Bombay Saagu

Ingredients:

2 medium sized potatoes

1 medium sized Tomato

1 medium sized Onion

2-3 Green Chillies

Salt to taste

Pinch of Turmeric powder

Pinch of Asafetida powder

3-4 tsp Dalia split powder /Hurigadale hudi /Putani hudi

4-5 Curry leaves

2-3 strands of Coriander leaves

1 tsp Mustard seeds

2-3 tsp Oil

Recipe:

Take around 4-5 tsp dalia split and grind them into smooth powder as shown in the picture below.

Cook the potatoes in a pressure cooker by adding sufficient amount of water. Once the pressure goes off, remove the outer skin of potatoes and mash it properly.Chop the onion, tomato into small pieces as shown in the picture below. Cut green chillies into medium sized pieces.

Add mustard seeds and oil in a thick bottomed vessel/pan. Once it starts spluttering, add curry leaves, chopped green chillies, asafetida powder and fry them for few seconds. Add chopped onion, turmeric powder, pinch of salt and fry them for 4-5 minutes in medium flame until onion turns golden in color. Then add chopped tomato and fry them for 3-4 mins in medium flame. Add sufficient amount of water, salt and cook them well.

Once they are cooked, add mashed potatoes, 3-4 tsp dalia split powder, mix well and bring them to boil. Keep the saagu in low flame for about 3-4 mins.

Add chopped coriander leaves, mix them well and switch off the flame. Serve hot along with Pooris/Chapathis.

Shunti Tambli

Ingredients:
Large grape sized Ginger
3/4 - 1 cup grated Coconut
1 Green Chilly
1/2 cup Buttermilk / Yogurt /Curd
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
4-5 Curry Leaves
1 tsp Oil

Recipe:

Grind grated coconut into smooth paste by adding sufficient amount of water.(If it is frozen coconut, use hot water while grinding.) Add ginger, green chilly and grind them together for about 2-3 mins.  Add this ground coconut to a vessel. Add buttermilk, salt to the same vessel and mix. (If it is yogurt/curd, put it in a mixer for few seconds before adding it to tambli.)
Add mustard seeds and oil in a pan. Once it starts spluttering, add curry leaves and add it to tambli. Mix well before serving. It goes well with rice.