Thinai adai

Thinai adai
Thinai - 1 cup
Thuvar dhal - 1/2 cup
Gram dhal - 1/2 cup
Urad dhal - 1 tbsp
Hing - 1/2 tsp
Salt as required
Red chillies - 6
Wash & soak the grains for 2 hours. Grind it with salt,hing & red chillies.
Then make adais
Shredded cabbage,carrots,onions could be added to the dough.

Samai puliyotharai

Samai puliyotharai

Samai – 1 cup 

Tamarind – gooseberry size

 Red chillies – 6 

Fenugreek – 1/4 tsp 

Dhania – 2 tsp

Black pepper – 1/2 tsp

Fry all the ingredients on after the other except tamarind. Mix it with 3 cups of water. Let it cool & grind to a powder along with the tamarind. Take a pressure cooker, put 2 tbsp of gingilly oil and season with Bengal gram dhal,urad dhal,mustard and hing. If you like add little groundnuts. When it’s done add the water mixed with the ground powder. Let it come to boil,add the Samai. Mix it thoroughly. Once it starts boiling close the pressure cooker & switch off after 2 whistles.