Vazhakkai Podimas

Ingredients :

1 no - Raw Banana (Plantain)
1 no - Onion
5 nos - Green chillies
5 nos - Curry leaves
1 tsp - Mustard seeds
1/2 tsp - Urad dal
1 tbsp - Coconut
Salt to taste
Oil for frying

Cooking Instructions :

- Peel the banana and cut it into pieces.
- Keep the banana pieces in water.
- Cut onion into small pieces
- Boil the banana and onion pieces.
- Add salt to this mixture.
- Heat the oil in a pan.
- Add urad dal, mustard seeds and green curry leaves.
- Mix chillies and onions.
- Now add banana pieces and mix it gently.
- Cook it for 2 minutes.
- Add coconut to the cooked mixture.
- Vazhakkai Podimas is ready.

Vendekkai Mandi

Ingredients :

20 nos - Okra (Lady's Finger)
1 no - Onion
10 nos - Garlic flakes
6 nos - Green chillies
1 tsp - Tamarind paste
1/2 Cup - Raw rice water
7 nos - Curry leaves
1/2 tsp - Mustard seeds
1/2 Cup - Water
Salt to taste
Oil for frying

Cooking Instructions :

- Add 1/2 cup water to the tamarind paste.
- Wash the okras and cut it into small pieces, chop the onions and garlic, slit green chillies.
- Heat the oil, fry the okra pieces and keep aside
- Heat the oil again and add mustard seeds and curry leaves.
- Mix chopped onions, garlic and green chilies.
- Add fried okras and tamarind paste, Mix it well.
- Add raw rice water, add salt, boil till the mixture turns thick.
- Vendakkai Mandi is ready.

Paruppu Masiyal

Ingredients :

1 Cup - Moong dal
1/2 tsp - Urad dal
3 nos - Garlic flakes
1 tsp - Cumin seeds
5 nos - Curry leaves
Salt to taste
Oil for frying

Cooking Instructions :

- Cut the garlic into halves after skinning
- Add 1 cup water to moong dal, mix cumin seed, salt and garlic.
- Cook all the ingredients in a pressure cooker.
- Once cooked mash the dal mixture properly.
- Heat the oil, add cumin seed and urad dal, add curry leaves
- Add to the dal and stir well.

Muttaigos Kola

Ingredients:
4 cups - Cabbage (shredded)
1 Cup - Toor dal (soaked)
1 Cup - Chick peas (soaked)
8 nos - Red chillies
1 no - Onion
1 tsp - Chilli powder
1/2 tsp - Turmeric powder
2 tsp - Fennel seeds
Salt to taste
Oil for frying

Cooking Instructions:
- Chop the onions
- Drain all the water and grind the dal properly.
- Grind fennel seeds and chillies in a blender.
- Heat the oil, put ground fennel seeds.
- Add chopped onions and shredded cabbage, Saute them well.
- Add turmeric powder, chilli powder and salt, add the ground lentils.
- Saute on meduim heat till it becomes golden brown
- Serve it with sambhar rice or Bisi Bela Bath