Mixed Vegetable Thoran

INGREDIENTS:

• Cabbage - 1/4 thinly cut
• Carrot - 1 peeled and cut or grated
• Green Beans - 5-6 finely chopped
• Green Gram - 1/4 cup cooked (optional)
• Onion - 1/2 medium finely chopped
• Green chillies - 2
• Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves
• Salt
• Oil
• Mustard

METHOD:

• Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan. Splutter mustard seeds.
• Put chopped onions, green chillies and curry leaves to the pan. Saute for few minutes.
• Reduce the flame, add green beans and carrot. Sprinlke salt. Cover and cook for few minutes until the vegetables are half done.
• Then add the cabbage, grated coconut, turmeric powder. Mix everything well.Cover and cook for another 3-4 minutes.
• Add cooked green gram,chopped corriander leaves(optional), salt(as required).Leave the pan uncovered on low flame for some more time.
• Serve with rice, kachiya moru/ sambar/dal curry........etc:

Dal and Ridge Gourd Curry

This is a healthy and easy recipe which goes well with chapathi/ roti.Proteins in dal,high amount of dietary fiber in ridge gourd and carbohydrates from roti makes a perfect healthy meal.Try it out....

INGREDIENTS:

• Tuvar Dal - 1 cup
• Ridge gourd - 1
• Onion - 1 medium
• Green chillies - 3
• Garlic - 1 pod
• Tomato - 1 medium
• Curry leaves
• Corriander powder - 2 tsp
• Redchilli powder - 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Oil - 1- 2 tbsp
• Mustard - 1/2 tsp
• Water

METHOD:

• Cook dal and keep aside.
• Heat oil in a pan,splutter mustard and curry leaves.
• Fry the cut onions ,green chilles and chopped garlic until the onions are cooked well.
• Add redchilli powder,turmeric and corriander powder.Mix for 1-2 minutes.
• Now add chopped ridge gourd ,put salt ,mix well. Cover and cook.Stir in between.
• Once the ridge gourd is cooked leave the pan open. Let the water evaporate from the vegetable.
• Add chopped tomato.Stir for few minutes.
• Add cooked dal .Add more salt if needed. Can add water to make it to required consistency.Cover and keep it on low flame.
• Throw in some chopped corriander leaves too.
• Serve with roti/chapathi.