Healthy Vathal kuzhambu

Ingredients

• Manathakali Vathal..................2tbsp
• Tamarind Paste.......................1tsp
• Hing.......................................1 pinch
• Turmeric Powder....................1 pinch
• Curry Leaves...........................few
• Mustard Seeds........................1 tsp
• Salt to Taste

To make powder/paste

• Tur Dhal....................................2tsp
• Urad Dhal..................................2tsp
• Chana Dhal................................2tsp
• Jeera.......................................1/4 tsp
• Pepper Corns...........................2tsp
• Methi Seeds............................1/2 tsp

Fry these ingredients without oil and powder them coarsely.
or grind them in a blender

Method

• Heat a pan with oil add mustard seeds,manathakali vathal, methi seeds, jeera,,curry leaves and hing.
• Take tamarind extract add the paste, turmeric powder and salt, and boil it .
• When it becomes thick remove and serve with rice and parippu thogayal.
• This kozhambu can be kept for many days..

Onion Paratha

Onion Paratha

Ingredients

• Onion .........................1
• Green Chilli ...............2
• Chilli Powder.............1/2 tsp
• Pepper Powder.........1/4 tsp
• Coriander Seeds.......1tsp
• Kasturi Methi .............2 tsp
• Wheat Flour ............. 2 cups
• Salt to taste

Method

• Make a dough adding water to the flour. 
• Apply little olive oil and keep. chop the onion, chilli
• Mix all the spices except salt in very finely chopped onion. 
• Salt added at this stage will make the mixture wet. 
• Roll one ball of dough into a small round. 
• Put 1 tbsp of mixture in its center and sprinkle a pinch of salt over it.. 
• Add little oil and wrap that like stuffing and roll into a chapathi with the help of flour.
• Heat a griddle place this paratha and cook on both sides with oil or ghee. 
• Serve this with bhaji or curd.