Tomato rasam

Tomato Rasam:

Ingredients:

Toor dal (Boiled) -1/2 cup

Tomatoes paste-6

lady fingers-3

Tamarind pulp-1/4cup

coriander leaves-1/2 cup

Drum stick-1

Green chillies-3

Turmeric powder-1/sp

Salt to taste

Sugar-1 1/2

grated coconut-2sp

sambar powder-1sp

For seasoning:

Mustard seeds-1/2sp

Cumin seeds-1/2sp

Fenugreek seeds

Garlic flakes-3

Red chillies-3

Curry leaves-1sp

Onions-1/4 cup

Oil-2sp

Direction:

In a pan add boiled toor dal, tomato paste, tamarind pulp, green chillies, turmeric, lady fingers(Bhendi),drum sticks, and place on low heat, leave for 10 minutes till the vegetables to boil. Add sugar, sambar powder, grated coconut and salt to taste. Now the rasam was ready for seasoning, in a pan add oil followed by the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red chilies, fenugreek seeds, garlic, onions and curryleaves.fry well, now add rasam, and boil for 5 minutes. Turn off the stove, and add coriander leaves. Now the tomato rasam is ready to serve.

Mixed vegetable dalma

Mixed vegetables dalma:

Ingredients:
1- 1/2cups-moong dal(Boiled)
½ cup- coconut paste
1/4cup- potato
1/2-tomatoes
1/2cup-teisel gourd
1/2cup-raw banana
1/2cup-yam(kanda)
1/4cup-little gourd
1/4cup-beans
¼ cup-ridge gourd
¼ cup- brinjals
1/4cup-drumsticks

For seasoning:
3-sp ghee
1 sp- mustard seeds
1 sp cumin seeds(jeera)
3-red chilies
Curry leaves
For powder:4-sp jeera
5-red chillies

Procedure:

Boil all vegetables(cut into1/2 inch size pieces) with adding turmeric powder,salt and little water.in a pan add boiled moong dal and add boiled all vegetables, salt, boil for 2 minutes,turnoff the stove.now add the powder of (cumin and redchilies fried and powdered),fresh curry leaves,and coconut paste.for seasoning, heats the pan with ghee add mustard seeds,jeera,red chilies and curry leaves.now serve hot with rice or roti.
Note:This is very nutricious food for any person.
You can prepare this dalma with 3 to 4 vegetables also
If available you can add amranthus leaves,coriander leaves and spinach leaves also.