cherupayar(whole moong dal) puzhukku

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup cherupayar (whole moong dal)
• 2 raw plantain cut into small pieces
• 1/2 cup grated coconut
• 4 pods garlic
• 2 green chillies
• 3 shallots
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• salt
• 1 tsp coconut oil

Cook cherupayar with enough water,chilli powder,turmeric powder in a pressure cooker.Add salt and plantain.Cook for some time till plantains are done.Grind coconut with shallots,garlic,green chilles into a fine paste.Add this paste into cherupayar.Simmer and cook for 5 minutes .Switch off the flame and pour 1 tsp coconut oil on top for flavour.

Note: Before starting, keep the plantains in water after cutting them in order remove the stain.

manga pulli(mango curry)

manga kuttan is one of my favourites...........during the mango season we often make it........here is the recipe

Ingredients:

• raw or ripe mango-4
• buttermilk-1/2 glass
• grated coconut-1/2 coconut
• chilli powder-1tsp
• turmeric-1/2tsp
• cumin seeds-1/2tsp
• curry leaves
• cumin seeds-1/2 tsp
• whole red chilli-1
• salt
• oil
• jaggery(optional)-according to taste(I like it very sweet)

Wash the mangoes well and peel off the skin.Cut them into small pieces Cook mango with chilli, turmeric pdr and enough water(Don't use too much water.Otherwise it will become too watery).once it is cooked add salt and mash the pieces well. In the case of raw mango no need to mash.if you like the curry sweet ,you can add jaggery at this stage and mix it well.once jaggery has melted,add buttermilk. Grind together coconut and cumin seeds into a fine paste.once buttermilk is boiled add the coconut paste into it.cook it for a few minutes.remove it from the fire and season it with mustard seeds,red chilli and curry leaves