Thakkali Masal (Tomato Masala)

Ingredients :

3 Nos - Tomatoes
1 No - Onion
1 Tsp - Mustard Seeds
1 Tsp - Urad Dal
1 Tsp - Cumin Seeds (Jeera)
1 Tsp - Corriander Leaves
4 Nos - Curry Leaves
1/4 Tsp - Turmeric Powder
2 Tsp - Red Chilly powder
1 Tsp - Ground Pepper
4 Tbsp - Coconut grated
2 Tbsp - Oil
Salt to taste

Cooking Instructions :

- Chop tomatoes and onion and keep aside
- Grind together coconut, pepper and red chilly powder and keep aside
- Temper mustard seeds, dal, cumin, corriander and curry leaves
- Add onions and saute till golden brown
- Add turmeric powder and mic well
- Add tomatoes to this and saute for a while
- After 10mins in simmer add salt and the ground coconut mixture
- Add water if required per the need for consitency
- Bring to boil and it is ready
- Can be served with rice or as accompaniment with
Dosa/Idly

Ell Thuvaiyal

Ingredients :

1 cup - Sesame Seeds
4 Tsp - Urad Dal
3 Nos - Dry red chillies
1 Tbsp - Tamarind Paste
1 Tsp - Asofaetida
Salt to taste

Cooking Instructions :

- Dry roast the sesame seeds and keep aside
- Saute in oil urad dal, dry red chillies and asofaetida until brown
- Grind together the sauteed mixture, tamarind paste and salt
- Add roasted sesame seeds and grind until fine powder
- Serve with idli or dosa

Murungai Rasam

Ingredients :

1/4 Cup - Bengal gram dal
1 No - Drumstick
1 Tbsp - Tamrind paste
1/2 tsp - Pepper corns
1/2 Tsp - Cumin Seeds
1 Tsp - Corriander Seeds
2 Nos - Dried red chillies
1 Tbsp - Coconut grated
1 No - Tomato
1 tbsp - Corriander leaves chopped
3 Nos - Curry Leaves
Salt to Taste

Cooking Instructions :

- Cut drumstick into 1 inch pieces
- Pressure cook or boil the gram dal and drumsticks with turmeric powder
- Grind together peppercorns, cumin, corriander seeds and garlic
- Remove the skin of drumsticks and add to a pot along with gram dal
- Mix tomatoes and tamarind paste in little water
- Add the tamrind mixture to the pot and get it to boil
- Add the ground powder to this and boil it for 5 minutes
- With a little oil temper mustard, dried chillies, and coconut
- Bring to a boil and add corriander and curry leaves
- Serve with rice

Rameswaram Chutney

Ingredients :

2 Tbsp - Urad Dal
2 Tbsp - Toor Dal
4 Nos - Dried Chillies
1 tsp - Tamrind paste
1 cup - Coconut
1/2 Tsp - Asofetida (Hing)
1 Tsp - Mustard Seeds
1 Sprig - Curry Leaves
Salt to taste

Cooking Instructions :

- Saute in oil the dals and dried chillies
- Add grated coconut to this and saute till the cocunut becomes golden brown
- Once golden brown grind the mixture along with tamarind paste and salt to a paste (Add water as required)
- Saute the mustard seeds with curry leaves and hing
- Add the paste to this and saute it for some time
- Once semi dry take off the heat
- Can be served with Idly and Dosa

Muttaigos, muttai podimas (Egg and Cabbage mixture)

Ingredients :

1/4 Kg - Chopped Cabbage
2 Nos - Eggs
1/2 Cup - Grated coconut
2 Nos - Green Chillies
1 Tsp - Saunf
1 Tsp - Khus Khus
4 Cloves - Garlic
1 No - Ginger
1 No - Onion Chopped
1 Tsp - Mustard Seeds
1 Tsp - Urad Dal
1/2 tsp - Turmeric powder
2 Tbsp - Oil
Salt to taste

Cooking Instructions :

- Grind together ginger, garlic, saunf, khus khus, green chillies to a rough paste
- With some oil in a pan pop mustard seeds and add urad dal
- Add onions and saute till golden brown
- Add cabbage to the mixture, saute for some time
- Add the ground paste and add 1/2 cup water
- Add salt to taste
- Beat with turmeric powder the two eggs and add it to the cabbage mixture once cooked
- Once the egg is cooked take the pan off the burner and add grated coconut.
- Serve as accompaniment

Kathirikkai Masal

Ingredients :

6 Nos Aubergines (Brinjals)
1 No Tomato
1 No Cinnamon Stick
3 Nos Cloves
1 Tsp Ginger
1 Tsp Peppercorns
4 Nos Dried red chillies
3 Nos Garlic Cloves
2 tsp Oil

Cooking Instructions :

- Heat some oil and saute cinnamon, cloves, peppercorns, red chillies, chopped ginger and chopped garlic
- Grind the mixture and keep aside
- Cut aubergines into fours and you can retain the stem
- In little oil saute chopped tomato and the aubergines for 5 mins
- Add turmeric powder, salt and the ground paste
- Turn the mixture for a few times and if required add some water
- Simmer the micture till the aubergines gets cooked
- Serve with rice and dosa