Potato spinach masala/aloo palak sabji

Ingredients:

• Potato-2 medium cut to bigger pieces.
• spinach-2 handful
• green chilly chopped-4
• garlic chopped-1tbsp
• onion sliced-1/2
• mustard seeds
• urad dal-1tbsp
• oil-1tbsp
• salt as per taste

Preparation:

1. Boil potato separately with enough water,salt.
2. In a wide tawa splutter mustard seeds,urad dal in oil.
3. Add onion and stir till its raw taste goes.
4. add garlic, green chilly and fry for 1 min.
5. Add chopped spinach and cook for 2 mins.
6. Add the boiled potato ,salt and mix well .
7. cook in low heat for 2 mins and then remove from the heat.
8. Its a spicy dish ,I prefer this with chapathi

Rava Iddly

Ingredients:

• oil-2tbsp
• mustard seeds-1/2 tbsp
• dry chilly-3 cut to half.
• ginger chopped-1tbsp
• curry leaves-7
• green chilly chopped-3
• cashewnut chopped-4tbsp
• rava-2cups
• baking powder-1/2tbsp
• Milk-1.5 cup
• Yoghurt-1.5 cup
• salt as per taste

Preparation:

1. Heat a tawa and pour oil,saute mustard seeds,dry chilly,curry leaves,green chilly,ginger,cashewnut in that order.
2. Add rava and fry till its golden color.
3. Remove from the heat and let it cool.
4. Add baking powder,milk and yoghurt to the rava and mix well to get an iddly batter consistency.
5. add salt and pour the batter in iddly maker and steam it for 10 mins.
6. Let it cool and then have it with chutney.

cauliflower masala

Ingredients:

• cauliflower florets-30
• onion sliced-1
• cloves-2
• cinnamon-1 inch piece
• mustard seeds
• Yoghurt-4tbsp
• garam masala-1tsp
• chilly powder-1tbsp
• coriander powder-1tbsp
• oil-2tsp
• salt as per taste
• warm water-2cups
• turmeric powder-1tbsp
• coriander leaves

Preparation:

1. Take a large bowl and add warm water,1/2tbsp turmeric powder,a pinch of salt.
2. Add florets to this water and keep aside.
3. Heat a wide tawa and pour oil,and saute mustard seeds,cloves,cinnamon.
4. Add onion and fry till its golden.
5. Take out the florets from the water and add to the onion and fry for 2 mins.
6. Add 1/2tbsp turmeric powder,chilly powder,coriander powder,salt.
7. Close the tawa with a lid and cook it in that steam by stirring occassionally.
8. When the florets are cooked add yoghurt,salt and mix well.
9. Remove from the heat and add chopped coriander leaves.