Capsicum chutney

Ingredients

• Capsicum - 2 (finely chopped)
• Onions - 1 
• Tomato - 1
• Coconut - 2 handful
• Curry leaves - few
• Green chillies - 7 or adjust
• Tamarind - very little (I used 1/2 tsp of tamarind paste)
• Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil as required

Method

• Fry the chopped capsicum with little oil, till it gets cooked but not soggy or browned. Keep it aside.
• Heat oil in the pan on high medium flame. Fry the onions, curry leaves, green chillies, asafoetida & then tomatoes. 
• Finally add the coconut. Also some salt & tamarind.
• Cool & grind everything together to smooth chutney.
• This goes well with idly or dosa.

Tips for the recipe - For more taste you can do the seasoning with urad dal, curry leaves & asafoetida.  

Vendaikai kuzhambu (ladies finger curry)

 

   This is very simple kuzhambu yet delicious. This goes well with plain rice. Also can be served with idly & dosa.

Ingredients

• Ladies finger - 2 cups
• Shallots- 10 (chopped)
• Curry leaves - few
• Tomatoes - 2 small or 1 big
• Fenugreek seeds - a pinch
• Coriander powder - 1 1/2 tbsp
• Sambhar or chili powder - 1 tbsp
• Mustard & urad dal - 1 tsp
• Green & red chillies - 3-4  each
• Coconut - 2/3 cup
• Aniseeds - 1 tsp
• Oil as required
• Salt to taste

Method

• Chop the ladies finger & dry roast it to remove stickiness. keep this aside.
• Head oil to the pan & splutter mustard & urad dal.
• Add fenugreek seeds, chillies, curry leaves & onions one by one.
• Fry till it becomes translucent. Add tomatoes. 
• Add some salt & spice powders. when the tomatoes becomes mashy, add the vegetable & mix well.
• Now grind coconut & aniseeds. Pour this mixture in the vegetable & mix well. 
• Add little water if necessary. Cover & cook for few minutes.
• Remove from flame, when it reaches desire consistency.

Tips for the recipe - Adding sesame oil will give more authentic taste than the refined oil.

Lemon Rice

Ingredients

• Rice - 2 cups
• Lemon - 1/2 or to taste
• Mustard - 1/2 tsp
• Chana dal - 1 tsp
• Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
• Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Hing - 1/4 tsp
• Green chillies - 6
• Curry leaves - 1 spring
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp 
• Turmeric powder -1/8 sp
• Coriander leaves - handful
• Sesame oil - 2 tbsp

Method  

• Heat oil in the pan & splutter mustard & urad dal. 
• Add channa dal,cumin, fenugreek, chillies, hing, curry leaves & coriander leaves. 
• Fry for a minute and add turmeric & salt. 
• Now add the rice & finally lemon juice. 
• Mix well & serve.

Bread and egg fry

Ingredients

• Bread slices - 4
• Onions - 1-2 (sliced)
• Tomatoes - 2 (chopped)
• Curry leaves - few
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Sambhar or chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Eggs - 2-3
• Coriander leaves - few (chopped)
• Pepper to taste
• Salt to taste

Method

• Heat oil to the pan and add cumin. Then add curry leaves, onions and fry till it becomes translucent.
• Now add tomatoes and fry till it becomes mashy. Add salt and chilly powder.
• Fry for a minute and then add eggs. Mix well.
• When the eggs 3/4th done, add the chopped bread pieces.
• Keep mixing till its done completely.
• Garnish it with coriander leaves.
• Sprinkle some pepper while serving.

Tip for the recipe -You can also add little Garam masala. I want to keep it mild. So I didn't add much spice powders. Do not over cook the eggs or else it becomes hard.