Rava upma

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Ingredients :

1. Rava (sooji) - 1 cup
2. Oil - 1 tbsp
3. Ghee - 1 tbsp
   
4. Cinnamon stick - 1 no
5. Cloves - 3 nos
6. Onion - 1 no
7. Tomato - 1/2 no
8. Green chillies - 3 nos
9. Mint leaves - 1/4 cup
10. Carrot (sliced lengthwise) - 1 tbsp
11. Hot water - 2 cups
12. Salt to taste

Directions to cook :

#   Roast the rava in 1/2 tbsp of ghee.  Keep aside.

#   Heat oil in the kadai, add cinnamon stick, cloves, green chillies, mint leaves & onion.  Saute it for 5 mins on medium flame.

#   Add the chopped tomato, carrot & saute it for 3 mins.

#   Add the roasted rava, hot water & salt to taste.

#   Once cooked, add ghee.  Switch off the flame.



Serve warm with chutney.

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Coconut Chutney

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Ingredients :

1. Coconut grated - 1 cup
2. Green chillies - 4 nos
3. Urad dal - 1 tbsp
4. Oil - 1 tsp
5. Tamarind - 1/2 tsp
6. Salt to taste
7. Water 
   

Directions to cook :

#   Heat oil in the kadai & add urad dal.

#   Grind coconut, urad dal, green chillies, tamarind & salt together.



Serve with pongal.

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Potato green peas fry

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Simple & easy dish will always taste great.  And this dish is the best example.  Potato green peas fry will taste yum with curd rice, tamarind rice, lemon rice & with sambar rice.

Ingredients :

1. Potatoes - 3 nos
2. Green peas - 1/2 cup
3. Cinnamon stick - 1 no
4. Cloves - 3 nos
5. Onions - 2 nos
6. Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
7. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
8. Chilly powder - 1 tsp
9. Salt to taste
10. Oil - 1 tbsp

Directions to cook :

#   Heat the oil in the pan, add cinnamon stick & cloves.  Add the finely chopped onions and saute till golden brown.

#   Add ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, chilly powder & green peas. 

#  Cut the potatoes in the desired shape & add them in the above mixture.  Add salt to taste.

#   Cover and cook till done.

Serve warm with rice.

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