Black whole Urad Dal dosa / Black minapappu dosa

Black whole Urad dal - 1 cup

Dry Red chili - 3
Ginger - 1 inch

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Pepper seeds - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste

Method :
1. Soak Black urad dal for 6 hrs
2. Grind Urad dal , dry red chili, ginger, pepper seeds and salt to a coarse batter and take it in a bowl
3. Now add cumin seeds to batter.
4. Now heat a griddle and pour batter as a thick pancake.
5. sprinkle oil on sides and roast two sides nicely.

Lemon rice

Rice : 3 cooked cups ( while cooking add 4 tbsp of oil)
lemons : 6

seasoning :

oil - 6 tbsp
chana dal - 1 or 2 tbsp
urad dal - 1 or 2 tbsp
green chili - 8 slit
dry red chili - 3
ginger - 4 tbsp chopped
curry leaves - 10
mustard - 1 tsp
hing - 2 pinches
turmeric - 1 tsp
salt - as required

Method :

Heat oil in a pan,
1. Add Chana dal, Urad dal , Green chili, Ginger , kaju and let them fry nicely
2. Now add mustard, curry leaves, dry red chili and fry for a min
3. Now add turmeric , salt and hing and mix well.
4. Noe switch of the stove and add 3 lemon juice and mix well.
5. let it sit for a while so that green chili will soak lemon juice .
6. Take cooked rice in a big bowl
7. Now add above sesoinng to rice and add 3 more lemon juice to rice and check salt.
8. Check if u need more lemon juice or salt .
9. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Semiya Upma

Semiya Upma
Bambino - 1 cup ( boil water for 5 and add semiya and cook for 5 mins and strain in a colander and sprinkle cold water)
lemon - 1 full juice
Chana dal - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Green chili - 2 chopped
curry leaves - few
turmeric

Mixed veges (optional)


Method :

1. Heat oil in pan, add green chili and curry leaves.
2. Now add chana dal, urad dal, mustard , cumin fry nicely.
3. Now add turmeric and salt and add cooked semiya n fry for 2 mins
4. Now switch off and add lemon juice n mix well.
5. check salt n garnish with coriander leaves.

Note : you can add mixed veges after seasoning before adding turmeric and salt n fry well.

Dosakaya tomato curry

Dosakaya - 1 medium ( deseed and chop into small pieces)
Onion - 1
Tomato -2
Green chili -1
Red chili powder -1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp

1. Heat oil in a pan, add onion , green chili and fry nicely
2. Now add turmeric and g.g paste  n mix well
3. Now add dosakaya and tomato n mix well
4. Add little water (don't add salt in curry now, dosakaya won't cook )
5. Cook for 10 mins with lid closed
6. Now add red chili powder n salt n mix well
7. Cover n cook for more 5 mins (if u want add little water)

Bottle Gourd Pachadi / Sorakaya Pachadi

Bottle gourd - 1/2 (chop in pieces)
Green chilies - 4
Tomatoes - 2
cumin seeds

tamarind paste - 1/2 tsp
garlic - 4 cloves
Salt


seasoning :
Mustard
cumin
urad dal
curry leaves
garlic
hing

Method :

1. Heat oil in a pan, add cumin, bottle gourd, tomato and fry well. Keep the lid and cook until done.
2. Take cooked bottle gourd , tamarind, garlic and salt in mixie and grind to paste.
3. do the seasoning and its done.

Mutton curry wth home made garam masala

Ingredints
Mutton : 2lbs
onion - 1 big chopped
tomato - 2 chopped
garam masala ( grind pata (2) , lavanga(6), elachi(4), pepper corns (10) ) - grind and use 1 tsp spoon for this
ginger garlic paste - 2 tbsp
red chili powder - 1 tsp
coriander powder - 2.5 tsps
cumin seeds - 1 tsp
turmeric
salt

Method : 
Heat oil in a cooker, add onions fry till golden brown
now add mutton and fry till water is evaporated
now add ginger garlic paste
now add red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin seeds, turmeric and salt n mix well
now add tomato n mix well
add water n close the lid and give three whistles. let it cool down.
now take the lid and cook well until oil is separate.
now add garam masala powder - 1tsp
squeeze 1/2 lemon
add little water n cook on slow flame for more 10 mins
garnish with coriander leaves.

Coconut rice

My friend Sukanya shared this recipe with me.


Ingredients 
Rice :4 cups ( basmati)
coconut cans - 2
ghee - 4 tbsp
Garlic - 4 big pods
green chili - 6
Mint - 1/4 cup
coriander leaves - 1/2 cup
roasted cashew in ghee


dry garam masala :  
bay leaf - 4
Cinnamon - 2 pieces
cloves - 5
cardamom - 2
pepper corns - 1/4 tsp
shahi jeera (cumin) - 1 tsp
green chili - 6
star anise - 1

salt - 2 tsp
water : 1 cup basmati rice  = 2cups of water
(so mix coconut can with this water and keep a side)

Method :
Heat ghee in a cooker pan,
add all dry masala's and fry nicely,
now add garlic, green chili, fry until light brown
now add mint and coriander leaves and fry for a min
now add rice n roast for 1 min
now add coconut and water mix and salt mix well
now add roasted cashew (optional)
keep this dish in electric rice cooker n cook till done.




Coconut rice - 2
Ingredients 
Rice : 2.5 cups ( basmati) (soak for 30 mins)
coconut cans - 2 ( thai coconut milk cans and add equal amount of water n mix keep it a side)
ghee - 4 tbsp
onion - 1 m sliced long
Ginger garlic paste
green chili - 3
Mint - 1/4 cup
coriander leaves - 1/2 cup

dry garam masala :  
bay leaf - 2
Cinnamon - 2 pieces
cloves - 5
green cardamom - 4
Black cardamom - 2
shahi jeera (cumin) - 1 tsp
star anise - 1
salt - 2.5 tsp
water : 1 cup basmati rice  = 1.5 cups of water ( i used 5 cups for this rice)
(so mix coconut can with this water and keep a side)

Method :
Heat ghee in a cooker pan,
add all dry masala's and fry nicely,
now add onion, green chili, fry until light brown
now add ginger garlic paste n mix well
now add mint fry for a min
now add rice n roast for 1 min
now add coconut and water mix and salt mix well
now add coriander leaves
keep this dish in electric rice cooker n cook till done.