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January 22, 2015

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1. Spinach pulusu/ Spinach sambar

2. Eggplant curry

3. Cauliflower saute

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choko kootu/ choko(chayote) in lentil and coconut gravy

Choko (chayote) is called in different names in different places such as pipnola, pear squash, chocho is a melon family , its a creeper variety. The outer skin is hard so its best in coked form. Here Am sharing authentic south Indian recipe, kootu or lentil gravy. Ingredients: 1 choko, skin peeled and cut into cubes 1/4 cup split mung beans 1 tbsp of yellow split peas 1 tsp of turmeric powder 2 tsp of jeera / cumin seeds 1- 1/2 tbsp of grated coconut 1-2 dry red chilli(depending on their spicy) 2 cups of water Tempering: 1 tsp of mustard 2 tsp of oil 1 tsp of urud dal( split black gram) 1 tsp of hing Garnishing: 2-3 tsp of finely chopped coriander leaves 2-3 curry leaves Method: Peel the skin of the choko and cut into small cubes. Boil the lentils (both) in a sauce pan with a turmeric powde...

Mint sambar

Mint sambar is my grandmas recipe , its one of my favorite recipe of her. Its simple and refreshing sambar because of its mint in it. Ingredients: 1 cup fresh mint roughly chopped 1/2 cup boiled and mashed toor dal(lentil) lemon sized tamarind juice 2 cups of water 3 tbsp of sambar powder tempering: 1 tbsp of oil 1 tsp of mustard seeds 1 tsp of coriander seeds 1 tsp of methi seeds 2 tsp of hing Method: Boil and mash the lentil (boil the lentil in a cooker with 1/2 cup of lentil and 2 cups of water) Squeeze the tamarind juice. Add 1 tbsp of oil in a pan and add the tempering.Now add the mint leaves and saute for 1/2 minute. Now add the tamarind juice and water and cook for l minute. Tip in the sambar powder cook for a minute. Now add the lentil and cook for 2-3 minutes till it gets thicker. Serve with hot rice and papadams.

Black Urad dal idlis / karuppu uluthamparuppu idlis

ehh...?? Whattt ?!?!? yess, many people told me they haven't heard of such a type of idli. Infact I myself never knew this existed. My husband's aunt told me few medicinal values of this black lentil from that moment i am in love with this, and try to use it in my cooking. Like old proverb, anything beyond a limit is not good. Having it once a month is very ideal for health. Black gram is found to be the healthy pulse,as it is rich in iron. They helps to boost up the energy levels and keep us active. As they are good source of all vital elements, rich in fiber, easily digestible at any time for people of any age. Black gram serves to have an Anti-aging property helping to get a fair and flawless skin. Urad dal is also good for heart, reduces cholesterol and improves cardiovascular health. It is the same procedure we follow for making the normal usual idli that we make at home. Just use black urad dal instead of white urad dal. Ingredients : Id...

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