Chana Masala

Ingredients :-
White Chana - 1/2 pav
Tomato - 1 small
Onion - 1 medium
Garam masala powder - 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Masala :-
Onion - 1/2 small
Coconut - 1/2 cup
Red chillies , 2 types -4,5
Pepper - 3,4
Tamarind - a pinch
Cinnamon -1"
clove -1,2
Method :-
Cook chana in a cooker for 10 mnts. Grind masala ingredients to a fine paste. Fry onion in oil add tomato , garam masala, haldi, masala, fry well. Add chana, salt, boil.Add colour if necessary.

Veg curry

Ingredients :-
Potato :- 1 big
Beans :-100 gms
Carrot :-100 gms
Masala :-
Onion :- ! big
Green chillies :- 2 big
Tomato :- 1 big
Seasoning :-
Sesam seeds, chana dal, urad dal, turmeric, Karibevu.
Garnish with coriander leaves.
Method :-
Cook all the vegetables. Fry onion, green chillies and tomato. Prepare masala from fried things.
Add masala to cooked veg. Season with above ingredients. Garnish with coriander seeds.
Best with chapati.

Ash Gourd Sasam

Ingredients :
Ash gourd pieces - 1 cup
Masala :
coconut -1/2
Red chillies fried -3
Tamarind -very small piece or avoid it
Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Rice - 1 tablespoon soaked for an hour
Method :
Make fine paste using coconut,chillies and tamarind. Just before removing add mustard seeds
and soaked rice, grind for a while.Add masala to cooked ash gourd pieces,bring it to boil.Season with oil,mustard seeds and karibevu.
Comment : Equally good with rice and chapathi.