Green Beans Curry

Green Beans Curry

Ingredient
Green beans-1/2 cup
Onion-1
Tomatoe-1
Tamarind -1 small ball

Turmeric-1/2 teaspoon

Curry powder-1 teaspoon

Salt-1 teaspoon

Garnish

Mustered seeds-1/2 teaspoon

Fenugreek seeds-1/2 teaspoon

1/2 teaspoon Asofodeia

Oil-1 tablespoon

Few curry leaves

Method

Boil the green beans in the cooker till 4 whistles

Dice the onion & tomato 

Take one cup of water, add turmeric & salt in a bowl.
Soak it for 10 minutes then mix well.

Add curry powder to the turmeric mixture

Then add this mixture into the cooked green beans

Add the cut onion & tomato and boil for 5 minutes

Heat the oil in a frying pan and add all garnishing items.
Fry well and pour this into the curry.
Serve as a curry for main menus.

Capsicum Sambar

Capsicum Sambar

Ingredient

1. 4 Capsicums 
2. 1/2 cup Dhoor dhal
3. 1 Big onion
4. 1 Tomatoes
5. 1/2 teaspoon of asofetida
6. 1 teaspoon of  Curry powder (home-made)
7. 1/2 teaspoon Tumeric powder
8. Small ball of Tamarind
9. 2 tablespoon of Oil
10. 1 tablespoon of Mustard
11. 1 tablespoon of Fenugreek
12. 1/2 teaspoon of cumin
13. 1/2 teaspoon of Urid
14. Some Curry leaves
15. Some corriander leaves
16. 2 cups of water.
17. 1 teaspoon of salt

Method

1. Dice the Capsicums.
2. Dice the Onion & Tomatoes
3. Boil the Dhoor Dahal with turmeric,and water.(use the pressure cooker for 3 Whistles)
4. Add Water, Tamarind, Curry powder & salt in a bowl and soak for 10 minutes.
5. Then mix well and squeeze out the pits.
6. Heat the oil in a frying fan
7. Add Mustard ,Fenugreek,Cumin,Urid & Curry leaves.
8. Add diced Onion & Fry well till brown then add Capsicum pieces.
9. Later add the Tomatoes
10. Add tamarind mixture and let it boil.
11. Add  the boiled Dhoordhal mixture from the cooker
12. Heat for another 5 minutes and now the Sambar is ready.
13. Put some coorriander leaves and serve.
14. Serve as a curry to accompany rice, chappathis, dosa, idllys etc.

Deepavali Special Murukku

Deepavali Special Murukku

Ingredient

Rice flour -2 cups
Urid dhal flour-3/4 cups
Salt-3/4 teaspoon
Sesame seed-1tablespoon
Some water.
Oil to fry

Method

Take a big mixing bowl
Add rice flour, Urid dhal, Sesame seed into the bowl
Mix water and salt in a cup
Add to the mixture into the flour and make it  into a dough
Knead it into a smooth dough without lumps
Take a required amount of dough and put it into the  murukku maker (hand held press)
Heat the oil to medium hot.
Press the murku maker in the circular movements to make a murukku as shown
Keep the press close to the oil while doing this
Deep fry in the oil,and flip to both sides occasionally
Let them fry well to golden colour and remove by straining out  the oil.
Once cooled store in a air tight container with a paper towel laid in the bottom.
Best served during festival seasons and friends gatherings ..