Carrot Palya

Ingredients:

2 medium sized Carrots

Pinch Of Turmeric powder

1/4 tsp Chilly Powder

1/4 tsp Rasam powder / Sambar powder

Salt to taste

1-2 tsp grated Coconut

2-3 Curry leaves

1/2 tsp Black Gram seeds

1/4 tsp Mustard seeds

1-2 tsp Oil

Recipe:

Chop carrots into small pieces as shown in the picture below.

Put blackgram seeds, mustard seeds and oil in a thick bottomed vessel/pan. Once it starts spluttering add curry leaves and chopped carrots. Add turmeric powder, chilly powder, rasam powder, salt, water and cook them well by covering a lid. Stir it once in every 2-3 mins. Once the water content is almost dried, add grated cocount and keep the palya in low flame for about 2-3 mins. It goes well with rice.

Uddinabele Kosambari / Blackgram Salad

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Blackgram seeds / Uddina bele

1 small Green Chilly

2-3 Coriander leaves

2-3 tsp grated Coconut

2-3 drops of Lemon Juice

Salt to taste

1/4 tsp Mustard seeds

2-3 Curry leaves

Pinch of Asafotida powder

1 tsp Oil

Recipe:

Soak blackgram seeds in water for about 4-5 hrs. Wash the soaked blackgram seeds 2-3 times drain the water and keep it aside.

Add grated coconut, chopped green chilly, chopped coriander leaves and 2-3 drops of lemon juice, salt and mix them well.

Add mustard seeds and oil in a pan. Once it starts spluttering, add asafotida powder and keep it for few seconds. Add curry leaves and then add it to kosambari. Mix well before serving. It goes well with rice.