Sambar

Ingredients: 1)IDLI: 2 cups raw rice 1 cup urad dal Water for grinding Salt to taste Method 2)Soft - Idli: Idly rice - 2 cups (Ponni rice if possible) Urad dal...

Ingredients: Moong dal - 1 cup Onion - 2 small nos Tomato - 1 medium no Green chillies - 2 nos Chilli Pwd - 1/2 tsp Turmeric a pinch Asafoetida a pinch Salt to...

Ingredients: For Pongal : Raw rice - 1 cup Moong dhal - 1/3 cup Water - 3 cups Milk - 1 cup + 1 cup(keep it warm) Pepper - 1 teaspoon( crack to 2 pieces) Cummin...

Ingredients: 1 cup masoor dal (soaked for 20 minutes and rinsed) 1 medium size carrot (remove skin and cut into medium size stripes) 5 shallots (remove skin)...

Ingredients: 1)Coriander Uttappam : 2 cups dosa batter 1 cup finely chopped coriander leaves 2 green chillie de-seeded and sliced finely 1 cup finely chopped...

Ingredients: 1)Atukulu Dosa: Raw rice - 1 1/2 cup Idli rice - 1 1/2 cup Atukul(Poha) - 1 cup Urad dhal - 1/2 cup Curd - 1/4 cup ( optional) Salt 2)Vada curry:...

Ingredients: Vazhaipoo - 2 cups Tamarind - a medium lemon size Methi Seeds- 1 tsp Red Chillies - 3 Rice flour - 1 tsp Spicy sesame powder - 2 tsps Sambar...

Ingredients: 500 gm- Sambar cucumber/madras cucumber 20-jackfruit seeds 2-Garlic bulbs 10 -Whole Red dried chillies 1tbsp-coconut oil

Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup yellow dhal/lentils 1 radish (300 g - remove skin and cut into chunks) 8 small shallots (remove skin) 6 cloves garlic (remove skin and...

Ingredients: Tuar dal/kandi pappu – 1 cup Water – 2 cups. Tamarind- a small lemon sized ball Tomatoes – 2 medium sized Turmeric – 1/4 spoon Hing: one pinch...

Ingredients: Dry red chillies - 250 g Coriander seeds - 250 g Turmeric whole - 5 nos Poppy seeds - 100 g Thuvar dal - 100 g Raw rice - 100g whole pepper corns...

Ingredients: Murungai Keerai - 2 cups Toor dal - 100 g Oil - 2 tsp Onion - 1 Tomato - 1 Asafetida pwd - ¼ tsp Turmeric pwd - ½ tsp Methi seeds - ½ tsp Mustard...

Ingredients: Drumstick -- 2 Moong dal - 1 cup Red Chillies - 2 Mustard - 1 teaspoon Salt to taste Curry leaves FOR GRINDING : Coconut pieces - 5 Channa dal - 1...

Ingredients: Toor dhal or red lentils, 1/2 cup Irish oats or any type of oats, 1 cup Small onions, peeled, a cup, 2 Tomatoes, medium size, 2 Mixed vegetables,...

Ingredients: Spinach 6 bunches Garlic cloves 5 Pearl Onions 10 Mustard and Urat dal 1 teaspoon each Red chillies 3 Tomato 1 medium Salt to taste

Ingredients: Pearl onions/Sambar onions /Small onions - 1 cup Garlic cloves - 1/2 cup Tomato - 1 (medium) Tamarind - a big lemon size Mustard,Jeera and Methi...

Ingredients: For the Masala : 2 teaspoons fenugreek seeds 1 tablespoon yellow split peas 2 teaspoons coriander seeds 6 curry leaves 4 dried red chillies For the...

Ingredients: Toor dhal or red lentils, 1 cup. Small onions, 1 cup. Scallions, 1 bunch. Tomatoes, medium size, 2. Garlic, 2 cloves (optional). Turmeric powder,...

Ingredients: Murungaikai( Drumstick)-2 or Kathrikai (Eggplant)-4 or Keerai Thandu( Stems of Amaranth leaves)-1 bunch Toordal( cooked and mashed)-1cup Onion...

Ingredients: 1)Sundakkai sambar: Sundakkai(Turkey berry) - 1 cup Toor dhal - 1 cup, Turmeric powder - 1 teaspoon Salt - as needed, Asefeotida powder - 1...

Ingredients: Tur Dal - 1 cup / 150 gms Carrot 50 gms French beans- 50 gms Sambar Onions / shallots - 100 gms Tomatoes, small 1 Tamarind - small lemon size...

Ingredients: Brown Basmati Rice - 1 Cup Toor Dal - 1 Cup Water -5 cups Turmeric powder - 1 tsp For the sambar Tamarind - Gooseberry size ball Pearl Onions -...

Ingredients: 1 cup Mochai payaru (Indian beans) 1/2 cup Toor dal 5 nos Green chillies 1 pinch Turmeric powder 1 tablespoon Red chilly powder 1/2 Cup Tamarind...

I am a kind of person who cannot generally eat the same dish again and again. I need change. But there are a couple of dishes that I would not mind eating repeatedly. One such dish is MENASKAI (thats what we say in Kannada) or in simple words a mango cu