tomato kurma

 Add oil in cooker and fry 1 bay leaf, 1 spoon jeera, cinamoon, star anise, cloves and elaichi, onion 2 long slices, 5 small tomatoes cut in small pieces, 1 spoon garlic paste, 2 slit green chillies, sambhar powder 1 spn, turmeric and garam masala. add to this mushy tomato onion masala, (coconut+fennel seeds 1 spn+2 red chillies in form of paste in mixie). cook in cooker for 2 whistles and 5 mins slow. add corainder leaves for garnishing. 

Keerai/spinach masiyal

 Add oil and saute 1 spoon jeera, little methi seeds, 1 onion, 1 tomato, 2 pkts ie. 400 g spinach, garlic, green chillies, sambhar powder,  chilli powder and turmeric. Add  2 spoon water and cook in cooker for 1 whistle and 10 mins slow. Pound coriander seeds 1.5 tblspn, and add along with tamarind water. reduce the water in cooker by cooking till masiyal is thick. 

Pressure cooker brown upma

 Add mustard, chana dal/urad dal and curry leaves, 1 onion long slices, 1 tomato small pieces, 2 green chillies slit, fry nicely and add 1.5+.25=1.75 cups water for 3/4 cup brown samba rava. when the water boils add required salt, little turmeric, chilli powder and garam masala powder and 1 spoon ghee. add the brown rava and close the cooker and cook for 1 whistle and 5 mins slow. garnish with coriander leaves. 

Ribbon murukku by Priya

 4 (3) tumblers idli rice soaked for 2.5 hours. 6 to 8 red chillies soaked with rice. Grind in grinder -semi thick batter thicker than idli batter(jelly type). After done add salt in grinder and mix.

Take 1 glass of roasted chana dal & make fine powder in mixie & add it to ground idli paste.

Add 4 to 5 (3to 4)(ice cubes size) of butter at room temperature.

add (little less than)1 curry sized ladle of  hot oil to batter and taste for salt and spice. 

Mix dough and it should not stick to the hands.

make murrukku in murrukku maker and enjoy ribbon murukku.

note: if taking 3 tumblers of rice then 3 to 4 cubes of  butter else for 4 tumblers of rice, 4 to 5 cubes of butter.

Beetroot cutlet or patty for burger




https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/beetroot-tofu-cutlet-recipe-beetroot/

Add few boiled and mashed potatoes to patty while mixing. Paneer added instead of tofu.

Darshini style sambhar for idli/ vada/ dosa

 https://youtu.be/py0N5t1VzdM


Tomato onion special chutney by kavitha

Tomato onion special chutney 
Mustard little,  green chillies 2 , urad dal 1 big spoon, red chillies 2, garlic 4 pieces, onion 2, tomato big 2 little tamarind.
Fry mustard, green chillies, red chillies, urad dal and garlic till garlic turns brown. Then fry onions till little brown and add tomatoes till mushy. A small piece tamarind in the end and mix. Wait till it cools and grind all in mixie. Garnish with curry leaves, mustard and chana dal and hing fried in little oil.