/4 tsp

Method :

First take a small cooker, wash lapsi  2 to 3 times and add water and milk together [ if you put 1 cup lapsi then take 4 cups water and milk together ] mix well and close  the cooker and wait for 5 to 6 whistle to come. When the pressure goes, open the cooker, and add sugar and colour, mix well and keep it on the gas  again  and stir well. In between  add  ghee to that. When the sugar completely dissolwed and non sticky from the vessel remove from the gas and   add  cardamom powder and nuts. Your tasty lapsi  kesari  ready  to eat.

Rawa Vada

 Ingredients:

• Fine rawa - 1 cup
• Rice flour - 1/4 cup
• Onion - 2 [ finely chopped ]
• Curry leaves - little [ chopped ]
• Coriander leaves - little [ finely chopped ]
• Salt - as required
• Crushed pepper - 1 tsp
• Oil - enough for frying

Method:

Take a  bowl, add rawa, rice flour, salt and 1 tbsp of hot oil, crushed pepper and mix well. Then add chopped onion, green chilli, chopped curry leaves, coriander leaves and add little water and mix well. Make like a vada batter. Mean time keep oil in a kadai. When the oil becomes hot, make vadas and put it in the oil. When both sides becomes golden brown, remove from the oil. Serve with coconut  chutney and sambhar.

Hotel sambhar - Type 2

Ingredients:

• Tuvar dal - 1 cup
• Small onion - 1 cup [ peeled ]
• Radish - 1 [ peeled and chopped ]
• Brinjal - 1  cut in to cubes
• White pumpkin - small piece chopped 
• Drumstick - 1 [ cut in to small pieces.
• Tomato - 2 [ chopped ]
• Salt - as required
• Garlic - 2 flakes [ crushed ]
• Tumeric powder- 1/2 tsp
• Red chilli powder - 11/2 tsp
• Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
• Jaggery -  small piece
• Tamarind paste - 1/2 tsp
• Chopped coriander  leaves - little
• Ghee - 1 tsp

For grinding masala:

• Coriander seeds - 3 tbsp
• Channa dal - 2 tssp'
• Methi seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves - little
• Dry red chilli - 5 to 6
• Asafoetida - a pinch
• Grated coconut - 2 tsp

Method:

Take a pressure cooker, add  tuvarr dal along with  ghee, turmeric and required water. Mix well and close the cooker and wait for 6 to 7 whistles to come. Mean time take a pan, add little oil and fry all required ingredients till it change into golden brown, remove from the gas and make it cool and grind along with coconut to a smooth  powder and keep aside. Same kadai, add oil. When the oil becomes hot, add small onion, crushed garlic, stir nicely then add all other vegetables and mix well.  Add all dry masalas, tamarind paste, required water and ground masala powder. Mix well and allow to boil till all vegetables becomes soft. Now add mashed tuvar dal and stir well. Check salt when the sambhar gets ready. Then add chopped coriander leaves. Finely add 1 tsp of ghee and remove from the gas. Serve with idli, dosa, rice etc.

Mirchi Ka Achaar

Ingredients:

• Green chillies  -  200 gms. [less spicy]
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Methi seeds - 1 1/2 tsp
• Fennel seeds - 3 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 3 tsp
• Vinegar - 4 tsp
• Seasame oil - 1/4 cup
• Salt - as required
• Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
• Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp

Method:

Take the chillies and cut 1/2 inch pieces. Then take a pan, add cumin seeds, methi seeds, fennel seeds, mustard seeds and roast them, [light brown  colour] transfer it to mixer and blend it to smooth powder. Then heat the seasame oil to smoking point. Make it cool. Then take a mixing bowl, add chillies, oil, vinegar, powder mixture, salt, turmeric, and asafoetida and mix well.  Then transfer it to  air tight jar. Serve with thepla or dal rice.