Shredded Papaya Salad

Ingredients:-

1.Papaya 1 cup (shredded and raw)
2.Cherry 1 cup
3.Tomatoes 2 (cut into pieces)
4.Beans 1/2 cup (chopped)
5.Green chillies 2 (chopped)
6.Garlic 4
7.Red chillies 3 (fried)
8.Peanuts 1/2 cup (roasted and pounded)
9.Sugar 2 tblsp
10.Tamarind pulp 2 tblsp
11.Soya sauce 1 tblsp
12.Lemon juice 2 tblsp
13.Coriander leaves 2 tblsp (chopped)
14.salt as required

Method:-
.Peel papaya and cut into long thin shreds.
Grind fried red chillies,green chillies and garlic.
Then mix in shredded papaya,peanuts,tomatoes,beans.soya sauce,tamarind pulp
and salt.
Finally add lemon juice,sugar and coriander leaves.

Mint Chutney

Ingredients:-
1.Mint leaves 1 bunch (washed and chopped)
2.Onion 1 (chopped)
3.Garlic 4 crushed
4.Ginger one small piece
5.Red chillies 2
6.Grated coconut 2 tblsp
7.Urad dal 1 tsp
8.Asafoetida little
9.Tamarind little
10.salt to taste
11.oil as required

Method:-
1.Heat some oil.Add mint leaves.Fry for a minute.
Set aside. Fry onion till it becomes brown.
2.Heat the rest of the oil.
Fry red chillies, urad dal,asafoetida and tamarind separately.
Fry garlic,ginger separately.
3.Blend all the ingredients to a smooth paste with little salt and water.

Ragi Koozh

Ingredients:

Ragi Flour 1/2 cup
Water 1 cup
Sugar 1 tblsp
Milk 1/4 cup
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Method:
In a pan mix ragi flour with water.
Keep the pan on medium flame and stir well until the mixture starts to bubble.
Stir continuously .
After few minutes a nice aroma emanates.
That is the indication that the kooz is  done
Add milk and sugar.
or
Add butter milk and salt instead of sugar and milk.

Wheat Flour Dosa

Ingredients:
Wheat flour 1 cup
Rice flour 1 tblsp
Cumin seeds 1 tsp
Green chillies 2 (chopped)
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Red chillies 2 (make it into 4 pieces)
Curry leaves few
oil and salt as required
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Method:
Take a bowl.
Mix wheat  flour,rice flour,salt and water.
Make it quite watery.
In a tblsp of oil tamper mustard seeds.
When it starts popping add cumin seeds,chopped green chillies,red chillies and curry leaves.
Add this to the batter
Heat a pan in a medium flame.
Pour the flour.Apply oil and cover the pan.
After a moment turn the dosa to other side to get cooked.

Serve hot with peanut chutney or with coconut chutney.

Fruity Muffins

Ingredients:
Maida 1cup
Butter 1/2 cup
Pine-apple squash 1 tblsp
Sugar 1/2 cup
Condensed milk 1/2 cup
Raisins 15
Cream 1/4 cup
Soda bicarbonate little

Method:
Sieve the maida flour.Add soda bicarbonate. Mix well.Keep aside.
Take a kadai.Cream the butter.
Add pine apple squash and sugar.Stir well.
Add the condensed milk,raisins,cream and maida.Mix well.
Fill the mixture in 10 muffin moulds.
Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180 degree C for 15 minutes.
Cool slightly and remove from mould.

Black Beans soup

Ingredients:
Black Beans 2 cups
Vegetable broth 6 cups
Onion 1 (chopped)
Bell pepper 1 (chopped)
Tomato paste 1 tblsp
Garlic 3 flakes (chopped)
Chilli powder 1/2 tsp
Ground cumin 1 tsp
Ground pepper 1 tsp
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Method:
Pressure cook black beans with water.
Allow four whistles.
Puree half of the cooked black beans with vegetable broth in a blender.
Heat oil in a pan.
Add chopped onion,bell pepper,garlic and cook until tender.
Add black bean puree.
Add tomato paste,chilli powder,ground cumin and ground pepper.
Add salt.
Add the remaining whole beans.
Bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat,cover the pan and simmer,stirring frequently until the flavours are melded to form a soup.

Radish with Moong Dal

Ingredients:
Radish         3 (finely chopped)
Moongdal    1/2 cup
Powdered pepper 1 tsp
Grated coconut   2 tblsp
Oil  and salt    as required          
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For seasoning:
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Cumin seeds    1 tsp
Red chillies      2 (broken into bits)
Asafoetida powder 1/2 tsp
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Method:

Take a medium sized pan.
Add enough water with moongdal.
Allow to boil for ten minutes.

In a Kadai heat oil and add mustard seeds.
When they pop add cumin seeds,broken red chillies,asafoetida powder.
Add chopped radish.
Cover and cook on medium flame for five minutes.
Add the boiled moong dal with enough salt and mix well.
Add the grated coconut and the ground pepper.Mix well.
Serve hot with rotis or rice.