BisiBeleBhat

Ingredients:
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For the Powder
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Red Chillies - 4
mustard - 1/2 tsp
feenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp
cumin - 1 tsp
clove, cinnamon - 2 each
coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
channa dhal - 1 tbsp
urad dhal - 1 tbsp
grated coconut - 3 tbsp

For the Rice
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oil or ghee - 1 tbsp
mustard - 1 tsp
cumin - 1 tsp
clove, cinnamon - 1 each
red chillies - 2
onion - 1/2 chopped
green chillies - 5 chopped
curry leaves - few
hing
turmeric
vegetables - 2 cups ( carrot, cauliflower, beans, eggplant, peas, potato )
Toor dhal ( Soaked 1/2 hr ) - 1/2 cup
Rice ( Soaked 1/2 hr ) - 1 cup
Tomato - 1
Tamarind juice - 1 tbsp
salt
water - 4 cups

Dry Roast powder:
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1. In a pan, add red chillies, fenugreek, mustard, cumin, clove, cinnamon.
2. After mustard splutters, add coriander seeds.
3. Once the coriander seeds are slightly colored, add urad and channa dhal
4. Add coconut powder.
5. Let the mixture cool and then grind to a coarse powder. Keep aside.

Rice preparation:
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1. In a large pan or cooker, add oil or ghee.
2. Add Red chillies, mustard, jeera, curry leaves, hing, onion, green chillies
3. Saute onion till translucent, add vegetables, turmeric and saute.
4. Add Toor dhal and Rice.
5. Add water and let cook.
6. Once the rice is 3/4th cooked, add tomatoes, salt, tamarind juice and the dry roasted powder
7. If required, add some more hot water.
8. Finally garnish with coriander leaves.

Potato Masala

Ingredients:

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Potato - 4 ( Boiled and diced )

Mustard - 1/2 tsp

Cumin - 1/2 tsp

Red Chili powder - 1 tsp

Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

Onion - 1/2

Tomato - 1/2

Hot water - 1/4 cup

hing

salt

oil

1. In a wok, add oil and fry mustard, cumin

2. Add onion, tomato, diced potatoes

3. Add hot water , Chili powder, turmeric powder, salt, hing.

4. Cook till the masala gets thick.

Mixed Vegetable Poriyal

Ingredients:

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Vegetables ( Chopped Carrot, cabbage, beans )

Mustard - 1 tsp

cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Red chilli - 2

grated coconut - 1/4 cup

salt

oil

1. In a wok , add oil and fry mustard , cumin, red chilli

2. Add vegetables, salt

3. Cover with lid and cook well.

4. Add grated coconut at the end.

Chicken Korma

Ingredients:
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Onion - 1/2
Tomato - 1
Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
Coconut - 1/2 cup
Chicken pieces - 1 lb
Cinnamon, Cloves, Cardomom - 2 each
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
Oil
Salt
Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
Coriander Powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp

1. In a wok , add oil and fry Cinnamon, Cloves, Cardomom, Fennel Seeds
2. Add onion and saute till translucent.
3. Add ginger garlic paste , tomato and cook well.
4. Add Chicken pieces
5. Add Turmeric, Chilli powder, coriander powder, salt.
6. Cover the lid and cook well.
7. Add ground coconut and cook for 5 mins.

Veg Omlette

Ingredients:
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Besan Flour or Roasted Channa flour - 1/2 cup
Onion - 1/2 chopped
Tomato - 1 chopped
Cilantro - few chopped
Green Chillies - 2 chopped
Salt
Water

1. Combine all the ingredients. Consistency should be like bajji batter.
2. Cook like a omlette in a pan.

sepan kizhanghu Roast ( taro roast )

Ingredients:

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taro root ( sepan kizhanghu ) - 5
chilli powder - 2 tsp
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
salt
oil

1. Pressure cook taro root for 3 whistles.
2. Cut into thin slices.
3. Mix turmeric, chilli powder, salt
4. Roast in Oil

Ginger coffee ( For Cold, Flu, Sore Throat )

Ingredients:
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1. Ginger - 1 inch piece
2. Jaggery - 1/2 cup
3. Water - 1 cup
4. Pepper corns - 2
5. milk - 4 tsp

1. Boil crushed Ginger, crushed pepper corns, jaggery in water for 15 mins.
2. Finally switch off the flame and add milk.

Jeera Rice

Ingredients:
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Cumin seeds - 2 tsp
Rice - 1 cup
Butter or Ghee - 4 tsp
Green Chillies (chopped) - 4
mint - few
chopped coriander - few
salt - 1/2 tsp

1. In a saucepan, add ghee and cumin.
2. Once cumin splutters, add green chillies, mint and coriander.
3. Add water, salt.
4. Add rice and let cook.
4. Once the rice is 3/4th cooked, cover it and cook in simmer for 10 mins.

suyam

Ingredients:
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whole moong dhal - 1 cup
jaggery - 3/4 cup
Maida - 1 cup
Rice flour - 3 tsp
Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
salt

1. Combine Maida, Rice flour, salt, Baking soda, water. Consistency should be like a bhajji paste.
Leave this for ~ 30 mins.
2. Pressure cook dhal and jaggery ( Add water just enough to cover dhal ).
3. Grind dhal
4. Make small balls, dip in maida paste and deep fry in oil.