Cabbage Channa dal

Preparation time:15 mins
Makes 3 servings
Cooking time: 15 mins

Ingredient:

Onion - 1 big (finely chopped)
Cabbage- 1 cup (finely chopped)
Channa dal- 1/4 cup (soaked and boiled)
Chilly powder- 1 tsp
Cumin seeds -1/4 tsp
Garlic - 3 pods (crushed)
Coriander powder- 3/4 tsp
Garam masala- 3/4 tsp
Coriander leaves
Curry leaves
salt
Oil

Procedure:

1.Heat oil in a pan, add  cumin seeds, onion, garlic, curry leaves and cabbage.
2.Saute until cabbage is half cooked, add salt , chilly
powder,Coriander powder and garam masala.Saute for 4 minutes.
3.Add the boiled dal and mix well.
4.Garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve hot.

Onion pakoda

Preparation time:10 mins
Makes 3 servings
Cooking time: 15 mins

Ingredient:

Onion - 2 big (sliced lengthwise)
Corn flour- 3 tsp
Gram flour- 1/2 cup
Chilly powder- 1 tsp
Curry leaves (optional)
Salt
Oil

Procedure:

1.Mix all the ingredients except curryleaves.
2.Sprinkle water if needed.
3.Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the mixture spoon by spoon.
4.Finally fry the curry leaves and garnish.

Musk melon / Mulampazham Juice

Preparation time:10 mins
Makes 2 servings

Ingredients:

Muskmelon - 1 cup (cut into cubes)
Milk - 1/2 cup
Sugar (optional)
Pepper powder- a pinch (optional)

Procedure:

1.Blend all the ingredients in a blender.
Serve in a glass and sprinkle pepper powder to enchance the taste.

Bisibelabath

Preparation time:20 mins
Makes 4 servings
Cooking time: 15 mins

Ingredient:

Rice - 1 cup
Toor dal- 1/2 cup
vegetables - 1 cup (carrot, beans,brinjal,drumstick)
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Tamrind juice- 4 tsp
Curry leaves
Salt
Oil
Ghee

Masala:

urad dal - 1 tsp
channa dal- 1 tsp
Red chilly - 9
Coriander seeds- 1 tsp
Pepper 1/4 tsp

Procedure:

1.Heat oil in a pressure cooker,Add onions and vegetables.Saute for few minutes.
2.Add soaked rice,dal, turmeric powder and salt.
3.Add 3.5 cups of water.Close the cooker and give 4 whistles.
4.In mean time, dry roast and grind coarsely the ingredients under "masala". Mix garam masala along with the grinded powder.
5.Open the cooker, when pressure is released and add tamrind juice , grinded masala and adjust the salt.
6.Heat ghee in a kadai and add mustard seeds, urad dhal and curry leaves.
7.Add this tempering to the contents of pressure pressure cooker..
Serve hot with potato chips.

Note:
You can use your choice of vegetables.
If you like tomato , it can be added.

Beetroot poriyal

Preparation time:10 mins

Makes 4 servings
Cooking time: 15 mins

Ingredient:

Beetroot - 2 big (finely chopped)
Onion - 1 big
Red chilly - 6
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Grated cocunut - 5 tsp
Curry leaves
Salt
Oil

Procedure:

1.Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, red chilly,curry leaves and onions.Fry until onions are translucent.
2.Add beetroot and salt.
3.Close with a lid and cook until beetroot is done.
4.Garnish with grated cocunut.

Serve hot.