Pal Payasam~~Ingredients~~

•3 litres: Milk

•700 gm: Sugar

•180 gm: Dried red rice

~~Method~~

1.Boil the milk.

2.Add sugar and mix well.

3.When it boils again, add the washed rice in it. Simmer in medium flame.

4.Cook till the rice is done.

5.Serve hot.

Ven Pongal~~Ingredients~~

•1 cup: Raw rice

•½ cup: Milk

•1/3 cup: Green gram dal

•11/2 tsp: Black pepper

•1 tsp: Cumin seeds

•1 tbs: Broken cashew nuts

•1 tbs: Finely cut ginger (optional)

•A few: Curry leaves

•2 tbs: Ghee

•5 cup: Water

•Salt to taste

~~Method~~

1.Wash rice and dal and cook them together in five cups of water for 10 minutes.

2.Add salt, curry leaves and ginger with half a cup of milk. Simmer for a minute and remove from fire.

3.Fry cashew nuts, pepper and cumin seeds in ghee.

4.Pour this over the rice-dal mixture.

5.Mix well and serve steaming hot with ghee on top.

Medu Vada~~Ingredients~~

•1 cup: Urad dal

•1 big piece: Ginger

•3-4: Green chilli's

•1/2 tsp: Pepper corns

•1 tsp: Hing

•A few: Curry leaves

•Oil for deep frying

•Salt to taste

~~Method~~

1.Soak the urad dal in water for an hour.

2.Grind to a paste all the ingredients except oil with as little oil as possible.

3.Refrigerate the batter for an hour.

4.Heat oil in deep pan for deep frying.

5.Shape into Vadas and deep fry on both sides till brown.

6.Serve hot.

Medu Vada~~Ingredients~~

•1 cup: Urad dal

•1 big piece: Ginger

•3-4: Green chilli's

•1/2 tsp: Pepper corns

•1 tsp: Hing

•A few: Curry leaves

•Oil for deep frying

•Salt to taste

~~Method~~

1.Soak the urad dal in water for an hour.

2.Grind to a paste all the ingredients except oil with as little oil as possible.

3.Refrigerate the batter for an hour.

4.Heat oil in deep pan for deep frying.

5.Shape into Vadas and deep fry on both sides till brown.

6.Serve hot.

Masala Vada ~~Ingredients~~

•1/2 cup: Toor Dal

•1/2 cup: Channa Dal

•1 tbsp: Urad Dal

•1 large: Onions (finely chopped)

•5-6: Red Chillies

•1" inch piece: Ginger

•A few: Curry leaves

•Oil for deep frying

•Salt to taste

~~Method~~

1.Soak all dals together for an hour.

2.Grind all ingredients except onions to a coarse paste.

3.Heat oil for deep frying.

4.Add onions to the paste.

5.Shape like Vada and deep fry.

6.Serve hot with ketchup or chutney.

Masala Vada ~~Ingredients~~

•1/2 cup: Toor Dal

•1/2 cup: Channa Dal

•1 tbsp: Urad Dal

•1 large: Onions (finely chopped)

•5-6: Red Chillies

•1" inch piece: Ginger

•A few: Curry leaves

•Oil for deep frying

•Salt to taste

~~Method~~

1.Soak all dals together for an hour.

2.Grind all ingredients except onions to a coarse paste.

3.Heat oil for deep frying.

4.Add onions to the paste.

5.Shape like Vada and deep fry.

6.Serve hot with ketchup or chutney.

Romaali Roti~~Ingredients~~

•11/2 cup: Whole Wheat Flour (Atta)

•50 gm: Maida

•½ tsp: Baking powder

•2 tbsp: Oil

•Water to knead

~~Method~~

1.Mix wheat flour, maida, salt and baking powder and sieve them together.

2.Pour oil in the flour and add water bit by bit and make a smooth and elastic dough and set aside covered with moist muslin cloth for 1/2 an hour.

3.Now make small balls of the dough and roll like a thin chapati of about 12" diameter circle using little dry flour (it should be thin as a tissue).

4.Heat an inverted griddle (tawa).

5.Place the roti carefully over it and cook till done.

6.Fold it like a handkerchief.

7.Serve hot with hot vegetables.