MW thirattu paal

MW thirattu paal as given by Chithra Viswanathan 
Ready in 6 mins.
1 tin condensed milk
1 tbsp curd
2 tsp ghee
Put everything in a MW bowl & MW HI for 3 mins.
take it out beat nicely & MW again for anothe 3mins HI
Viola thirattupaal is ready!!!!

Upma in a Jiffy!

Upma made in a jiffy!

Potato & Samai lemon upma - OPOS ( One Pot One Shot)
1 Cup - Samai,
 cubed potato -1,
 lemon pickle - 3 tsps, 
2 & 1/4 cup water. drop everything in a pressure cooker & cook for 2 whistle.

Kudhiraivali adai

Kudhiraivali adai

Kudhiraivali - 1 cup
Thuvar dhal - 1/2 cup
Gram dhal - 1/2 cup
Urad dhal - 1 tbsp
Red chillies - 6
Salt - 1 tsp
Hing - 1/4 tsp

Wash and soak the millet & dhals for 2 hours.
Then grind it to a grainy paste along with the chillies, salt, hing.
I have added shredded cabbage, carrot & thinly sliced green chilly to the batter.

Avial with tamarind

Avial with tamarind 

Ingredients:
Raw Banana 1 
Beans 4
Carrot 1
Ash Gourd 1 small piece
Potato 1
Drumstick 1
Pink rajma 1/2 cup
Salt To Taste
Tamarind Small Gooseberry size

For Grinding:
Grated Coconut 1/2 cup
Green Chilies 5
Cumin Seeds 1tsp

For Seasoning:
Coconut Oil 3 table spoon
Curry Leaves 

Spicy cut mango pickle

Spicy cut mango pickle
Kili mooku mango -1
Salt - 2 tsp
Chilli powder - 2 tsp
Hing - 1/4 tsp ( S.S.P perungayam ) 
Mustard powder - 1 tsp
Methi powder - 1 tsp
Gingely oil - 3 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Heat the oil in a Kadai add all the ingredients except mango.
Switch it off & add the cut mango pieces. Mix thoroughly. Pickle is ready.

Nellikai rasm (another version)

Nellikai rasam 
Fry in oil - 1 tsp urad dhal,
 1/2 tsp pepper,
 1/2 tsp jeera and
 4 red chilly.
 Powder.
Add this powder to pressure cooked Thuvar dhal,water, tomatoes,turmeric, salt, cut nellikkkai - 
.Season with mustard & curry leaves. Put everything in Pressure Cooker & cook for 1 whistle. Garnish with coriander.

Tomato Mint rasam

Tomato mint rasam
Tomato 2
Mint 1 fistful
Garlic 2
Tamarind paste 1 tbsp
To powder
Red chillies 7
Dhania 2 tsp
Jeera 1 tsp
Put everything in PC with 2 cups of water & cook for 2 whistles.
Open, mash & strain completely. Add dhal water as needed.
Season with mustard & jeera in ghee.
This tastes like soup.

Experimental mahanikizhangu

Experimental mahanikizhangu
2 handful mahanikizhangu pieces
5 cut gooseberries
5 cut lime
Put everything into the PC,add salt,chilly powder & mustard powder.
Cooked for 2 whistles. Pickle is ready!! Tasty too

Tomato rasam (shorba)

Tomato rasam (shorba)
Tomato 5
Tamarind a small piece
Hind 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Pound coarsely
Green chillies 4
Small onions a few
Garlic pod 2
Dhania 1 1/2 tsp
Jeera 3/4 tsp
Cinnamon a small piece
Add chopped tomatoes, tamarind,salt , hing, turmeric to a PC with a little water and cook for 2 whistles. After it cools grind it to a smooth paste & strain.
Add the pounded ingredients, add water to dilute and boil for few mins.
Heat a tsp of ghee & season with curry leaves add it to rasam.
You can strain the rasam & serve as soup.
If needed you can add dhal water for diluting

Chinnavengayam + Garlic pickle

Garlic + Chinna vengayam pickle 
1/2cup garlic
1/2 cup small onions
1/4 cup gingelly oil
1 tbsp salt
1 1/2 tbsp chilli powder
1/2 tbsp jaggery
1/2 tbsp dhania powder
1/2 cup vinegar
Put everything in pressure cooker, cook in medium heat for 3 whistles

Chow Chow kootu by Revathi Shanmugam

Chow chow kootu
Chow chow - I cup cubed
Small onions - 5 chopped
Tomato -1 shredded
Moong dhal - 1/4 cup
For grinding fry in a little oil
Urad dhal 1 tbsp
Green chillies / red chillies - 4
Jeera 1 tsp
Shredded coconut 1 tbsp
Tempering
Coconut oil + ghee 1 tbsp
Urad dhal
Mustard
Curry leaves
Soak dhal for 15 mins. Add dhal, chow chow, onion, & tomato in a PC & cook for 3 whistles.
Meanwhile fry & grind the ingredients given foe grinding.
Open PC, add the ground paste mix & do the tempering. Cook in low flame foe a few mins. Tastes great!

This is a recipe given by Mrs. Revathi Shanmugam 

Shanmugam

Carrot rasam

Carrot rasam

Carrots 2 shredded
Lime & salt according to taste
To powder
Dhania 2 tsp
Jeera 1 tsp
Red chillies 6
Grind it to a powder
.In Pressure Cooker add the shredded carrots ( save some for tadka)Coriander leaves,powder, salt, little hing &. 3 cups of water. Cook for 2 whistles.When it's cool open & strain nicely. Add lime juice. Do tadka with mustard,carrot & 2 red chillies.

Nellikai rasam (Amla rasam)

Nellikai rasam
Nellikai 6
Tomatoes 2
Tamarind paste 1/2 tbsp
(Can be adjusted according to sourness)
Ginger 1 inch piece
Pepper jeera powder 1 tsp
Rasam powder 1/2 tsp
Salt 1 &1/2 tsp
Hing a small piece
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Put everything in pressure cooker add a cup of water and cook in medium flame for 3 whistles.
Let the pressure come down, open & blend with a hand blender.
Dilute the rasam with water or dhal water.
Add tadka if you want.
Garnish with coriander leaves.