Category: Recipes

It was bedtime reading for my grandson and the book that he chose was The Lions Feast. A simple story of how an old couple crossing a forest are intercepted by a lion because he is hungry. They promise him...

(MADE WITH FRESHLY GROUND SAMBHAR PASTE) SERVING - 4       RED GRAM DAL - 3/4 CUP TAMARIND - 1 LEMON SIZE SOAKED IN WATER DRUMSTICK - 10 3’’ PIECES ASAFOETIDA - 1/8 TSP FENUGREEK SEEDS - 1/2 TSP CORIANDER FRESH -...

SERVING - 4      TOMATO - 1 SMALL REDGRAM DAL - 1/4 CUP LEMON - 1 SMALL ASAFOETIDA - 1/4 TSP CUMIN SEEDS - 1.5 TSP MUSTARD SEEDS - 1 TSP CORIANDER SEEDS - 2 TSP PEPPER CORN - 1 TSP...

SERVING - 4      TOMATO - 1 SMALL REDGRAM DAL - 1/4 CUP LEMON - 1 SMALL ASAFOETIDA - 1/4 TSP CUMIN SEEDS - 2 TSP MUSTARD SEEDS - 1 TSP RASAM POWDER - 1 TSP CORIANDER SEEDS - 1TSP PEPPER...

(A THICK GRAVY MADE WITH GREEN GRAM DAL ) SERVING - 4    (WILL YIELD ABOUT ½ A LITER)   GREEN GRAM DAL - ¼ (50 GMS) CUP TAMARIND - MARBLE SIZE SAMBHAR POWDER - 1.5 TSP TOMATO /GREEN TOMATO - 1...

(A THICK TANGY  TAMARINGD GRAVY WITH CURRY LEAVES ) SERVING - 4    (WILL YIELD ABOUT ½ A LITER)   PEPPER CORNS - 1 TSP MUSTARD SEEDS - 1 TSP TAMARIND - 1 LEMON SIZE SOAKED IN WATER ASAFOETIDA - 1/4 TSP...

(A THICK TANGY  TAMARIND GRAVY WITH PEPPER CORNS ) SERVING - 4    (WILL YIELD ABOUT ½ A LITER)   PEPPER CORNS - 1 TSP TAMARIND - 1 LEMON SIZE SOAKED IN WATER ASAFOETIDA - 1/4 TSP OIL(SESAME) - 2 TBSP RED...

(A THICK TANGY  TAMARIND GRAVY WITH CUMIN  SEEDS ) SERVING - 4    (WILL YEILD ABOUT ½ A LITRE)   RED CHILLY POWDER - 3 TSPS TAMARIND - 1 LEMON SIZE SOAKED IN WATER JAGGERY - 1 TSP ASAFOETIDA - 1/4 TSP...

(A THIN TANGY  SWEET SOUTH INDIAN APPETIZER/SOUP ) SERVING - 6    (WILL YIELD ABOUT  1 LITER) DRINKING WATER - 1 LITRE REDGRAM DAL (COOKED) - 1/2 CUP LEMON JUICE - 2 TBSP ASAFOETIDA - 1/4 TSP CUMIN SEEDS - 1...