Tomato Pachadi

This is a yummy tomato pachadi , taste yum with urad dhal rice or roti.If  tomato is tangier add more red chilli powder.I have roasted the tomato in oil ,peeled the skin and have made gravy.This is a no onion no garlic dish.

Ingredients

1. Tomato - 4 
2. Greenchilly - 1 slit
3. Garlic - 1 pod chopped
4. Hing - 1/4 tsp
5. Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
6. Chilli Powder - 3/4 tsp
7. Coriander Powder - 1/2 tsp
8. Salt as needed
9. Water - 1 cup
10. Oil - 2 tbsp
11. Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

Method :

1.  Heat  1 tbsp ,oil  in a pan , add the whole tomatoes ,and roast it till the skin changes color and skin starts splitting.Remove from heat.
2. Let it cool , peel the skin and mash it well.
3. Heat the remaining oil , add the mustard seeds , when it splutters ,add the green chilly ,garlic and curry leaves
4. Saute it for 3 seconds.Now add the mashed tomato pulp.
5. Add all the powders and salt.
6. Let it cook for 5min.Add a cup of water and let it cook for 10minutes in  a medium flame.
7. Cook in simmer for another 5min.
8. Serve with sambar rice or roti.

Ulantha Satham/Black Urad dhall Rice

This is a very traditional one pot meal which is very healthy and tasty.We are using black urad dhall.In this recipe we have used more garlic , if you dont like garlic you can use it less.This is not a spicy dish ,pepper gives aroma,you can add red chillies while seasoning if you want to make a spicy one.

Ingredients

1. Black split urad dhall -1/2 cup
2. Rice - 1 cup
3. Garlic - 8 pods ,skinned
4. Whole Black pepper - 1/4 tsp
5. Whole Jeera - 1/4 tsp
6. Vendhayam / Fenugreek seeds- 1/2 tsp
7. Hing - 1/4 or less
8. Coconut - 1/2cup , grated
9. Curry leaves - 10 leaves
10. Water- 3 1/2 cups
11.  Salt as needed
12. Ghee - 1/2 tbsp
13. Gingelly Oil - 1 tbsp

Method 

1. Roast Fenugreek seeds in ghee and keep it separate
2. Crush Whole Jeera  in your hand and keep it separately.
3. Dry roast urad dhall for 2 min,just enough for the urad dhall should have some heat (the heat that is bearable for us to touch the dhall , too much roasting will not be good).
4. Heat oil in Pressure cooker add garlic , roast it till golden brown  then add hing ,curry leaves.
5. Then add water, rice, urad dhall , coconut, fenugreek seeds , whole jeera, whole black pepper ,salt.Give a stir.
6. Pressure cook for 2 whistles.

The best side dish is Mutton gravy , sesame seeds chutney , tomato thokku.

Sukku Kali/Dry Ginger halwa