Oats and Peanut Chikki

Tomato rasam

According to me a meal without rasam or sambar is not a full meal. because most of it is water it fills up the stomach easily and also digests soon. Every household has it's own unique style of rasam taste and preperation. I have my own and I like it.

This is how do it:

Give the tadka with

some mustard seeds,

fenugreek seeds(6 seeds),

dried red chillies(5),

curry leaves,

hing/asafoetida

and then Sweat 1/2 onion chopped.

Then add 2 large tomatoes finely chopped and cook them till they get mashed. Add 2tspp salt to them to cook them faster.

Fill the pan with water(about 750ml) and add 2tsp coriander powder, 1 tsp sugar/jagery, 1tsp pepper powder.

Close the pan with a lid nad bring it to boil.

Then crush apod of garlic and some chop some fresh coriander. add these in to the rasam. close the lid immediately to infuse the flavour and aroma.

Have it with rice accompanied by appadam/vadiyaalu/chips

or just drink it in a mug.

Enjoy.

Bhendi fry (Okra fry)

As far as I have known every one one likes bhendi. Easy to prepare and yummy too.
My mother used to tell us something good abt every vegetable when we were children. I have believed all of them and hated the bittergourd and ate it only when she adds jagerry.
Like.... Eating bhendi impoves mathematical skills, Eating curry leaf in a curry/rasam grows long hair, carrots will avoid spectacles, eggs gives great strength, bitter gaurd/karela kills the worms in the stomach,......................

After tempering/tadka, just stir fry the Okra till it is tender and the raw smell and flavour goes away. add the seasonnings. add some dhaniya/coriander powder , grated coconut and some roasted peanuts if u like. Tastes like home.

Enjoy.