South Indian Thali

My hubby is fond of south indian food,I generally cook it .....It includes:
1.Dal
2.Rasam
3.Curd
4.Fried aaloo Bhindi
5.Bagara Baingan
6.Beans and urad dal curry
7.Puri

8.Fryums/Papad

9.Rice which is served later after finishing puri

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Panchmeli Dal

This is basically made in Rajasthan with Bati.Its a traditional dish,and its called so because to cook it we need 5 types of Lentils .Do you want to try it, you need.............. Ingredients:
1/2 cup chilkewali moong dal (split green gram)
1/2 cup lal masoor dal (red lentils)
1/2 cup arhar/ toovar dal (split pigeon peas)
¼ cup chana dal (split Bengal gram)
¼ cup dhuli urad dal (split black gram)
Salt to taste
1 tesp turmeric powder
For Tempering:
1 tsp cumin seeds
A pinch of asafoetida
1 tesp ginger paste
1 chopped green chili
1 tesp Redchilli pd
1 tesp coriander powder
6-7 cloves
1 bay leaf
1 tbsp ghee
Method:
1. Mix all the above dals and wash them. Soak them for at least 1 hour. Drain and boil them in a pressure cooker with 2inch above water level by adding turmeric powder, salt green chillies and ginger paste.
2. After opening the cooker ,heat ghee in a fry pan.
3. Add cumin seeds.When they splutter add hing, cloves, bay leaf.
4. Add a spoon of red chilli pd,coriander pd and boiled dal.Cook it till it mixes with masala.
5.Garnish with coriander leaves.Serve with Bati/chapati/Rice.

Modifications:

We can temper it with onion and tomato gravy as Dal fry.

Palak Paneer

Ingredients:

200 gm Paneer

1/2 kg Palak(spinach)(Blanched)

1 cup tomato puree

1 cup onion paste

1 tesp ginger paste

1tesp garlic paste(optional)

1 tesp green chilli paste

salt to taste

1 Red chilli pd

1 tbsp Ghee/oil

Method:

1.Grind the blanched spinach in mixer.

2.Heat ghee.Add onion paste and cook till it changes colour.Add garlic and ginger,green chilli paste.

3.Add salt and red chilli pd.Add tomato paste.Cook till ghee leaves.

4.Add palak paste and cook well.Add paneer pieces.Serve with chapati/naan.

Pizza

Ingredients:
Pizza Base
1 chopped tomato
1 chopped Onion
1 capsicum sliced in wedges
6 baby corns(cut them in between)
Pizza sauce
Butter
salt to taste
Black pepper pd
Chilli Flakes
Oregano
Grated cheese
Method:
1.Spread the 1 tesp butter on the base.Then spread a spoon of pizza sauce over it.
2.Now put the chopped onion,tomato,capsicum and corn on the pizza base as shown in pic.You can do it in your own way.
3.Now sprinkle salt and 1/4 tesp black pepper.Sprinkle also oregano and chilli flakes.
4.Now spread grates cheese as much as you like.Put some butter over it and bake in OTG for 8-10 mins till it becomes crisp.
5.Serve with sauce.

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Green sandwich

Ingredients:

Bread Slices

Tomato slices

Onion Slices

Cucumber Slices

Bhujia

Chopped Coriander leaves

salt

Chat Masala

Green Chutney

Tomato sauce

Butter

Method:

1. Take a slice.Spread Butter and put slices of tomato,onion and cucumber ,season with salt and chat masala.

2.Take another slice ,spread tomato sauce and again put slices of tomato,onion and cucumber,season with salt and chat masala..

3.Take one more slice,spread green chutney and put slices of tomato,onion and cucumber,season with salt and chat masala.

4.Put all the slice together and make a sandwich.
5.Garnish by spreading bhujia and coriander leaves.