INGREDIENTS

• ½ cup Red Cow Peas (Karamani)

• 2 cups Ash gourd (Kumbalanga / Poosanikkai) cubed

• 4 nos Green Chili slit (adjust to your spice level)

• 1 cup Thin Coconut Milk

• ¼ cup Thick Coconut Milk

• 1 sprig Curry leaves

• 1½ tsp Salt adjust as needed

• 1 tbsp Coconut Oil

INSTRUCTIONS

• Soak the Karamani / Red chori / Cow Peas in the water overnight. (minimum 6 hours) and pressure cook them

• Remove the skin of the ash gourd (white pumpkin) and cube it into medium size pieces.

• Add the cooked cow peas to a pan and add the chopped ash gourd cubes

• Add thin coconut milk. Cover the pan, keep the flame at medium, and allow the vegetables to cook in coconut milk.

• In between, please check if the ash gourd is cooking and add more water/coconut milk

• Once the ash gourd is cooked completely, add slit green chili, a sprig of curry leaves, and salt. Give a good stir.

• Now add the thick coconut milk. Keep the olan on low flame for a few minutes and give it a good mix. Make sure that we don't bring the mixture to boil

• Finally garnish with coconut oil and few more curry leaves.

• Relish the delicious Olan with Sambar or Mor Curry and enjoy this delicious Olan!

Palak Paneer

Ingredients:

• 2 Onions - cut into 4ths
• 2 bunches Palak
• 10-15 Kaju
• Paneer cubes
• Ginger Garlic Paste
• Garam Masala
• Green chilies
• Salt
• Jeera

Procedure:

• In a pot bring water to a boil and boil the onion pieces for 8-10 mins and keep them aside
• In the same water boil the Kaju for 5-7 mins (till soft) and keep them aside
• In the same water boil the spinach for 5 mins and drop them in ice cold water to stop the cooking and to have the bright green color for palak
• Grind the Onion , Kaju (can add water to get smooth paste) and Palak SEPARATELY  to a amooth paste
• In a pan add oil once hot add Jeera, Ginger garlic paste, Onion paste and Garam Masala
• let the onions look only till very ligth brown (not dark brown) and add Kalu paste and let it cook till the paste starts sticking to the pan
• Add the green chilies and Palak paste to this paste and add little water if needed
• Add salt and paneer pieces and let it cook for 5 min Max else you will loose the bright green color
• Remove from heat and Enjoy with Jeera Rice / Naan/ Roti!!

Curry Powder - Version 2

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Minapa pappu
• 1 cup Senaga pappu
• 2 tea spns Jeera
• 3/4 tea spn Aawalu
• 1/2 cup Dhaniyalu
• 1/4 cup Dry coconut
• Red chillies
• 5-6 clovesGarlic

Procedure:

• Dry roast all the ingredients
• Grind them into a  little coarse powder
• We can use this powder with Egg plant, Beerakaya

Aloo Val Papdi curry

Ingredients: 

• Val Papdi- 1/2 lb
• Aloo- 2nos
• Onions - 1nos
• Ginger garlic paste- 2tspns
• Jeera/ Cumin seeds- 3tspns
• Turmeric powder- 2 tpns
• Red chili powder- as per taste
• Salt - to taste
• Oil

Procedure:

• You can use the Val papdi as is if they are small and tender else, remove the fibrous strings from sides and make them into smaller pieces with hands
• Peel and chop the aloo  and onions the same size of val papdi
• In  a pad add oil and jeera seeds, once the seeds start to turn dark brown in color add the chopped onions and ginger garlic paste
• Saute the onions till golden brown and add the chopped aloo, cover it with a lid ad let it cook for 5-6 minutes
• Once the aloo is tender add the val papdi, salt, turmeric powder and few sprinkles of water and let it cook for 5-7 minutes. Keep mixing in between.
• Open and lid and check if the papdi is tender enough so that you can smash it with the spoon
• Add the red chili powder and cook it on a low flame for 5more minutes
• Serve hot with rice or roit!!!

Bhindi Masala

Ingredients:

• Binidi / Ladies finger diced -2cups 
• Red bell pepper diced -1nos
• Yellow bell pepper diced-1nos
• Onions diced-1cup
• Ginger garlic paste -2tspns
• Jeera - 3tspns
• Turmeric - 1-2tspns
• Red chilli powder - as per taste
• Salt - as per taste
• Oil

Procedure:

• In a pan add little oil and add jeera seeds to it
• Once the jeera/cumin seeds start to turn little dark in color add the onion and ginger garlic paste and satue till the onions are gloden brown in color
• Add the chopped bhindi/ladies finger to the oinion and cover it with a lid for few minutes, now add the chopped peppers and salt
• Let the mixture cook for some time, keep mixing in between, once the peppers and bhindi are tender add turmeric and red chili powder and again let it cook for 4-5 minutes
• Serve hot with roti or rice!!!

Cabbage Poriyal

Ingredients:

• Cabbage chopped-1 cup
• Fresh coconut-1/4 cup
• Onions sliced- 1/4 cup
• Chana dal - 1/4 cup
• Mustard seeds
• Jeera
• Urad dal
• Curry leaves
• Turmeric
• Green chillies
• salt
• Oil

Procedure:

• In a pan add some oil and add mustard seeds, jeera and when the seeds start to splutter add the urad dal
• Once the urad dal starts to turn golden brown add curry leaves , green chillies and onions and saute till onions turn golden brown
• Now add the chanadal and little water, to help the chanadal soften a little
• Once the dal is little soft add the chopped cabbage, turmeric powder and salt and cover it with a lid
• When the cabbage is almost done add the grated fresh coconut and again cover it with the lid
• Let it cook on a low flame for 5-8 mins and serve hot with roti or rice !!!

Beetroot Poriyal

Ingredients:

• Beetroot chopped-1 cup
• Fresh coconut-1/4 cup
• Onions sliced- 1/4 cup
• Chana dal - 1/4 cup
• Mustard seeds
• Jeera
• Urad dal
• Curry leaves
• Turmeric
• Green chillies
• salt
• Oil

Procedure:

• In a pan add some oil and add mustard seeds, jeera and when the seeds start to splutter add the urad dal
• Once the urad dal starts to turn golden brown add curry leaves , green chillies and onions and saute till onions turn golden brown
• Now add the chanadal and little water, to help the chanadal soften a little
• Once the dal is little soft add the chopped beetroot, turmeric powder and salt and cover it with a lid
• When the beetroot is almost done add the grated fresh coconut and again cover it with the lid
• Let it cook on a low flame for 5-8 mins and serve hot with roti or rice !!!