Ennai kathrikai kulambu brinjal/eggplant gravy

Ingredients:

Brinjal - 3 nos

Onion - 1/2 medium sized

Tomato - 1 medium sized

Garlic - 3 nos

Tamarind - 3/4 lemon size

Chilly powder - 3 teaspoons

Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon

Oil - 4 table spoons

Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon

Urad dhal - 1/2 teaspoon

Salt - As required

Recipe

1.Cut brinjal and add turmeric powder 1 1/2 teaspoons of chilly powder and allow them to set for 20 mins.Soak tamarind and salt for 15 mins and take juice out of it.

2.In a tawa add oil when it gets hot add this brinjal and deep fry them and keep it aside.

3.In the same tawa add mustard seeds when it splatters andd urad dhal when it turns golden brown,then add the onion.

4.When onion turns golden brown add the garlic and fry for 2 mins then add tomato and fry until it gets soft,then add the red chilly powder and fry for 3 mins then add the juice take from tamarind.

5.Allow this to boil for 10 mins then add this fried brinjal and allow it to boil for 3 mins.

ennai kathrikal kulambu ready.....

Paasi parupu sambar Moong dhal sambar

Ingredients:

Moongdhal (Paasi parupu) - 1/2 cup

Onion - 3/4 medium sized

Tomato - 1 medium sized

Green chilly - 3 nos

Potato - 1 medium sized

Tamarind - 1/2 lemon size

Oil - 1 table spoon

Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon

Uradh dhal - 1/2 teaspoon

Turmeric powder - 1 pinch

Salt - As required

Recipe:

1.In a vessel add moongdhal,chopped onion ,chopped tomato,peeled and chopped potato and chilly boil them in cooker for three sounds.

2.Soak the tamarind along with salt for 10 mins and take juice from it .

3.Now add the tamarind juice and turmeric powder with boiled mixture of dhal,onion etc pour this is in a tawa and allow it to boil for 10 mins..

4.Now in a small tawa add oil when it gets hot add asafoedita mustard seeds when it splatters add uradh dhal and pour it in boiling sambar.

sambar ready.............

Tomato kurma

Ingredients:

Tomato - 4 medium sized
Onion - 1/2 medium sized
Coconut - 3 table spoons
Red chilly - 4
Cinnamon - 1/2 teaspoon
Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Uradh dhal - 1/2 teaspoon
Oil - 2 table spoons
Salt - As required

Recipe

1.Chop tomatos and onions.In a tawa add 1 table spoon of oil when it gets hot add cinnamon and onion and when it turns brown add tomato and fry untill it gets soft.

2.Now add the red chilly and coconut and fry for 2 minutes and allow it to cool.

3.Now grind this in mixi

4.In a tawa add 1 table spoon of oil when it gets hot add the mustard seeds,when it splatters add the urad dhal then pour thr ground mixture in the tawa and add salt.

5.Allow it to boil for 5 minutes.

Easy and yummy tomato kuruma