La Lois Lounge

Ingredients:

Brinjal (eggplant) - 1lb (chopped)
oil - 2tbsp
Mustard - 1/4 tsp
Cumin - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves - 5
Chili powder - 1tsp
Coriander powder - 1tsp
Onion - 1
Tomato - 1
Ginger garlic paste - 1tsp
Tamarind paste - 1tsp

For the Paste:
Peanuts - 1 tbsp
Sesame seeds - 1/2 tsp
Coconut - 1tbsp

method:

• Dry roast the ingredients in the paste section, and grind it into a fine paste by adding little water.
• Heat oil in a pan add mustard, cumin, curry leaves and onions, fry well until the onions are translucent.
• Add the ginger garlic paste, tomatoes and cook until the tomatoes are mushy, now add the eggplant, water and tamarind paste.
• Cook the eggplant until tender.
  
• Dump in the ground paste and fry well until the oil oozes out

Serve this with briyani, fried rice.

Ingredients:

Yogurt - 1 cup
Onion - 1 big
Tomato chopped - 1/2
Green chillies (thinly sliced)
Cucumber - 1/2 cup
Cilantro Chopped - 1/2 cup
salt to taste

Method:

• Chop the onion, tomato, cucumber, chillies, cilantro and mix it in a bowl.
• Add the yogurt, salt and mix well.

Serve it with Briyani

Ingredients:

Urad dal-1/8 cup
Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
Tamarind paste - 1/4 tsp
Dried red chillies - 3
Salt

Tempering:

Oil - 1tsp
Mustard - 1/4 tsp
Urad dal 1/2 tsp

Method:

• Dry roast the urad dal until golden brown and set aside
  
• Blend the coconut, roasted urad dal, dried red chillies & tamarind to a fine paste in a blender 'or' coffee grinder
• Heat oil in a small pan add the mustard seeds when it splutters add the urad dal and fry
  until golden brown.
• Dump the contents of the frying pan over the coconut mixture.

Serve with Idlis 'or' Dosas.

Ingredients:

Onion -1.5 lb
Tomato -1/2 lb (or) add 100 gm of canned tomato
Dried red chillies -5 or as per your taste buds
Salt
Mustard
Urad dal
Curry leaves

Method:

• pour oil in the pan and add the cut onions and add salt and saute until the onions are cooked well
• Grind the red chillies in the coffee grinder or mixie & add it to the onions
  
• Add the tomatoes and cook well
• Cool the mixture and grind into a paste
• Add oil in a pan and add mustard when it splutters add the urad dal and add it to the prepared chutney and mix well
  
• It goes well with dosa, idli & uthappam