Potato Poha / Aloo Poha - Quick Breakfast

Potato Poha

Ingredients

Thick poha – 2 cups

Chopped potato – 1

Chopped carrot – 2

Chopped coriander leaves for garnishing

Salt to taste
Lemon juice - 2 tsp

For tempering

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

Cumin seeds – 1 tsp

Urad dal – 1 tsp

Green chilli chopped – 4

Curry leaves – 10

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Peanuts – ¼ cup

Oil – 2 tsp

Method

1. In a wide bowl, take poha and sprinkle water. It will become soft.
2. Heat oil in a pan and temper it. Add potato, carrot pieces and fry it until fully cooked.
3. Add poha, salt and mix well. Leave it for some time. Add lemon juice and mix well.
4. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot.

Homemade Tahini Paste

Homemade Tahini Paste

Ingredients

White sesame seeds / Nuvvulu – ¼ cup

Lime juice – 2 tsp

Extra virgin olive oil – 1 tsp

Garlic – 1

Salt – ¼ tsp

Method

1. In a pan, dry roast the sesame seeds. Cool it
2. Transfer it to mixi jar, powder it. Add garlic, oil, salt and make smooth paste.
3. Transfer it to a bowl, add lime juice and mix well.
4. Serve with falafel.

Linking to:

Gayathri's WTML event hosted by Poornima,
Hearth and Soul Blog Hop 181 : 12/9/2013.

Senaga pappu Kattu Charu / Boiled Chana dal Rasam

My mother will make frequently. I love this taste. I learn from my mother.

Ingredients

Senaga pappu Kattu – 2 cups

Tomato chopped – 1

Onion chopped – 1 small

Green chilli slits – 4

Bobbatu Purnam – lemon size ball

Tamarind juice water – 1 cup

Water – 2 cups

Salt to taste

For tempering

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

Cumin seeds – 1 tsp

Urad dal – 1 tsp

Green chilli chopped – 4

Curry leaves – 10

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Oil – 2 tsp

Method

In bowl add leftover water, tomato, onion and green chillies. Let it boil for 5 mins.

Add tamarind water, water, purnam paste and allow it to boil for 15 - 20 mins on medium flame.

Heat oil in a pan and temper it.

Add tempering to the rasam and serve with rice.

Linking to:
Gayathri's WTML event hosted by Radhika,
Pari's 'ONLY' Cooking with Legumes hosted by Nalini,
Foodabulous Fest Event organised by Simply Tadka and hosted by Pramitha love cooing,
FR Event : Bookmarked Recipe hosted by Pallavi,
Viji's Soul Food Show & Give away.