poha kheer (avil payasam)

Ingredients

thick poha - 1/2 cup

milk - 2 cup

sugar - 1/2 cup

elachi powder- 1/2 tsp

kesar colour (optional) a pinch

ghee- 1 tsp

boil milk and keep aside. in a kadai add ghee and fry the poha flakes(preferably the red ones which are processed in hand)then add milk and stir well add sugar and let it boil . let the qty reduce to 3/4th of the amount. u need to simmer and boil it for abt 15-20mts. then add a pinch of kesar colour and elachi powder.

ur poha kheer is ready.. !!

cabbage with moong dhal

Ingredients

grated cabbage - 1 cup

moong dhal (split)-1 cup

coconut - 1/2 cup

jeera - 1 tsp

curry leaves - 1 tsp

urudh dhal - 1tsp

ghee- 1/2 tsp

hing - 1/2 tsp

salt to taste

red chillies- 1or 2

pressure cook moong dhal with cabbage for 2-3 whistle.

make a paste of coconut and jeera and add this to the dhal ,mix well and bring to boil add curry leaves,hing and salt. tadka with red chillies and urudh dhal in ghee and mix well.

karivepillai thuvayal

Ingredients

curry leaves - 1 bunch

urudh dhal - 1 tsp

mustard seeds- 1 tsp

imly - lemon size

salt to taste

hing - 1 tsp

red chillies- 5 to 6

oil - 1 tsp

jaggery grated- 1 - 2 tsp

In a kadi add oil, add mustard seed,urudh dhal,red chillies. when it turns golden brown add the curry leaves saute for 1-2 mts .

switch off the stove and add salt ,hing and imly ,jaggery . grind to a thick coarse paste and ur karivepilai thuvayal is ready. eat itwith piping hot rice.

coconut dosai

Ingredients

raw rice - 1 cup

coconut grated - 1/2 cup

salt to taste.

soak the rice for abt 2 hrs and grind to a fine paste.

take a spoon full of this batter and keep it on astove and keep stirring it will form a lump mass(just like how we prepare starch of Saree) mix this with the remaining batter add grated coconut and grind to fine paste .add water to get the dosa consistancy .

i\now heat a pan . pour a cup full of batter from outside to inside( u cant spread it from inside to outside )and cook on both side.

ur thengai dosai (coconut dosai) is ready!!

mango raitha

INgridents

ripe mango - 1 (finely cut into small pieces)

curd -1 cup

salt tot taste.

grind together

1 tsp mustard seed

1/2 cup grated coconut

mix curd,salt and mango pieces, mix well add the ground paste and mix well ur mago raitha is ready.

methi moong

Ingredients

onion -1

tomato - 2

garam masala- 1 tsp

ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp

whole moong (green gram)- 1 cup

kassori methi - 1/2 cup

salt to taste.

oil - 2 tsp

dhaniya powder,chillipe powder and jeera powder- 1 tsp each.

blanch the onion and tomato (boil it in water for 5mts)and make a puree f it. in a cooker add oil, then add the onion-tomato puree and saute for 5 mts.add ginger garlic paste and saute again. add dhaniya powder,chillipe powder and jeera powder,add the green gram and kassori methi and saute .add salt and water 1 cup and pressure cook for 3 -5 whistle.garnish with coriander leaves.

serve hot with chappti or roti

palak shorba (spinach soup)

Ingredients

palak - 2 bunches

maida- 1 tsp

butter - 1 tsp

milk - 1 cup

water- 1 cup

salt to taste

Pressure cook the palak for 2 whistle and make a puree of it .

in a kadai add butter and fry the maida then simmer and add milk and keep stirring so that no lumps are formed. it will thicken and then add water and palak puree ,bring to boil and switch off the stove. add salt and pepper powder ,u can also add fried onion(optional) .