Palak Moong Chilka 

Serves 4

250 gms palak, chopped

1/2 cup moong chilka dal

1 inch piece of ginger, finely chopped

1 onion, finely chopped

Jeera seeds

1/2 tsp garam masala

1 tsp red chilli pwdr

1/2 tsp dhania pwdr

1/4 tsp amchoor

Salt

Mix together dal, palak, ginger, salt and 3 cups of water and pressure cook.

Heat oil.  Add jeera, then fry onion.  Add pwdrs and saute for a minute.  Add to dal.

Cauliflower, Peas & Potato Sabzi

Serves 4-6

2 cups, when cut, cauliflower

3 smallish potatoes

1 cup shelled peas

Hing

Mustard seeds

8-10 curry leaves

2 green chillies, finely chopped

Turmeric pwdr

Salt

1/2 tsp sugar

2 tbsp grated fresh coconut

Coriander leaves

Cut cauliflower into small florets.  Cut the potatoes into 3/4 inch dice.  Burst mustard seeds in oil.  Add hing, curry leaves.  Then add potatoes, cauliflower, peas, green chillies, turmeric, salt and sugar.  Stir for 2 minutes.  Add about 1/4 cup of water and stir.  As soon as the water begins to bubble, cover and turn the heat to low.  Cook for 10-15 mins or unti the potatoes are just done.  Sprinkle coconut and coriander on top.

 

 Aappam

Raw rice (Basmati or regular) - 1 cup

Grated coconut 1 to 1 1/2 handful 

Cooked rice 2 tbsp

Sugar 3 tsp

Yeast 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Soak rice for 4 hrs.

Grind it w/other ingredients (except yeast) to dosa consistency.

Add yeast and keep aside for fermenting for 6 to 8 hrs.

Add water to bring it to the right consistency.

Make aapams.

 Vini's coriander chutney

Saute (for 1 bunch coriander, 2 to 3 tomatoes) coriander, tomatoes, ginger and green chillies in a little oil.  Then grind.  Good in sandwiches.

Vini's Brinjal rice

Saute onions, then chopped eggplant until cooked.  Put some powder (Vini uses Iyengar's Bisibele bath pwdr, can also use sambar pwdr).  Add chopped coriander and peas. 

 Vini's coriander rice

Grind a handful of coriander, red chilli, 3 black peppercorns, 1/2 tsp cumin seeds with just a little water.  Heat oil.  Burst mustard, urad dal.  Add the paste.  Saute for a minute, then add cooked rice (1 1/2 cups) and salt.

Pattani Rice

 

Paneer Makhanwala

 

Avalakki Bisibele bath

 

Radish usal

 

Thirattipal

 

Masala for kovakkai

 

Capsicum Paneer Rice