Paruppu Sadham/Kadancha paruppu Sadham

If any of you would ask me a simple comfort food for all time?My answer would be kadancha paruppu,rasam and papad.Heavenly,utterly bitterly favour of ghee mixed with dhal, garlic and shallots.Oooooooooo goodness gracious,am a born foodie.My hubby and Aalu never says no to this specially coz it's served with love and more of papad😆

Here goes the recipe:

INGREDIENTS:
Toor dhal -3/4 Cup
Garlic -9
Water - 2 and 1/2 Cup
Green Chilly - 1
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Salt- as required

To Temper:
Oil -1 tbsp
Mustard -1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Ghee -1 tbsp
Shallots -5

METHOD:

1. In a pressure cooker add your dhal,jeera,green chilly,garlic with required water for 2 to 3 whistles.

2)Heat oil in a kadai and add mustard,curry leaves and shallots.

3)Add tempering to cooked and mashed dhal.

4)Add salt, sambhar powder and turmeric powder and let it boil for 3 minutes.

5)Smear ghee and mix well.Serve with rice and papad.

Potato Fry/Urulakizhangu poriyal

Potatoes are my all time favorite vegetable whether it comes to french fries,curly fries or any form.I made this potato fry as an accompaniment for coriander rice today.And I should say this,potato fry vanished from table even before the rice could.Wow,what a lovely way to eat lunch..😆

INGREDIENTS:

Potato -3

Sambar powder - 1 tsp

Red chilli powder -1/2 tsp to 1 tsp

Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp

Hing - 2 pinch

Water -1/4 Cup

Salt

To Temper:

Gingelly oil - 2 tbsp

Mustard -1/2 tsp

Jeera - 1/2 tsp

Red Chilli -1

Curry leaves - 1 sprig

METHOD:

1)Wash and peel potatoes.

2)Chop them into little thick slices.

3)Cut them into small cubes.

4)Keep them in a bowl.

5)Heat Oil. Temper with mustard,jeera, red chilli and curry leaves

6)Add chopped potatoes.

7)Mix well and saute for 2 minutes.

8) Add water for potatoes to cook.

9) Cover it with a lid and let it cook for another 3 minutes.

10)Now when there is little water left,add sambar powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder,Hing and salt.

11)Mix well.Serve with rice.