Tomato Rasam

Gingelly Oil - 1 tbsp.

Mustard - 1 tsp

Cumin - 1 tsp

Dry Red Chilli - 1

Curry leaves

Garlic - 3 cloves, crushed

Turmeric - 1 tsp

Rasam Powder - 1 tbsp.

Pepper powder - 1tsp

Tamarind Juice - 1 cup

Tomato - 3, pureed

Salt

Ghee - 1 tsp

Cilantro

Heat Gingelly Oil in a pan. Temper Mustard, Cumin, Dry Red Chilli and Curry leaves.

Add crushed Garlic clove and sauté for a few seconds.

Add in Turmeric, Rasam and Pepper powder and sauté for few seconds.

Add in Tamarind juice and Tomato puree along with 1 cup Water and required Salt. Let it all come to a roaring boil. Let boil for 2 min. Turn off heat and add in Ghee and Cilantro.

Enjoy!

Palak Curry

Spinach – 2 bunches, finely chopped

Onions – 3, finely chopped

Water – ½ litre

For the masala paste:

Fresh coconut – ½ coconut

Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp

Turmeric powder – ¾ tsp

Red chilli powder – 2 tbsp

Tamarind – lemon-sized piece

Other ingredients:

Boiled toor dal – 2 katoris

Water – 1 cup

Salt to taste

For tadka

Coconut oil – 3 tbsp

Garlic – 7 cloves

Cook spinach with onions and water till soft.

Grind coconut, coriander seeds, turmeric, chilli powder, and tamarind into a fine paste.

Add paste and boiled dal to spinach. Add water and salt. Simmer well.

Prepare garlic tadka in coconut oil and pour over. Cover and rest 5 minutes.

Bhindi Kurkuri

Ladies Finger - 1 lb., sliced vertically into 4 pieces

Turmeric - ½ tsp

Chilli powder - 1 tsp

Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Cumin powder - 1 tsp

Garam masala - 1 tsp

Amchur powder - 1 tsp

Chaat masala - 1 tsp

Besan - 1/2 cup

Rice flour - 1 tsp.

Salt

Oil

Take all your sliced okra in a big bowl. Now sprinkle all the spice powders one by one on the sliced okra. Season with salt according to taste. With a spoon or spatula, gently mix the spice powders with the okra.

Sprinkle the besan, rice flour on the okra. Again, gently mix the besan with the okra. The besan and the seasonings must evenly coat the okra slices.

Marinate the okra in this mixture for 20 to 30 minutes. You could also keep it for an hour.

Deep fry the Ladies finger in hot Oil until goden brown.

Serve bhindi kurkuri directly as they are or if you want you could garnish okra with coriander leaves, julienned ginger, sliced green chilis, lime juice, black salt or chaat masala.

Enjoy the Kurkuri Bhindi as is or pair with roti or rice.