White rice, moong saar upkari, tomato rasam, alsande upkari , hurikadale chutney pudi , ambuli nonche n banana fritters !

White Rice, Muga Saar upkari, Tomato Rasam, Alsande Upkari ,  Banana Chilly Bajo ,Hurikadale chutney Pudi n Ambuli Nonche (Pickle ) 

Muga Saarupkari ( whole Green Gram Rasam ) 

• Whole Green Gram ... 1/2 cup 
• Water ..3 cups 
• Green chilly .. slit 3
• Salt to taste 

Seasoning

• Oil ..1 tsp 
• Mustard seeds ..1/2 tsp
• Dry red chilly ..1 broken 

Method 
Wash the whole  green gram  n pressure cook it ... mash it lightly .. 

Boil the cooked Whole green gram with slit green chilly adding salt n then season 

Tomato Rasam 

• Tomatoes ..2 huge fully ripened 
• Rasam Powder..1 tsp 
• Tamarind ..marble size 
• Green chilly ..1 
• Jaggery ..a small piece 
• Salt to taste

Seasoning 

• Oil..1 tsp 
• Mustard seeds ... 1/2 tsp 
• Curry leaves ..1 sprig 

Method 
Wash n boil the tomatoes , cool, peel the skin n make puree of it . Add water for rasam consistency , add slit green chilly , tamarind , jaggery ,salt n rasam powder n boil well . Then give the seasoning .

Alsande Upkari /cow pea beans palya (Amchi style stir fry )

• Chopped Alsando /Cow Pea beans-2 cups 
• Oil-2 tsp
• Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp 
• Dry red chillies-2 or 3 according to the taste
• Grated coconut - 1/4 th cup 
• Water -1/4 th cup 
• Salt to taste 

Method 
In a kadai add oil, mustard seeds once it stops spluttering add red chillies n fry for a sec n then add chopped alsando along with water n salt ..stir once n cook it covered till all the water evaporates . add grated coconut n mix well !  

Banana Chillies  Fries

• Banana Chillies- 5 

To make a semi solid batter

• Besan /Gram flour- 1/4 th cup
• Red Chilly Powder... 1 tsp 
• Rice Flour...2 tsp 
• Hing/Asafoetida ..1 pinch 
• Water as needed to prepare the batter
• Salt to taste 
• Oil as required to deep fry 

Method
Wash n pat dry the banana chillies. Slit it till the stalk n retain the whole chillies n remove the seeds .

Prepare a batter adding all the ingredients  to a medium consistency .

Heat oil in a deep kadai , dip the chillies in the batter n deep fry till crisp . 

Roasted Gram Chutney Powder 

• Groundnuts- 1 cup 
• Roasted Gram ( Hurikadale )-1 cup 
• Red Chilly Powder- 1 or 11/2 tsp 
• Curry Leaves- 2 sprigs 
• Cumin Seeds- 1/2 tsp 
• Garlic Flakes- 10 /12 
• Salt to taste 

Method 
Dry roast groundnuts ..cool n peel them 

Remove the skin of garlic flakes

Dry roast Curry Leaves 


Grind Roasted gram, peeled roasted groundnuts, garlic flakes, curry leaves, cumin seeds, red chilly powder n salt to a semi coarse powder . keep it in a air tight container .