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