Vatha Kuzhambu

Ingredients

lime size tamarind, soak in water
1 tbsp urad dal
pinch of fenugreek powder
hing
2 tsps chilli powder ( add 1 tsp and if required add more)
1 small drumstick


Heat 3 tbsps oil in a pan and burst mustard seeds. Add urad dal, fenugreek powder, hing, chilli powder. Saute for 1 minute. Add tamarind water, 1 cup water, drum stick,salt, & let it boil till it thickens. Add curry leaves & turn it off.

Amma's Carrot Chutney

Another one of my favorites.

Amma's Tomato Masala

It's been years since I've had Amma's tomato masala. It is so awesome with chapathi and used to be one of my favorite dishes. 

Rasam Podi

Ingredients

Red chillies - 2 cups
Dhania - 1 1/2 cups
Channa dal - 1/2 cup
Tur dal - 1/2 cup
Jeera - 3/4 cup
Peppercorn - 1/4 cup

Dry roast everything.
Cool and grind.

Soya beans usili

Ingredients

Soya - 1 cup

Tur dal - 1/2 cup

Red chilies - 2

Green beans - 1/4 kg

For tadka - salt, mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves, hing, oil

Soak tur dal for an hour. 

Cut beans finely.

Grind the dal with red chilies, salt and hing coarsely.

Steam this. 

Boil the beans and soy.

Heat oil in a pan and burst mustard seeds and then add urad dal.

Add curry leaves, hing and salt and the steamed dal and beans and soy.

Stir well. 

Vinku's Podi

Ingredients

1/2 cup channa dal
1/2 cup dhania whole
1/8th cup cumin seeds
1/4 cup whole red chillies
1/2 cup coconut

Roast spices without coconut in one tsp oil. When they are roasted add coconut and roast well. Cool. Grind and keep it in the freezer. Can use this in veg curries, sambars, etc.