Tomato Dhal-Tomato Pappu.

Ingredients
Toor dal (split red gram) – 1 1/2 cup
Onion--1 big size [cut big pcs]
Tomato – 2 Big
Green chillis – 10 nos
Oil 1 tsp
Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Turmeric – a pinch
Curry leaves 5-6
Dry red chilly-1
Taste maker powder – 1/2 tsp
Ghee/Butter – 1 spoon
Salt to taste
Method:
1.Wash toor dal and put it in a pressure cooker. Add 1 1/2 cup water,turmeric powder,Onion, tomato       pieces and green chillis. Cook until 2 whistles
2. Heat 1 tsp oil & ghee in a vessel
3. Add mustard ,cumin seeds and Dry red chilly and let it splutter add curry leaves,Taste maker powder
4. Add cooked toor daal in it,add salt.
 Serve hot with white rice, chapati , roti [jonna rotta]/korra annam.

add ghee to hot rice or korra annam mix with this pappu & enjoy.

Uttapam-SouthIndian Pancake.

Always some extra  idli and dosa batter is left over & becomes sore.
There are many delicious ways this leftover batter can be made. One among my favorites is the uthappam.It is a filling meal and you can have it at anytime of the day. It is good for breakfast or dinner. It can also be eaten as evening snack. Doesn’t matter when. It is good to eat any time and for any meal....you can double the quantity & quality of dosa by adding those extra ingredients,my recipe is a quick uttapam,there are somany other ways & ingredients for an authentic one.
Ingredients:
Sour leftover Dosa batter - 2 Cups
Onion - 1 Finely chopped
Coriander Leave - a small bunch finely chopped
Green Chilli - 2-3 finely chopped.
Oil - 2 tbsp

Method
Mix all the ingredients with the batter. Heat a non stick shallow pan or cast iron skillet.

Once it is hot(put heat on medium - sprinkle water if the water sizzles then it is ready). Pour a big ladle of the batter onto the skillet and spread a Little to make a thick pancake. Pour 1 tsp of the oil alongside the edge of the uthappam and a drop of oil on the top.Cook until the bottom is golden brown, carefully turn it up side down.
cook for another 3 -4 minutes, until the batter is cooked and you get a nice golden brown on top . Remove from heat and serve with chutney ,pappulupodi with oil(refer andhra specials for recipe) or pickle. You can also sprinkle the pappulapodi  to the uttappam, This would make it spicy and can be eaten on its own.

Enjoy the sour tase of the batter with a dash of half cooked crunchy onions bits with chille adding spice touch to it,small pieces of the uttappam just melts in your mouth leaving behind refreshing feel of coriender &makes you ask for one more..........

Tip: 1.You can keep the dosa batter in the fridge for a week and use it when you want

stir the batter every time you pour the batter.

Majjiga pulusu...with pakoras.[moru kulambu]

Ingredients:
curd :1 cup
pakoras--11/2cup
water--1/4cup
basin powder--1tbs.
chilly powder--pinch
oil--1tbs
Mustard Seeds--1/4tsp
cumin seeds--1/4tsp
curry leaves--1 strand
salt to taste.
Method:
In a bowl mix water & basin with out any lups,add curd mix well. Prepare popu & pour curd mixture in a low flame.About to boil off the flame. Now add pakoras. In a tea spoon of hot oil add chilly powder pour on it. After 1/2 hr serve it ,so all the pakoras absorb the curd.

Tip: Donot close the lid until the pulusu is hot. the curd will get spoiled.

Crispy Crunchy Onion Pakodas

Ingredients:
basin flore:3cups
rice flore:1cup
onions:2cups(finely chopped)
greenchillies:8(very finely chopped)
coriender leaves:1/2bunch(finely chopped)
curry leaves:4 strands
cooking soda:2pinch.
oil:for deep frying
salt:to taste.


Method: mix all the ingredients togather with water &make it to a thick consistancy.heat oil in a pan,take the batter in hand,drop medium sized balls slowely into the oil,fry till  golden brown. serve hot as evening snack..

Tip: pour 5tbs of hot oil to the flore,followed by the ingredients for more crispy crunchy pakodas.

LadiesFinger Pakora Fry (thalimpu/porial)

LadiesFinger Pakora Fry is Andhra special,soft ladiesfinger mixed with crisp pakora's is a soft& crunchy side dish for lunch time..For all the ladiesfinger lovers this will be a treat to your taste buds,with lots of spice.

Ingredients: LadiesFinger:1/4kg
                  CashewNuts:10nos
                   Peanuts:10 nos
                   CurryLeaves:1 strand 
For Pakoras: BasinFlore(saynagapindi/kadalamavu):1cup
                     TymolSeeds(vamu/omam):1/4 tsp
                      RedChilliePowder:1/4tsp
                      Cooking Soda:1 pinch
                       Oil:for deep frying
                       Salt: to taste.

Method: Take a kadai add 3tbs of oil,add finely sliced ladiesfinger,until it is cooked well.keep it seperately.
For Pakoras:make a thick batter of basin flore with  water & ingredients, in a thick kadai heat oil for deep frying.take a portion of batter with hand&put small balls like marbles,fry til golden brown.

deepfry cashewnuts,peanuts&curryleaves keep aside.take a kadai put the ladiesfinger,pakoras,nuts,curryleaves,chilly powder,jeera powder&salt,saute well,slit few pakoras with the ladle.fry for sometime.serve hot with sambar rice/rasam rice/pappu/curd rice.