Peas masala

Ingredients:

Hard peas – 2 cups
Onions – 2
Tomatoes – 1, chopped fine
Garlic – 1-inch piece
Ginger – 8 cloves
Green chilies – 2, slit vertically
Turmeric - 1 tsp
Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Coriander/Dhania Powder -1-1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder - 2 tsp
Garam Masala Powder -1/2 tsp
Salt – As required
Oil – 1 tbl spn

Lemon Rice

Ingredients:

Rice  - 1 cup
Lemon - 2 medium sized
Potato - 1 medium sized
Green Chillies - 8
Red Chillies - 2
Bengal Gram Dal - 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
Ground nuts - 50g
Curry Leaves - few
Salt - As required
Oil

Aratikaya masala / Raw Banana Masala

Ingredients:

Raw banana - 1
Onion - 1 (large size)
Ginger - 1/2 inch piece
Garlic - 4 flakes
Cumin seeds/jeera - 1 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
Salt - As required
curry leaves
Oil

Channa/Chickpeas Sundal

Ingredients:

Chickpeas: 1 cup
Onion - 1 medium
Coconut: 1 tbsp fresh, grated
Ginger: 1/2 tsp grated
Red chillies: 2
Green Chilli - 1
Urad dal: 1 tsp
Curry leaves
Salt: As required
Oil

Ustikaya chutney/cherry egg plant chutney

Photo taken by my SIL - Jalaja Reddy

Ingredients:

Usthikayalu - 250 g
Sambar onions - 50 g
Red chillies - 7 to 8 (kashmiri chillies)
Tamarind - Gooseberry sized
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Coriander/Dhania powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - As required
Oil

Gutti Vankaya Kura

Ingredients:

Brinjals - 6 or 7
Coconut - 1 cup grated (or 1 tbl spoon)
Onions - 2
Thick Tamarind extract - 1 tbl spn.
Sambhar Powder - 4 to 5 tsp
Bengal gram dhal - 1 tsp
Garlic - 3 flakes
Salt - as required
Oil

Bandakopir Tarkari

Ingredients:

Potatoes  - 3 or 4 medium sized
Cabbage  - 1 cup (finely chopped)
Peas  - 1/2 cup
Onion  - 1
Tomatoes  - 1 chopped
Turmeric  - 1/2 tsp
Cumin Powder  - 1/2 tsp
Ginger paste  - 1/2 tsp
Red chillie Powder  - 1/2 tsp (adjust according to taste)
Bay Leaf  - 1
garam masala powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt -  As required
Oil