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Tomato Onion Kothsu / Pachadi / Masiyal - Easy side dish for Idli / Dosa



Ingredients

Chopped Tomatoes      : 1 cup
Chopped onion             :1/2 cup
Red chilly                      : 1
Red chilly powder          : 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder
Salt
Oil
Curry leaves 


Method

Heat 2 tsp oil in a kadai,add mustard seeds,broken red chilly,curry leaves and fry.
Add chopped onion,chopped tomato and fry. 
Add salt,turmeric powder,red chilly powder and stir for few minutes.
Add 1/4 cup water and let it boil.
When it is almost thick switch off the flame.
Serve hot with idli / Dosa..




Varagarisi / Kodo Millet Sarkkarai Pongal



Ingredients 

Varagarisi / KodoMillet -1 cup
Moong Dal  - 1 Tbsp
Jaggery       - 1 1/2 cups
Ghee           - 4 tbsp
Cashewnuts  - 2 tsp
Cardamom powder  - 1 tsp 


Method

Pressure cook varagarisi and moong dal, in the ratio of 1:3 & leave 7-8 whistles and mash it.
Add 1/2 cup hot water to jaggery and filter it.
Boil the jaggery and when it reaches the thick consistency add the mashed Varagarisi mixture,cardamom powder and stir well. 
Fry cashews in 3 tbsp of ghee and add to the varagarisi sarkarai pongal and mix well. 

Serve Hot.. 


Keerai sundal / Keerai Poriyal / Spinach Stir Fry



Ingredients

Chopped Spinach           : 2 cups
Grated coconut               : 2 tbsps
Red chilly                        : 1
Mustard seeds
Urad dal
Oil 

Method 

Wash and clean the spinach and chop it finely.
Heat 1 tsp oil in a kadai,add mustard seeds,broken red chilly,urad dal and fry. 
Add the spinach ,a pinch sugar and salt and mix well.
After few minutes,add grated coconut,mix well and switch off the flame.
Serve hot...




Chinna Vengaya Vatha Kuzhambu (Pearl Onion in Spicy Tamarind Gravy)



Ingredients

Chinna Vengayam / Pearl onion       : 1 cup ( skin removed)
Tamarind juice                                : 2 cups
Sambar powder                             : 2 1/2  tbsps
Sesame oil                                     : 2 tbsps
Mustard seeds
Fenugreek sees
Red chilly
Curry leaves
Salt

Method

Heat oil in a tawa,add mustard seeds,fenugreek seeds,red chilly,curry leaves and fry. 
Put the onions and fry.
Add sambar powder and fry Quickly.
Add tamarind juice,salt,asafoetida ,let it boil for 10 minutes.
Once the raw smell of sambar powder & tamarind is gone ,switch off the flame.
Serve hot with rice .