Raw Mango Sambar.

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Ingredients:

• Mango Pieces:1 cup.


• Toor dal :1/4 cup.


• Chana dal:2 tbsp.


• Green gram(Moong dal):2 tbsp.


• Onion:2 medium sized.


• Tomato:1 medium sized.


• Sambar powder: 2 tsp.


• Tamarind pulp:1 tbsp.


• Jaggery powder:3 tbsp.


• Red chilli Powder:1 tbsp.


• Salt:adjust to taste.


• Turmeric:2 pinches.


• Mustard seeds:1/4 tsp.


• Fenugreek seeds:1/4 tsp.


• Jeera :1/2 tsp.


• Hing:1 pinch.


• Red chillies:2.


• Bay leaves:4-5.


• Oil:2 tbsp.


• chopped coriander leaves:1 tbsp.

Procedure:

• Wash all the three kinds of dal and cut the tomato into pieces and pressure cook for three whistles by adding little amount of oil.


• Cut the onion into pieces.


• Allow the cooker to cool and mash the dal into fine paste.


• Heat the oil in a kadai and cracle mustard seeds,then add jeera,hing,red chillies,bay leaves and fry  for few seconds.


• Now add onion pieces and fry until they turn light brown color.


• Now add turmeric and add dal paste and fry for 2 min.


• Now add mango pieces,salt,and sufficient water ,tamarind pulp and allow it to boil.


• When the water starts boiling now add sambar powder and allow it to boil for another 6-7 min.


• Now add chopped coriander to it and switch off the flame.


• Now the tasty sambar is ready.


• This sambar is good for rice with papad.

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Okra(Ladies finger) curry

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Okras are very good for health.These are one of the favorite food for Indians.These have high fiber content and so many benefits are there by eating this okra.

From these okra we can prepare so many kinds of varieties like fry,curries,Now i am giving one of the variety of preparing curry.

Ingredients:

• Okra:1/4 kg.


• Onion:1 Medium sized.


• Tomatoes:2 Medium sized.


• Green chilies : 6-7.


• Curry leaves:3-4.


• Haldi(turmeric) :2 pinches.


• Salt:adjust to taste.


• Cumin seeds:1/2 tsp.


• Mustard seeds:1/2 tsp.


• Coriander leaves(chopped):2 tbsp.


• Methi leaves:3tbsp.


• Curd:4 tbsp.


• Oil:3 tbsp.


• Garlic pods:5-6.

Procedure:

• Wash the Okra(bendi) cleanly and wipe it off .


• Cut the Okra into pieces.


• Cut the onion,tomatoes,green chillies intp pieces.


• Heat the oil in a kadai.


• Now crackle the mustard and add cumin seeds.


• Now add onion pieces and fry for half a minute.


• Add turmeric powder,tomatoes,green chillies and fry until they are golden brown in color.


• Now add Okra pieces and salt and fry for few minutes.


• Now add little water and Methi leaves and close the lid.


• Allow them to cook.


• Hardly it will take 7-10 min to cook.


• Now open the lid and add curd,coriander leaves and give a stir.


• Now mash them into fine paste.

Note:

• For extra taste add seasoning with little amount of oil,mustard,cumin seeds.

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Idly Upma(From idly leftovers)

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Ingredients:

• Idli  :      5-6(large).


• oil   :     2 tbsp.


• mustard : 1/2 tsp.


• cumin seeds:1/2 tsp.


• Turmeric/haldi: 2 pinches.


• urad and chana dal:1 tsp.


• Green chillies:3


• Curry leaves:4-5.


• Coriander(chopped):1 tbsp.


• salt:adjust to taste.


• Lemon juice:1 tsp.

Procedure:

• Mash the idlis  into fine powder(or if u want into small pieces).


• Slit the green chillies into half.


• Heat the oil in a kadai.


• Cracle the mustard seeds and add cumin seeds.


• Add Urad and chana dal and fry until it turns light brown.


• Add green chillies,curry leaves,salt,haldi and fry for few seconds.


• Now add  the mashed idli powder and fry until it just heats.


• Add the lemon juice on top of it.


• Now turn off the stove and add chopped coriander.

Note:

• Only take the left over idlis(fresh).


• For evening snacks take the morning break fast idlis.


• While mashing the idlis if you feel it is so dry  add very little amount of water.


• Be careful while adding the salt because remember that we already added the salt while preparing the idlis.

 

 

 

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