Potato Podimas

Ingredients:

Potato - 2 (cut into thin slices)

Garlic - 2 cloves (cut into thin slices)

Chilly pdr - 1 tsp

Turmeric pdr - 1/4 tsp

Mustard - 1/4 tsp

Salt - to taste

Oil - 4 tsp

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pan. Splutter mustard.

2. Saute the garlic. Add the potato, chilly pdr, turmeric pdr and salt

3. Fry till the potato is cooked. Do not add water

Kothamalli Sadham/Coriander Rice

Ingredients:

Coriander Leaves - 1/4 bunch
Rice - cooked - 1 cup
Gr.chillies - 3
Ginger - a small piece
Broken cashewnuts - 10
Mustard - 1/4 tsp
Ghee - 2tsp
Salt to taste

Method:
1. Grind gr.chillies, coriander leaves and ginger into a smooth paste
2. Heat ghee in a pan
3. Splutter mustard, fry the cashews
4. Add the paste, salt & fry well till the raw smell goes off
5. Add the paste to the rice and mix well

Potato fry goes well with this rice

Chicken Salad

Ingredients:

Chicken - 100 gm boneless (cut into cubes)
Tomato - 1 (cut into cubes)
Capsicum - 1/4 (cut into cubes)
Cucumber - 1/4 (cut into cubes)
Lettuce - 1/4 bunch chopped
Ranch dressing - 1 tsp
Lemon juice - few drops
Red chilly pdr - 1/2 tsp
Soy sauce - 1 tsp
Tomato sauce - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Oil - 2 tsp

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pan. Add the chicken, redchilly pdr, salt, soy sauce, tomato sauce and fry well. Close it with a lid and let the chicken cook
2. In a bowl, add the tomato,capsicum,cucumber, lettuce and the cooked chicken
3. To this add a few drops of lemon juice and ranch and mix well

Chilly Mushroom

Ingredients:

Mushroom - 1/2 kg(cut into halves)
All purpose flour (Maida) - 1 tsp
Rice flour - 2 tsp
Corn flour - 2 tsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Green chili - 1 or 2 (finely chopped)
Onion - 1/2 (finely chopped)
Soy sauce - 1 tsp
Tomato sauce - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Oil
Coriander leaves

Method:

1. Prepare a batter of all purpose flour, rice flour, corn flour, ginger garlic paste, chilli powder, salt and water
2. Mix the mushrooms in the prepared batter and marinate this for 30 minutes
3. Heat Oil in a pan. Deep fry the marinated mushroom till the batter coating has turned golden brown
4. Remove from heat and drain them
5. Heat 2 to 3 tsps of Oil in another pan. Add finely chopped onion, green chilies and saute them till they are light brown
6. Add all the sauces, then add deep fried mushrooms and saute till it becomes dry
7. Garnish with coriander leaves

Milagu Kuzhambu

Ingredients:

Black peppercorns(Milagu) - 2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Toor dal - 1 tsp
Coriander seeds -2 tsp
Asafoetida  - 1 pinch
Curry leaves
Red chillies - 4
Tamarind paste - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Sesame oil - 1 tsp (Nallennai)
Ghee - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp


Method:

1. Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan, add the peppercorns, toor dal, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, turmeric powder, curry leaves, red chillies and fry
2. Grind the roasted ingredients to a fine paste
3. Heat the ghee in a pan, add the mustard seeds, urad dal, and asafoetida 
4. Add the ground paste and salt and fry until the raw smell goes off
5. Add the tamarind paste. Add water
6. Let the gravy come to a boil , then simmer on medium heat for 5 min

Serve hot with white rice

Mutton Fry

Ingredients:

Mutton - 1/2 kg
Onion - 2 chopped
Tomato - 1 chopped
Green chilli - 1 chopped
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Cinnamon - 2 sticks
Bay leaves - 2
Cloves - 4
Pepper pdr - 1/2 tsp
Red chilly pdr - 1 tsp
Coriander pdr - 1 tsp
Cumin pdr - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Garam masala pdr - 1 tsp
Oil - to fry
Curry leaves
Coriander leaves
Salt to taste

Method:

1. Pressure cook mutton with turmeric, ginger garlic paste and salt till the mutton becomes tender
2. Heat the oil in a pan. Add bay leaves, cinnamon and cloves
3. Add the onions, turmeric, salt, ginger garlic paste, curry leaves and green chillis and saute for a while
4. Add tomatoes and saute. Add the coriander pdr, cumin pdr, red chilli pdr, garam masala pdr and mix well
6. Add the cooked mutton to the frying pan and mix well,  cover and cook over a low-medium heat for 10-15 minutes
7. Garnish with coriander leaves

Spinach/Palak Pulav

Ingredients:

Basmati rice - 1 cup
Spinach - 1/2 bunch chopped
Bay leaves - 2
Whole garam masala
Green chillies - 4
Onion - 1 chopped
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Chilli pdr - 1/2 tsp
Garam masala pdr - 1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves
Salt - to taste
Oil - 2 tsp
lemon juice

Method:

1. Soak the rice for 1/2 hr
2. In a pan heat oil, add bay leaves,whole garam masala ,gr chillilies, ginger garlic paste, onion, salt, chilli pdr,garam masala pdr and coriander leaves. Fry well
3. Add the spinach, little water and close with a lid and cook for 5 mins. Add few drops of lemon juice
4. Add the soaked rice and add 1 & 1/2 cups of water
5. Close with a lid until the rice is cooked well

Serve with onion raita

Note:

Grated carrots can be added to this pulav while cooking