Rice Noodles

Ingredients:
Rice Noodles - 1lb
Lemon - 1
Chopped Coriander - 2tbs
Grated Coconut - 2tbs



Seasoning:
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Jerra - 1tsp
curry leaves - 6
Oil - 2tbs
Urad dal - 1tsp
Chana Dal -1tsp
Peanut - 2tbs
Cashew nuts - 2tbs
Chopped Onion - 1/2 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp

Powder:
Til - 2tsp
Garlic - 2
Green Chillies - 2


Method:
Soak Rice Noodles in hot water for 5 min or follow the direction on the package.
Make powder using til, garlic and green chillies.
Prepare seasoning, once mustard seed starts sputtering add urad dal,  Chana Dal, Peanut and Cashew nuts when they start getting slight brown add onion,  when onion gets translucent add ground powder, turmeric powder and keep frying until the raw garlic smell gets tender, now reduce the heat and add cooked Rice noodles, salt and lemon, keep mixing until noodles are well coated with seasoning.
Garnish with chopped coriander and grated coconut.

Belegin Kadubu

Ingredients:

Toor Dal - 1/2 cup
Moong Dal - 2tbs
Lemon - 1
Ghee - 2sp
Wheat Flour - 1 and 1/2cup
Jeera - 1/2tsp
Ajwain - 1/4tsp
Red Chili Powder - 1/2tsp
Besan - 1tbs
Jowar Flour - 2tbs(optional)

To Grind:
Curry Masala - 1/2tsp
Garlic -2
Grated Coconut - 2tbs
Coriander - 4tbs
Salt to taste

Seasoning:
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Jerra - 1tsp
curry leaves - 6
Oil - 2tbs
Garlic - 15


Method:
Pressure Cook Toor Dal and Moong Dal. Let it cool for a while.

Mix wheat flour, jowar flour, besan, jeera, Ajwain, red chili powder and little salt with water to Chapathi dough consistency.  Close the dough and let it set for 15 to 20 min.
Now roll the dough and make chapathies, cut into diamond shapes.



Grind Curry masala, coconut, coriander,  garlic with out water.

Prepare seasoning using all the seasoning ingredients.   Add cooked dal and 4 cups of water, turmeric powder and salt.  when it starts boiling add cut diamond pieces and ground mix,  let it boil for 5 to 8 min then squeeze lemon and garnish with ghee.  Belegin Kadubu can be served with lemon pickle.

Instant Tomato Pickle

Ingredients:
Chopped Tomato - 2cup
Turmeric Powder - 1/4tsp
Red Chili Powder - 1/2tsp
Roasted Mustard Seed Powder - 1/4tsp
Roasted Methi Seed Powder - 1/4tsp
Salt to taste

Seasoning:

Mustard seeds:1/2 tsp
Cumin / Jeera - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves: 6
Asifotida
Oil: 1 tbs

Method:
Prepare seasoning with seasoning ingredients now add tomatoes, chili powder, salt, turmeric powder and cook until tomatoes becomes tender then add mustard powder, methi powder and cook for 2 to 3 min.
let it cool and serve with Rice.
This Tomato Pickle can be stored for a week.