Mixed Veg Raita

Ingredients

1 tomato

1 onion

1 capsicum

1 carrot

small cabbage

few coriander springs

2 cups curd

salt as per taste.

1/4 tsp chilly powder and jeera powder.

Method

Wash and finely chop tomato.

Wash slit ends and finely chop onion.

Shred the outer leaf and finely chop cabbage.

Peel the skin and grate.finely chop carrot

Wash, remove the seeds and finely chop capsicum.

Wash and finely chop coriander leaves.

Beat curd add all the chopped vegetables, salt, chilly powder and jeera powder.

Mix everything and serve with any pulao/biriyani of your choice.

Green Peas Rasam

Ingredients

1 cup fresh/frozen green peas

1 tsp urad dhal

1 tsp chana dhal

1 tsp cumin/jeera seeds

5-6 peppercorns

5-6 dry chilly

1 tsp grated coconut

2 garlic pods

5-6 curry leaves

Few coriander springs

2 tsp oil

salt as per taste.

Method

Boil green peas mash and keep aside.

Heat a tsp oil in a pan and fry chana dhal, urad dhal, dry chilly, jeera and peppercorns until aromatic or colour changes, cool and grind alongwith coconut and little water to fine paste.

In the same pan heat oil add mustard, curry leaves, garlic and jeera and fry for a min.

Now add mashed green peas, salt, ground mixture and a glass of water.

Let the rasam boil for 5-10mins.

Garnish with corainder leaves.

Serve hot with rice and a dollop of ghee