Cabbage Rasam

Ingredients

1 cup shredded cabbage

1 cup moong dhal(skinless, yellow)

4-5 spoons of tamarind extract

3 spoons of rasam powder

1 spoon of turmeric powder

1 spoon oil

1/4 spoon mustard seeds

1/4 spoon cumin seeds

few springs curry leaves

salt as per taste

Method

Bring water to boil and cook moong dhal and cabbage together till they are soft.

Once its boiled add tamarind extract, rasam powder, turmeric and salt, Mix well.

Add 1 glass of water and leave it to boil again.

In a different pan heat oil add mustard seeds when they splutter add cumin seeds and curry leaves and pour this on rasam.

Spinkle few springs of coriander leaves on top.

Dhal Fry

Ingredients

1 cup boiled toor dhal

1 big onion finely chopped

1 big tomato chopped into 1/4 size.

1spoon of oil

1 spoon mustard seeds

1/2 spoon hing

1/4 spoon of cumin seeds

1 small inch ginger finely chopped

1 garlic pod cut into small pieces

1 spoon of turmeric

few curry leaves

1 spoon of chilly powder

salt as per taste.

Method

First boil toor dhal with turmeric and and once it cools mash it and keep aside.

In a pan heat oil add mustard seeds when they start spluttering add hing, jeera, ginger garlic, curry leaf.

Now add onion to the pan and a pinch of salt so onion will be fried faster.

Once onion turns to slight brown add tomato and cook for 2-3 mins or till tomato softens

Now add chilly powder and salt and mix well, and pout this on the boiled dhal mix well

Garnich with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice or chapathi