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Paal Poori (Sweet Poori)

Ingredients:
Almonds 1/4 cupSweetened condensed milk 1 canEvaporated milk 1 canCream of wheat (Rava) 2 t.spoonsAll purpose flour (Maida) 2 cupsSugar 4 t.spoonsSaffron 1/4 t.spoonEdible camphor (Pacha kalpooram) optionalKesar color a small pinchCooking oil for frying

Method:
Soak saffron in little cold milk, and keep it aside.Soak rava in little water for 10 minutes.Soak almonds in hot waterfor 1 hour. Peel skin and grind thealmond into a fine paste with 1 cup of milk instead of water.Boil evaporated milk, condensed milk, and almond paste for 10-15 minutes. Add saffron, and kesar color to above and let it cool.Knead maida, soked rava, and sugar into a nice dough, using somecold after. Make small puris (roll small balls and flatten them with a rolling pin and deep fry in oil) and soak the puries in the boiled milk mixture. Serve it cold/hot.

Badam Kheer

Ingredients:
Almonds (Badam) 1 cupMilk 4-6 cupsSugar same amount as almond paste (about 1 cup)Saffron 1/2 t.spoonKesari powder (color) a small pinch (optional)

Method:
Soak saffron in little cold milk, and keep it aside.Soak almonds in hot water for 1 hour. Peel skin and grind the almond into a fine paste with 1 cup of milk instead of water.Measure the amount of almond paste, and keep the same amount ofsugar aside.Cook the almond paste for 5-10 while stirring it constantly, till the flavour comes out. Now add sugar and keep stirring. Add the remaining milk, and boil for 10-15 minutes. Add the soaked saffron and serve it cold.

Venn Pongal

Ingredients:
Rice 2 cupsMoong dhall 1/2 cupHing a small pinchCurry leavesCashewsPepper 1/2 t.spoonCumin seeds 1/2 t.spoonGinger a small piece finely choppedGhee 1/2 t.spoonSalt 1 t.spoon

Method:
Cook rice, moong dhall and turmeric powder with extra water andkeep it aside.Fry pepper, cumin seeds, hing, curry leaves, and ginger in 2 t.spoons ghee, and add this to the above pongal.Fry cashews in 1 t.spoon ghee and add to the above.Add salt and remaining ghee and mix everything well.

Potato Podimas

Ingredients:
Potatoes 1 poundTurmeric 1/4 t.spoonHing a small pinchGreen Chillies 6Ginger a small piece minced/grattedUrad dhall 1/2 t.spoonChanna dhall 1 t.spoonMustard 1/4 t.spoonCurry leavesCilantro a small bunch washedand finely choppedLemon 1Cooking Oil 2 t.spoonSalt 1 t.spoon (or to taste)

Method:
Boil potatoes with turmeric and salt.Peel skin and mash them and keep it aside.Fry mustard, urad dhall, channa dhall, hing, turmeric, curry leaves, red chillies, finely chopped ginger, lemon juice andsalt in 2 t.spoons of oil and then add   the mashed potatoes. Letthis cook for a few minutes and then garnish with cilantro.

Vazai Thandu Curry

Ingredients:
Vazai Thndu Washed and finely chopped Moong dhall 2 t.spoonUrad dhall 1/4 t.spoonRed chilli 2Mustard 1/4 t.spoonHing a small pinchGinger a small pinchGreen chilli 1Grated coconut 2 t.spoonsButter milk 1/4 cupCooking oil 2 t.spoonSalt 1/2 t.spoon

Method:
Soak vazai thandu, moong dhall, butter milk and salt togetherfor 15 minutes.Fry mustard, urad dhall, red chilli, hing, green chilli, and ginger in oil.Squeeze the butter milk out the soaked vazai thandu, and addthe vazai thundu to the above pan. Let it cook for 10 minutes,and then add the grated coconut to the above.

Plantain Curry

Ingredients:
Plantain 2-3 washed, peeled and dicedCumin seeds 1/2 t.spoonGrated Coconut 1/4 cupRed chillies 2-3Urad dhall 1/2 t.spoon Mustard 1/4 t.spoonHing a small pinchTurmeric 1/4 t.spoonCurry leaves a few Cooking oil 3 t.spoonSalt 1/2 t.spoon

Method:
Boil plantains with turmeric and salt.Wet grind cumin seeds, coconut and red chilles and keep it aside.Fry mustard, hing, urad dhall, curry leaves, turmeric, and diced plantain in oil in a wok. Sprinkle water and let it cook for 5minutes, and now add the ground masala, and let it cook for another 5-10 minutes.

Plantain Podimas

Ingredients:
Plantain 2-3 Turmeric 1/4 t.spoonHing a small pinchGreen Chillies 6Ginger a small piece minced/grattedUrad
dhall 1/2 t.spoonChanna dhall 1 t.spoonMustard 1/4 t.spoonCurry leavesCilantro a small bunch washed and finely
choppedLemon 1Cooking Oil 2 t.spoonSalt 1 t.spoon (or to taste)

Method:
Boil plantains with turmeric and salt.Peel skin and grate them and keep it aside.Fry mustard, urad dhall, channa
dhall, hing, turmeric, curry leaves, red chillies, finely chopped ginger, lemon juice andsalt in 2 t.spoons of oil and then add
the grated plantains.

Plantain Puli Curry

Ingredients:
Plantain 2-3 washed, peeled, and dicedUrad dhall 1/2 t.spoonMustard 1/4 t.spoonHing a small pinchTurmeric 1/4 t.spoonTamarind paste/extract 1/4 t.spoonRed chilli 2Curry powder 1 t.spoonCurry leaves a fewOil 3-4 t.spoonsSalt 1 t.spoon

Method:
Fry mustard, hing, urad dhall, curry leaves, turmeric, red chilliand diced plantain in oil in a wok. Sprinkle water and let it cook for 10 minutes. Now add salt, curry powder and mix it well. Add little water to tamarind paste, and sprinkle this on the plantain curry, and let it cook for a few more minutes.

Eggplant Podi Curry

Ingredients:
Eggplant 250 grams, washed & cut 1″ lenght wiseUrad dhall 1 t.spoonChanna dhall 1 t.spoonCorriander seeds
1.5 t.spoonRed chilli 4-5Mustard 1/4 t.spoonCooking oil 4 t.spoonsHing a small pinchTurmeric 1/4 t.spoonTamarind paste
1/4 t.spoonSalt 3/4 t.spoon

Method:
Dry roast urad dhall, channa dhall, corriander seeds, red chillies and hing. Dry grind the above with 1/4 t.spoon salt.Fry mustard, turmeric, and hing in oil, and add the choppedeggplant to this. Sprinkle little water, and cover it slightlyuntil the eggplant gets cooked. Now add the remaining salt, tamamrind paste, and the ground masala powder. Mix it well andadd a few t.spoons of cooking oil.

Eggplant Gotsu

Ingredients:
Eggplant 1 largeTamarind 1/2 t.spoonRed chillies 3Green chillies 2Hing a small pinchMustard 1/2 t.spoonUrad dhall 1 t.spoonCurry leaves a fewCilantro a small bunch washed and finely choppedCooking Oil 2 t.spoonSalt

Method:
Coat eggplant with little oil, and either bake it in an oven, orgrill it on the stove. Peel the skin, mash the eggplant and keep it aside.Fry mustard, hing, urad dhall, red chillies, green chillies, andcurry leaves in oil.Bring 1 cup of water to a boil, and add tamarind paste and salt to this. Mix mashed eggplant, fried ingredients to the tamarindwater. Garnish with finely chopped cilantro.