Ven Pongal and Coconut chutney

Made this awesome south indian tiffin today.

Piping hot ven pongal with thengai chutney.

Makes - 4 servings

Time - 15 mins

What you need

1. Long Grain rice - 1 cup

2. Moong dhaal /Paasi Parupu - 1/4 cup

3. Water - 4 1/2 cups

4. Ghee - 3 tbsp

5. Curry leaves

6. Pepper ground - 1/2 tbsp

7. Cashewnuts - 5 pieces

1. Take a pressure cook and cook the rice, dhall with water for atleast 6 whistles.

2. In a small tava, heat the ghee and all the curry leaves, cashews and ground pepper

3. Once the cashewnuts brown add it to the cooked rice and mix well. The rice and dhall should mash up.

4. Serve hot with chutney.

Allo Rajma khurma

Rajma is one of my favorite lentils. I was searching for a new side dish for Chappathi and found this one. It is pretty easy and absolutely delicious with Chappathi or dosa. We made extra dosas after dinner of chapattis, just so can enjoy it with dosa :)

Ingredients
Onion -1 (finely chopped)
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Rajma - 1 cup(soaked and boiled if raw, or canned)
Potato - 1 (cut into small pieces)
Mint leaves - 5
Chilli powder, Garam masala, cumin powder

Grind 1
Tomatoes-(1 /2), Cumin - 1/2 tbsp

Grind 2
Coconut -2 tbps, cashew nut - 2 , khus Khus(optional) - 1/4 tbsp, Fennel seeds - 10

If you are using raw rajma, soak it overnight and pressure cook it for 3-4 whistles.
Since this was a random dish, i had to use the canned ones. When using anything canned, wash and rinse it at at least 3 times.

I started the process in a small pressure cooker. I like my potatoes well cooked, so always pressure cook it.

1. Add 2 tbsp oil and fry the onions.
2. Once the onions are translucent, add the ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw smell goes away and they mix well.
3. Now the ground mixture from "Grind1" and mix it well.
4. Add required salt, chilli powder , cumin powder and mix well. Add a little bit of water, if it gets too dry.
5. Now add the potatoes and 1 cup water and pressure cook it for 2 whistles.
6. Once it is done, add the cooked rajma and then the mixture from "Grind2"
7. Mix well, allow it to sit for 5 minute and garnish with mint and a pinch of garam masala.