Yellow Squash-Spinach Dhal

Ingredients:

1. Oil- 3 tbsp
2. Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
3. Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
4. Whole dried red chillies - 2
5. Chopped Garlic - 3 cloves
6. Fried onions - 1/4 cup
7. Chopped Yellow Squash - 2
8. Chopped Spinach - 1 bunch
9. Salt - to taste
10. Turmeric powder - a pinch
11. Red chilly powder - 2 tsp
12. Tamarind powder - 2 tsp
13. Toor dhal, Moong dhal, Masoor dhal - 4 tbsp each

Method:

1. Pressure cook all the three dhals together with enough water.
2. In a pan, heat oil, splutter mustard and cumin seeds, add whole dried red chillies - break it into pieces, garlic and fry.
3. Now add the fried onions, yellow squash, spinach, salt, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, a cup of water and cook until the yellow squash and spinach is done.
4. Now add the pressure cooked dhals and boil it once again.

Ginger-Carrot-Lemon rice

Allam-Carrot-Nimmakaya Annam / Inji-Carrot-Ezhumichai Sadham

Ingredients

Oil - 5 tbsp

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Channa dhal - 1/2 tsp

Urad dhal - 1/2 tsp

Peanuts / Groundnuts - 3 tbsp

Chopped or grated ginger - 3 tbsp

Chopped green chillies - 3

Red chillies - 2 - tear it into half

Curry leaves - 1 spring

Turmeric powder - a pinch

Salt - to taste

Lemon juice - 7 tbsp

Carrot grated - 1

Rice - 1 cup

Chopped Cilantro - 3 tbsp

Method

1. Cook rice.
2. The ratio of water to rice depends on the type of rice you use.
3. Make sure, each grain should be seen separately even after cooked.
4. Spread it immediately on a big plate and cool it completely.
5. Heat a different pan for tadka.
6. Add oil, mustard seeds - crackle it, cumin seeds, channa dhal, urad dhal, peanuts / groundnuts - brown it.
7. Now add ginger, green chillies, red chillies, curry leaves, turmeric powder and salt and fry it.
8. Pour this mixture on cooked and cooled rice.
9. Now add grated carrot and lemon juice.
10. Mix well and garnish with cilantro.
11. Enjoy with raw onions.

Wheat Rava-Spinach Pongal

Ingredients

1. Melted ghee - 1/4 cup
2. Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
3. Chopped ginger - 3 tbsp
4. Green chillies - 3
5. Red chillies - 2
6. Black pepper powder - 3 tsp
7. Cashews - 8
8. Curry leaves - 1 sprig
9. Chopped Spinach - 3 cups
10. Salt - to taste
11. Wheat rava - 3/4 cup
12. Split yellow moong dhal - 1/4 cup

Method

1. Fry wheat rava without oil.
2. Cook and smash moong dhal.
3. Heat a pan on medium heat.
4. Add ghee, cumin seeds, ginger, green chillies, red chillies, black pepper powder, cashews and curry leaves and fry until the cashews are golden brown.
5. Then add chopped spinach, salt and fry.
6. Now, add water, boiled split yellow moong dhal and bring it to boil.
7. Then add the fried wheat rava slowly by stirring continuously.
8. Close the lid and cook until it is done.
9. Enjoy with peanut chutney.