Arachuvitta Sambar

This recipe is from Kerala Brahmin's home. very tasty and serve with rice, chapati and dosa/idli.

Prepare time           15 minutes
Cook Time              30 minutes
Serve                       5

Arachuvitta sambar

Ingredients
Dhal (Cooked)                     2 cups
Okra                                    3
Drum Stick                          1             
Pumpkin                              100 gm
Green Pepper                      1
Tamarind paste                   1 tsp
Asafetida                          1/2 tsp
Mustard Seeds                  1 tsp           
Turmeric Powder              1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves                     few
Coriander leaves              few
Salt to Taste

To Fry

Red Chili                            6
Coriander leaves              3 tsp
Chana Dhal                       2 tsp
Methi seeds                      1/2 tsp
Grated Coconut                 1/2 cup

Method

First fry the above ingredients and grind them into a paste and keep.
Wash and cut the vegetable into cubes.
Cut the drumstick into 2 ' pieces.
Boil the vegetables in 3 cups of water.
Add turmeric, tamarind asafetida and salt.
When the vegetables are cooked add the cooked dhal and ground paste.
Mix well and boil and remove from the flame..
Heat a pan with oil add mustard seeds ad half tsp methi seeds.
When it splutters add to the sambar. 
Add chopped curry leaves and coriander leaves.

Netrankai Upperi

Upperi is a snack served in sadyas. It is banana chips.
Prepare Time                 15 min
Cook Time                     20 min
Serve                               5                

Ingredients

Varutha Upperi

Ethakai upperi is one of the items served in any Kerala sadyas .With out this upperi, Onam sadya is incomplete.

Ingredients
Plantain ( Nentran kai)         3
Coconut oil to fry
Salt to taste
Method

Wash and remove the skin, put them  in water.
Wipe with towel, 
Slice them  thin in round shape
Heat a pan with oil.
When the oil is hot , slide the slices into the oil and fry in medium flame
Add the salt in water and keep.
When the chips are done half, sprinkle the water solution and mix.
When the bubbling stops remove the chips from the oil keep in paper towel

Badam/ Cashew Nuts Cake

Prepare Time           10 min        
Cook Time                 30 min

Ingredients

Badam / Cashewnuts Burfi

Badam (Almonds)                     1 cup
Cashew Nuts                          1/2 cup
Sugar                                       3cups   
Ghee                                       1/2 cup 
Milk                                           1/2cup
Method
Soak the almonds for 2 hours in warm water.
remove the skin and soak with cashew in half cup of milk.
Grind them to a nice paste. If needed add more milk.
Add sugar and boil it.
Stir continuously , till it becomes thick.
Add ghee in between.
Cook in low to medium flame, till the mixture does not stick to the sides.(we call it poothu varuthu)
Pour it in a greased plate.
If it is loose, do not worry again keep in the pan and cook for some more time.