Idli Oggarane

Ingredients:

4-5 Idlis or Kucchulakki Idlis

1 medium sized Onion

1-2 Green Chilly

2 Curry leaves

2-3 Coriander leaves

2-3 tsp Grated Coconut

Pinch of Salt

1/4 tsp Mustard seeds

1/2 tsp Black Gram seeds

2 tsp Oil

Recipe:

Smash idlis into small pieces as shown in the picture below.

Chop onion, green chilly and coriander leaves into small pieces as shown in the picture below.

Add mustard seeds, blackgram seeds and oil in a thick bottomed vessel/pan. Once it starts spluttering, add curry leaves, chopped onion and chilly. Fry it for 4-5 mins in medium flame. (Till onion becomes golden in color.) Add grated coconut, pinch of salt, chopped coriander leaves and fry it for 1 min. Add smashed idlis and fry it for 2-3 mins in low flame. It goes well with potato chips or you can eat it as it is.

Salli / Cucumber Salad

Ingredients:
1 Tomato
1 small Cucumber
1/4 Onion
1 Green Chilly
2 - 3 strands of Coriander leaves
2 - 3 tsp grated Coconut
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
4 - 5 Curry leaves
Pinch of Asafotida powder
1/2 tsp Oil

Recipe:
Chop cucumber, tomato, coriander leaves and onion into small pieces. Cut green chilly into 2 pieces. Add all these chopped ingredients in a vessel. Add salt, grated coconut and mix 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 salli. Mix well before serving. It goes well with rice.