Tomato Chutney

Ingredients:

1. Tomatoes(medium) - 5

2. Green chillies - 4

3. Onions (medium) - 2

4. Chopped coriander leaves - 2tsp

5. Salt - to taste

6. Oil - 3tsp

7. Turmeric powder - 2pinches

8. Dhaniya powder - 1tsp

Method:

• Heat oil in deep fry pan and saute cut tomatoes,onions,green chillies

• After the tomatoes and onions are finely cooked add dhaniya powder,turmeric powder,chopped coriander leaves and salt .

• Let it cool for a while and grind coarsely in a blender.

Muli Sambar

Ingredients:

1. Redgram dal - 1cup
2. Mullangi((radish) - 1
3. Big onion - 1
4. Small tomatoes - 2
5. Jeera - 1tsp
6. Sambhar powder - 2tsp
7. Tamarind pulp - 2tbsp
8. A pinch of asafoetida
9. Salt to taste
10. Small bunch of curry leaves
11. Coriander leaves - 2tsp

Method: 

• Wash and cook Redgram dal in the pressure cooker till soft. (3 whistles).
• Heat the oil in a pan,and put jeera and mustard seeds and asafoetida. When they start spluttering put the finely chopped onions and saute them.
• Wash curry leaves and put them along with the onions.
  Then put diced tomatoes and sliced mooli. Mix them with the spoon and keep on the heat for 5 minutes till the mooli becomes soft.
• Put the sambar powder, red chilli powder and salt. Then add the the tamarind water and add cooked dal and boil it for 15 minutes keep stirring occationally.
• Garnish with coriander leaves at the end.

Serve it hot with rice or Dosa or idlis.