Ingredients:

Toor dhal – 2 cups

Any vegetable suitable for sambar–I have taken ladysfinger

Tamarind – small lemon size

Salt – to taste

Spicy Masala Sambar

Masala Items:

Channa dhal or kadalai parupu – 2 tsp

Dhaniya or coriander seeds – 3 tsp

Dry Red chili – 4-5

Toor dhal – 1/2 tsp

Pepper – 3-4 nos

Fenugreek – 1/4 tsp

Tomato – 1 medium size

Onion – 1 medium size

Grated Coconut – 5 tsp

Oil – 2 tsp

Seasoning:

Oil – 1 tsp

Mustard – 2 tsp

Curry leaves

Method:

1. Cook and keep aside the toor dhal.

2. Fry all the masala items (excluding coconut) together for few mins in low flame allowing the onions to turn pink and the dhal to turn golden brown.

3. Allow the fried items to cool down and get them grinded along with coconut to a fine paste.

4. Extract tamarind juice and add the masala paste and add required salt.

5. Since i have taken ladysfinger, I have fried it in little oil and added it to the tamarind masala gravy.

6. Allow the mixture to boil well.

7. Keep the cooked toor dhal ready and add it when the mixture starts thickening.

8. Allow it to boil and season it with the seasoning ingredients.

9. If you like, you can add a small piece of jaggery for enhancing the taste.

Spicy and tasty masala sambar is a nice combination with rice.

Ingredients:

Oats – 2 cups

Rice flour – 1/4 cup

Wheat flour – 2 tablespoon

Roasted Rava – 2 tablespoon

Finely chopped onion – 1/2 cup

Grated carrot – 1/2 cup

Finely chopped Garlic – 1 tsp

Pepper & jeera powder – 2 tsp

Green chilies – 1 or 2 finely chopped (as per taste)

Mustard – 1tsp

Oil – 2 tsp

Urad dhal – 1 tsp

Coriander leaves – as required

Salt – to taste

Method:

1. Take a pan, add 2 tsp oil and add mustard to splutter.

2. Add urad dhal allow it to turn golden brown and add chopped onion and the green chilie and fry for few seconds.

3. Now add the grated carrot and leave it in low flame for few mins.

4. Within few mins, you will see that onion n carrot will be half cooked.

5. Now take another bowl add oats, rice flour, wheat flour, roasted rava, required salt, pepper and mix them to a batter consistency adding required amount of water.

6. Now add the fried items to the batter and mix well. Add water if it is too thick.

7. Prepare dosas as usual(do not make the dosa too thin) and serve with chutney.

Tasty and healthy vegetable oats dosa ready to be served.

Vegetable Oats Dosa Recipe is an alternative for kids who will be bored with the usual dosas. Also a new method of using oats for dieting patients.

Ingredients:

Chopped Carrot, beans and potato – 2 cups

Overnight soaked Channa – 1 cup

Rice – 2 cups

Onion – 3

Ginger garlic paste – 2 tsp

Clove, Cinnamom – 3 each

Green Chilli – 3 nos sliced

Oil – 5 tsp

Salt – to taste

Water – to cook rice

Method:

1. Grind 2 onions and keep it aside.

2. Heat oil in pan add one chopped onion and add the cinnamom and clove and fry. Also add the sliced green chilli.

Instant Vegetable Rice Recipe

3. Now add the ground onion and ginger garlic paste and saute.

4. Add the vegetables and rice and fry for few mins.

5. Add the required amount of water and add salt.

6. Add one tsp ghee finally before closing the pan.

7. Allow it for 2 whistles and open after steam subsides.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with onion raita or cucumber raita.

Recipe contributed by Sumathi.

Ingredients:

Tomatoes – 2

Onions – 3

Red chilli – 3

Green chilli – 3

Small piece of coconut

Mustard – 1 tsp

Salt – to taste

Coriander leaves – for garnishing

Oil – 2-3 tsp

Method:

1. Cut tomatoes and onion into small pieces.

2. Heat oil, add mustard seeds.

3. Add onion, and a pinch of turmeric. Also add green and red chillies and the chopped tomato. Fry until golden brown.

4. Lastly add coconut and salt.

5. Let the fried ingredients to cool.

6. Grind them to a fine paste.

Garnish with coriander leaves.

Ingredients:

Carrot, beans, potato, peas – 3 cups

Coconut – 2 tablespoon

Channa Dhal – 1 tablespoon

Coriander seeds – 1 tablespoon

Dry Red Chilli – 5 nos.

Pepper – 5 -6 nos

Curry leaves -  to garnish

Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp

Coconut Oil – 2 tsp

Mustard – 1 tsp

Salt – to taste

Method:

1. Fry channa dhal, coriander seeds, pepper and little curry leaves in 1 tsp oil. Fry until golden brown.

2. Get it grinded along with coconut into a fine paste.

3. Chop all the vegetables, add turmeric powder and cook them adding water.

4. Once the vegetables are cooked add the grounded paste and add the required salt and allow it to boil for few mins in low flame.

5. Season it with mustard and curry leaves.

This sambar does not need tamarind or toor/moong dhal. This sambar will be an alternative if bored to cook the usual ones.

Tasty and simple sambar ready to be served with rice.