Aloo Dum

Ingredients:

Potatoes - 1/2 kg or 10-12 small round ones.
Bay leaves - 2
Onion - 1
Onion Paste - 1 tbsp
Tomatoes - 1 large, finely chopped
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Ginger & Garlic paste - 1-1/2 tsp
Red Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp
Sugar - 1/2 tsp
Salt - As required
Oil

Onion/Tomato Oothappam

Ingredients:

Raw rice - 2 cups
Urad dal - 3/4 cup
Fenugreek  - 1 tsp
Onion - 2 or 3 - cut into small squares.
Tomato - 2 - chop into long pieces.
Chillies - 4-5 finely cut.
Coriander leaves - one cup.
Salt - As required
Oil

Medu Vada | Uddina Vada | Urad dal Vada

Ingredients:

Black gram (Urad Dal) - 1 cup
Asafoetida powder - 1/4 tsp
Green Chillies -3 - finely cut
Curry leaves - Few - cut into fine pieces
Salt - As required
Oil

Miriyala Chaaru | Pepper Rasam

Ingredients:

Tur Dal - 1 tbsp cooked and mashed
Tomatoes: 1 medium size cooked along with the dal and mashed.
Tamarind:  lemon size
Mustard seeds: 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder: 1/4 tsp
Dhaniya/coriander powder - 1 tsp
Garlic: 4 flakes
Pepper - 1/2 tsp
Jeera powder: 1/2 tsp
Dry red chillies: 2
Curry Leaves - Few
Coriander leaves: 1/4 cup shredded
Asafoetida: 1 pinch
Salt: As required
Oil

Aloo-Gobi Fry | Potato-cauliflower stir fry

Ingredients

Cauliflower - 1 small size
Potato - 2 medium sized
Black jeera/kalo jeera - 1/4 tsp
Green Chillies - 3 or 4
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Salt - As required
Oil

Coconut Rice

Ingredients:

Rice - 1 cup
Coconut - 1 cup grated
Urad dal/black gram dal - 1 tsp
Bengal gram dal - 1 tsp
Red chillies - 3
Green cut chillies - 5 or 6, each cut into half.
Salt - As required
Curry Leaves - few
Oil

Small Onion Chutney

Ingredients:

Small onions - 100 gm
Urad dal - 2 tsps
Dry red chillies - 5 or 6 depending upon taste
Tamarind - a small gooseberry size
Coriander leaves - a few
Tamarind - a small gooseberry size
Hing - a pinch
Salt -  As required
Oil