Vazhaikkai Podimas / Raw Plantain curry

Ingredients Raw plantain / Vazhaikkai - 2  Chopped onion -1/4cup Green chilly - 4 (adjust to taste) Few curry leaves Desiccated coconut - 2tablespoons Mustard seeds -1/2teaspoon Ural dal -1 teaspoon Channa dal -1 teaspoon  Hing/Asafoetida - a generous pinch Coconut oil -1 teaspoon Oil - 1tablespoon Salt  Method Boil the raw plantain/vazhaikkai in pressure cooker. Once it cools down, peel the skin and grate it.  Heat cooking oil + coconut oil in a pan. Add the mustard seeds and let them crackle. Add...

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Vegetable Sagu / Mixed vegetable sagu

"Sagu" is a new name to me..hailing from coimbatore, this Karnataka dish was totally new! I was looking forward to make this one day. Sometime back, I accidentally stopped into a Karnataka blog and browsed the recipes. This sagu - recipe caught my attention and tried it. Unfortunately I forgot the blog's URL! Fortunately I have clicked the stepwise pictures, so here comes the recipe. Slight variations to the regular mixed vegetable kurma, there you go..yet another new dish tried!! ;) :)  Ingredients Mixed vegetables (carrot,...

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Rava Upma / Uppuma

I have already posted Vegetable rava kichadi, long back. This one is the simple version with out any veggies and tastes good for a quick and simple breakfast or dinner.  Ingredients Rava - 1 cup Water  -21/2 cups Onion - 1/2 of an onion Green chilly - 4 (adjust according to ur taste)  Few curry leaves and cilantro Desiccated coconut - 2teaspoons Mustard seeds -1/2teaspoon  Cumin seeds - 1/2 teaspoon Hing/Asafoetida - a very generous pinch  Sugar - 1/2 teaspoon (optional) Salt Oil  Method  Dry...

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