Vazai Thandu Curry

INGREDIENTS:
Vazai Thandu Washed and finely chopped
Moong dhall 2 t.spoon
Urad dhall 1/4 t.spoon
Red chilli 2
Mustard 1/4 t.spoon
Hing a small pinch
Ginger a small pinch
Green chilli 1
Grated coconut 2 t.spoons
Butter milk 1/4 cup
Cooking oil 2 t.spoon
Salt 1/2 t.spoon

METHOD:
- Soak vazai thandu, moong dhall, butter milk and salt togetherfor 15 minutes.
- Fry mustard, urad dhall, red chilli, hing, green chilli, and ginger in oil.
- Squeeze the butter milk out the soaked vazai thandu, and addthe vazai thundu to the above pan.
- Let it cook for 10 minutes, and then add the grated coconut to the above.

Plantain Curry

INGREDIENTS:
Plantain 2-3 washed, peeled and diced
Cumin seeds 1/2 t.spoon
Grated Coconut 1/4 cup
Red chillies 2-3
Urad dhall 1/2 t.spoon
Mustard 1/4 t.spoon
Hing a small pinch
Turmeric 1/4 t.spoon
Curry leaves a few
Cooking oil 3 t.spoon
Salt 1/2 t.spoon

METHOD:
- Boil plantains with turmeric and salt.Wet grind cumin seeds, coconut and red chilles and keep it aside.
- Fry mustard, hing, urad dhall, curry leaves, turmeric, and diced plantain in oil in a wok. - Sprinkle water and let it cook for 5minutes, and now add the ground masala, and let it cook for another 5-10 minutes.

Plantain Puli Curry

INGREDIENTS:
Plantain 2-3 washed, peeled, and diced
Urad dhall 1/2 t.spoon
Mustard 1/4 t.spoon
Hing a small pinch
Turmeric 1/4 t.spoon
Tamarind paste/extract 1/4 t.spoon
Red chilli 2
Curry powder 1 t.spoon
Curry leaves a few
Oil 3-4 t.spoons
Salt 1 t.spoon

METHOD:
- Fry mustard, hing, urad dhall, curry leaves, turmeric, red chilliand diced plantain in oil in a wok.
- Sprinkle water and let it cook for 10 minutes.
- Now add salt, curry powder and mix it well. - Add little water to tamarind paste, and sprinkle this on the plantain curry, and let it cook for a few more minutes.

Eggplant Podi Curry

INGREDIENTS:
Eggplant 250 grams, washed & cut 1" lenght wise
Urad dhall 1 t.spoon
Channa dhall 1 t.spoon
Corriander seeds 1.5 t.spoon
Red chilli 4-5
Mustard 1/4 t.spoon
Cooking oil 4 t.spoons
Hing a small pinch
urmeric 1/4 t.spoon
Tamarind paste 1/4 t.spoon
Salt 3/4 t.spoon

METHOD:
- Dry roast urad dhall, channa dhall, corriander seeds, red chillies and hing.
- Dry grind the above with 1/4 t.spoon salt.
- Fry mustard, turmeric, and hing in oil, and add the choppedeggplant to this.
- Sprinkle little water, and cover it slightlyuntil the eggplant gets cooked.
- Now add the remaining salt, tamamrind paste, and the ground masala powder. - Mix it well andadd a few t.spoons of cooking oil.

Eggplant Gotsu

INGREDIENTS:
Eggplant 1 large
Tamarind 1/2 t.spoon
Red chillies 3
Green chillies 2
Hing a small pinch
Mustard 1/2 t.spoon
Urad dhall 1 t.spoon
Curry leaves a few
Cilantro a small bunch washed and finely chopped
Cooking Oil 2 t.spoonSalt

METHOD:
- Coat eggplant with little oil, and either bake it in an oven, orgrill it on the stove.
- Peel the skin, mash the eggplant and keep it aside.
- Fry mustard, hing, urad dhall, red chillies, green chillies, andcurry leaves in oil.
- Bring 1 cup of water to a boil, and add tamarind paste and salt to this.
- Mix mashed eggplant, fried ingredients to the tamarindwater.
- Garnish with finely chopped cilantro.

Chole

INGREDIENTS:
· 1 teacup kabuli channas
· 2 chopped onions
· 2 potatoes
· 2 tomatoes
· 2 tablespoons dhana-jira powder
· 2 tablespoons chilli powder
· 1 tablespoon amchur power
· 1 tablespoon garam masala
· ½ teaspoon soda bi-carb
· ½ teaspoon black pepper powder
· 3 tablespoons ghee
· salt to taste
· Slices of tomatoes and ginger, chopped coriander and a few whole green chillies for decoration.

METHOD:
· Soak the channas for at least 6 hours
· Add ½ teaspoon of soda bi-carb and cook in a pressure cooker
· Cut the potatoes and tomatoes into big pieces
· Heat the ghee in a vessel and fry the potatoes until soft
· Remove the potatoes. In the same ghee add the onions and cook for a little time.
· Add the dhana-jira and chilli powder and fry again.
· Add the boiled channas and salt.
· After 5 minutes, add the garam masala, amchur and black pepper powder and cook for 2 minutes.
· Add the potatoes and tomatoes and cook for 2 minutes. Decorate with coriander, chillies and slices of tomatoes and ginger.