Ingredients:

Tomato – 5
mustard – 1/2 tsp
red chilli powder – 2-3 tsp
Oil – 3 tsp
salt – to taste
turmeric powder – a pinch

Method:

1. Cut the tomatoes into big pieces and grind them.
2. Heat the tawa and add oil and mustard seeds.
3. Add the grinded tomato to the tawa and stir it in low flame.
4. Add turmeric powder, chilli powder and salt to it.
5. Cook it till the raw flavour fades and oil suspends over the thickening paste.

Tomato Thokku

6. Serves as a good sidedish with idli, dosai, adai, etc.. and one can even mix it with rice and enjoy the lovely taste..

Ingredients:

Tamarind- the size of one big lemon.
Gingely oil- 5 tbsp.
mustard-1/2 tsp.
urud dhal(ulutham paruppu)- 1 tsp.
channa dhal(kadala paruppu)- 1 tsp.
curry leaves- few.
groundnut- as desired.
salt- to taste.
fenugreek- 1/2 tsp.
corriander seeds-1/2 tsp.
red chillies- 3-5.

Method:

1.Roast fenugreek, corriander seeds and red chillies in 1tsp of oil and grind it in a mixer to get a powder.
2. Add the remaining oil in the tawa and splatter mustard in it.
3. Add the dhal varieties, curry leaves, salt, groundnuts and roast it till the dhal turns to golden
brown colour.
4. Remove the seeds of the tamarind and extract the juice from it by adding some water and add it to the tawa.
5. Boil it till the raw flavour of the tamarind fades and till it becomes thick like a paste.
8. Now add the prepared(fenugreek, corriander and chilly) powder to the paste.
9. Add one cup of boiled rice to the above mixture and garnish it with corriander leaves and serve hot.

Ingredients:

onion- 4( chopped)
red chillies- 10
garlic- 5 small pods
salt- to taste
oil- 4 tbsp
curry leaves- few
mustard- 1/2 tsp

Method:

1.Take the chopped onions, red chillies, garlic and salt in a mixie jar and grind it to a paste.
2. Add oil in a tawa and add mustard, after it pops out, add the onion paste and curry leaves to it.
3. Keep it in a lower flame.
4. Stir continuosly till the raw flavour of the chillies and onion fades.
5. A very spicy onion chutney is now ready to be served hot with idly, dosai, adai,,etc.,

Ingredients:

toor dhal – 1/2 cup ,
par boiled rice – 1/2 cup ,
raw rice- 1/2 cup
small ball of tamarind,
salt – to taste,
cumminseeds,
pepper – 1/4 tsp,
shredded coconut,
coriander seeds,
Red chillies – 10

Method:

1. Soak dhal and rice together in water for an hour and grind with all the above ingredients together.
2. Heat the pan and spread little oil.
3. Then spread the batter(dosa paste) and wait until it turns to golden brown and turn it to the other side.
4. Serve hot with mint or onion chutney.

Ingredients

Sooji – 1 cup
Oil – 3 tsp,
Green chillies – 2
Mustard seeds -1/2 tsp
Curry and corriander leaves
Onion -1
Channa dhal – 1 tsp
Cashew – 6-8
Salt -to taste
Water
Ghee

Method:

1. Heat a tawa and add sooji and roast for few mins.
2. Now remove the sooji from the tawa on to a plate.
3. Now heat some oil in the pan again. Add mustard seeds, curry leaves, channa dhal, green chillies and sliced onion.
4. Fry till the onions are a little golden brown and add the cashews.
5. Add enough water to the tawa and let it boil.
6. Add salt and sooji and fry for a min or two.
7. When the mixture thickens add little ghee and serve hot.