Yellow Pumpkin Paal Kootu / பரங்கிக்காய் பால் கூட்டு

Ingredients

Yellow pumpkin                  ; 1 cup ( cubed)
Milk                                    : 1 cup
Grated coconut                   : 2 1/2 tbsps
Green chilly                       : 1
Red chilly                          : 2
Rice flour                          : 1 tsp
Salt
Oil
Curry leaves

Method

Boil milk in a pan , add cubed pumpkin and let it cook on low flame.
Grind coconut , rice flour , green chilly to a fine paste.
Add salt , coconut mixture to the pumpkin , mix well.
Let it boil till it thickens.
Remove from flame.
Temper with mustard seeds, curry leaves and red chillies.
Pour it over the kootu , mix and serve.

Saravana Bhavan style Mini tiffin

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1. Rava Kesari  
2. Rava Upma 
3. Sambar Idli / Mini Idli 
4. Sambar Idly / Mini Idly with Sambar / Mini Sambar Idly 
5. Tomato chutney  
6. Coconut Chutney  
7. Masala dosa with potato filling 
8. Tiffin sambar  

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Easy & Quick Vegetable pulao

Ingredients

Cooked basmati rice            : 1 1/2 cups
Carrot                                   : 1 
Beans                                    : 10 nos 
Onion                                    : 1
Capsicum                              : 1
Green chillies                        : 3
Cloves                                    : 3
Cardamom                             : 2
Chopped ginger                     : 1/4 tsp
Cinnamon                              : 1 piece
Mint leaves
Salt
Ghee

Method

Chop the onion
Chop carrot , beans, capsicum into small pieces.
Heat ghee in a pan , add  cinnamon , cardamom, cloves, chopped green chillies, ginger and fry.
Add chopped onion and fry for 3 - 4 minutes or until the onions turn a medium brown colour.
Add the chopped vegetables , salt and mix everything well.
Cook on low flame until the vegetables turn tender and cooked.
Add the cooked rice , mint leaves and mix gently.
Remove from flame and serve hot.

Azhagar kovil Dosai / அழகர் கோவில் தோசை

Ingredients

Idli rice                          : 1 cup
Split Black Urad dal     : 1/2 cup

Peppercorns                  : 1 tbsp

Cumin seeds                 : 1 tsp

Dry ginger powder        : 1/4 tsp

Salt

Curry leaves

Oil

Method

Wash and soak urad dal and rice for 3 hours.

Grind them together into coarse batter.

Grind pepper and cumin seeds in a mixie.

Add salt , mix and allow it to ferment for 6 hours.

Add the pepper + jeera powder ,dry ginger powder, , curry leaves and mix everything well.

Heat a dosa tawa , make a thick dosa , drizzle oil , cover with a lid and let it cook.

Cook on both sides on medium flame.

Serve hot.