Muddi Palya

Ingredients

1 bunch Rajgiri leaves(Amaranthus leaves) 1/2 cup cooked dal 1 tbsp oil 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder salt to taste marble size jaggery 1tbsp tamarind paste 1tbsp red chilli powder vaggarane

Method

Wash amaranthus leaves and chop finely. Take kadai. Add oil and fry chopped amaranthus leaves for 2 minutes. Add cooked dal. Add salt,turmeric powder,jaggery, red chilli powder and tamarind paste. Cook for 10 minutes until mixtures becomes medium thick. Give vaagarane and close the lid. This muddi palys goes well with Jolad rotti ,chappati and hot rice.

Amaranthus stem raita(Rajgiri dantu raita)

Ingredients

4-6 Stems chopped into small pieces

yogurt 6tbsp

salt to taste

vaggarane

Method

Pressure cook rajgiri dantu for 1 whistle. Add yogurt and vaggarane or tadka. Add salt and mix well. Goes well with jolad roti,chapati and hot rice.

Banana pepper pakoda

Ingredients 4 banana pepper 1 pinch Ajwain -carom seeds 1 pinch baking soda or eno fruit salt 1 cup Besan - gram flour 1 tsp chilli powder 1 pinch cumin seeds

Salt to taste

Seasoning - Chaat masala , garam masala,dash of lemon juice and aijwan Method Mix all the above ingredients with water and make thick paste except banana peppers. Cut the banana peppers into half and remove the seeds. Dip banana pepper in the paste and deep fry in oil. Fry on medium heat. Remove from the oil once pakoda becomes golden colour. Make a slit in the fried pakoda and sprinkle chaat powder,lil gram masal,lemon juice and aijwan on all pakora.

Surali Vadi

I followed the http://www.showmethecurry.com/ website to make this Surali vadi. Its easy to make. It came out really good.