Cucumber(keera dosakaya) pachadi

Ingredients:

Cucumber 1

Tamarind(lemon size)

Sesame seeds(roasted) powder 2 tbs

Green chillis 3

water

Salt to taste.

Oil 1 and half tbs.

Cumin seeds 1/4 tbs

Mustard seeds 1/4 tbs

Udad dal 1/4 tbs

Coriander leaves 1/4 cup

Curry leaves 4

Turmeric 1/4 tbs

Recipe:

1.Chop cucumber into small piecesand take them into a bowl.

2.Soak tamarind in less water.

3.Heat a pan.Put oil.Fry green chillis for a while.

4.Then remove chillis from pan and keep them aside.

5.Then put soaked tamarind with water in pan and fry it till becomes thick.

6.Cool down the tamarind pulp and then put this pulp,chillis,salt in blender...Make as a paste.

7.Add this mixture,sesame seed powder to chopped cucumber and mix it well.

8.For tadka..Heat a pan.Put oil.Add cumin seeds,mustard seeds,udad dal,curry leaves and turmeric.

9.Add this tadka,coriander leaves to cucumber mixture and mix it well.

Palli chutney

Ingredients:

Groundnut 1/4 cup(roasted)

Split dal(putnaalu) 1/4 cup

Coconut powder 1/4 cup

Green chillis 3

Salt to taste

Coriander leaves 1/4 cup

water

Recipe:

1.Grind groundnuts,split dal,coconut together.

2.Add chillis,coriander, salt and enough water to the above mixture

and grind it till everything mix together.

3.You can make tadka and add it to chutney.

This chutney is fantastic with idli,vada,pongali,dosa and with most of the snacks.

Simple tomato chutney

Ingredients:

Tomatoes 6 medium size

Tamarind small lemon size

Garlic 4 cloves

Red chilli powder 1 and 1/2 tbs

Salt to taste

Fenu greek seeds 1/2 tbs

Cumin seeds 1 and 1/4 tbs

Oil 1 tbs

Method:

1.Heat the pan.Put oil, tomatoes,tamarind and cook it for 15 to 20 mins till the water goes off.

Then turn off the stove and let it cool down.

2.Put the mixture of tomatoes,red chilli powder,garlic(chopped into small pieces) and salt

in blender..make as paste.

3. Slightly fry fenugreek, cumin seeds together without oil for 1 to 2 mins.

Then put it in grinder and make as powder.

4.Add this powder to the tomato paste and mix it well.

Vankaya Gujju pulusu

Ingredients:

Brinjal Long one

Oil 1/2 tbs

Red chilli powder 1/2 tbs

Salt to taste

Sesame seeds powder 2 tbs

Tamarind pulp 2 tbs

Recipe:

1.Apply oil to bringal , put it directly on stove which is switched on.

2.Burn the brinjal(all sides) till its completely cooked.

3.Remove that outer layer(the part which is burned) of bringal with hand and smash it well with the spoon.

4.Add all remaining items to smashed brinjal and mix it.

Sour taste of this chutney is delicious with hot pongali.

Thats amazing!!!!!