Simple South Indian Thali

We are starting the second week of Blogging Marathon #16 and I chose the combo theme which includes Thali and Kid's Summer delight.
Today's post is a simple South Indian Thali which is made for lunch in most of the households.
The lunch menu consists of White rice,mor kulambhu,rasam,beans paruppu usili,potato curry,curd and tomato pickle.

Beans Paruppu Usili

                                   Paruppu usili is a traditional South Indian stir fry which is made with dhal and vegetables.It can be made with veggies such as cluster beans,snake gourd,banana blossom and beans.This paruppu usili is a great accompaniment for mor kulambhu and kara kulambhu.Here is the recipe....

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Beans(finely chopped)	11/2cups
Channa dhal/kadalai paruppu	1/2cup
Red chilly/varamilagai	2-3nos.
Coconut(grated)	3tbs
Turmeric powder	1/8tsp
Mustard seeds/kadugu	1/2tsp
Urad dhal/ullutham paruppu	1tsp
Asafoetida/perungayam	a pinch
Oil	1tbs
Salt	to taste

Method
                    Soak the channa dhal for an hour and grind it with red chilly,salt and pinch of asafoetida to a coarse paste.

Meanwhile cook the chopped beans in a steamer for2-3minutes or till it becomes tender and keep aside.

Now steam cook the ground channa dhal till it gets cooked and crumble it after it cool down completely.

Heat the pan with oil and crackle the mustard seeds and urad dhal,add the curry leaves.Add the cooked beans and saute it for a minute with a pinch of salt.Then add the crumbled dhal mix and sprinkle 2tsp of water and cook it for 2-3 minutes or till everything mixed together.

At this stage add the grated coconut and mix it well and cook it for a minute in a medium flame.

Serve it as an accompaniment for rice.

Enjoy...............................

Potato curry

                                        This is a simple yet delicious potato curry which can be made in 10-15 minutes goes very well with rice and roti.

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Potato	3-4nos.(medium size)
Onion(finely chopped)	1no.(medium size)
Green chilly	2-3nos.
Garlic(crushed)	2-3cloves
Sambhar powder	11/2tsp
Turmeric powder	1/8tsp
Mustard seeds/kadugu	1/2tsp
Urad dhal/ullutham paruppu	1tsp
Asafoetida/perungayam	a pinch
Curry leaves	1sprig
Coriander leaves(chopped)	2tsp
Oil	2tsp
Salt	to taste

Method 

             Wash the potatoes and microwave it for 5 minutes and peel the skin,mash it roughly and keep aside.
Heat oil in the pan,add the mustard seeds and urad dhal,once it starts splutter add the asafoetida and curry leaves.Add the chopped onion,green chilly and crushed garlic and saute it till transparent with a pinch of salt.Add the sambhar powder,turmeric powder and salt,saute it for a while.

Now add the mashed potatoes and mix it well till it gets blend.Cook it in a medium flame for 5 minutes and stir in between couple of times.Garnish it with coriander leaves.

Potato curry is ready.

Enjoy.............................

• For beans paruppu usili,equal quantity of channa dhal and toor dhal can also be used.
• For potato curry a tsp of ginger&garlic paste can be added and the sambhar powder can be substituted with 1tsp of chilly powder and coriander powder.

Check out the Blogging Marathon #16 page here .

Linking this to Srivalli's Cooking4allSeasons Thali Mela.