Big Lemon pickle(Gada Naranga achaar)

Ingredients
Gada Naranga(Big Lemon)    -    1
Green chillies    -    1/4cup finely chopped
Ginger        -    1/4cup(finely chopped)
Dry Red Chilli    -    1cup
Fenugreek seeds    -    1 tsp
Asafoetida(compounded)    -    2 small chunks(u can also use the powdered form)
Salt    -    to taste
Ginegelly Oil    -    2ladles
Mustard Seeds    -    2tbsp
Curry leaves    -    1sprig

Method
Mix chopped lemon pieces with ginger,green chilles and salt.

Fry asafoetida ,dry red chillies and fenugreek seeds separately and grind them

Mix this dry powder with the lemon mixture.

Heat oil and splutter mustard seeds and curry leaves and add this to the lemon mixture.

Blend them nicely and store in airtight bottles

Olan

Ingredients
Pumpkin        -        2cups(cut into small cubes)
Yard Long Bean    -        1cup(1" in length)
Green chillies    -        2slit
1st Coconut milk    -    1/2Cup(which is usually thick)
2nd Cocnut Milk        -        2Cups(which is thinner by mixing more warm water to coconut milk)  
Salt        -    to taste
Turmeric Powder    -    a pinch(optional.In a typical Olan Dish they don't use turmeric powder,but still for health purposes a pinch of turmeric powder can be added.)
Curry Leaves    -    1sprig
Coconut oil    -    2tsp

Method

Boil Pumpkin(mathan) and yard long beans(pacha payaru) in thin coconut milk.

When it is half cooked add curry leaves,green chillies,(turmeric powder-optional) and salt.Boil It again for few more minutes.

Lower the flame and add the thick coconut milk and stir it to blend with the cooked pumpkin and yard long beans(Don't boil it after adding  thick coconut milk).

Finally add coconut oil on top and can be served as a side dish for rice

Pulinji

Ingredients
Ginger   -   1cup(finely chopped)
Green Chilly   -  8to10(slit and cut into halves)
Tamarind    -   200gm(soaked in water)
Red Chilly powder  -1tsp
Jaggery  - 1/2 cup
Raw Rice Fried and powdered  -   2tsp
Turmeric Powder  - 1 pinch
For Tempering
Gingelly or Coconut Oil  -  1 ladle
Mustard Seeds  -  1full heaped teaspoon
Curry leaves   - 3sprigs(chopped)
Dry Red Chilly  - 2

Method

In a deep bottomed vessel ,take 4 cups of tamarind juice and add green chillies and ginger in it.Boil them nicely

 Let it boil for 20 minutes so that it becomes thicker.at this stage add jaggery pounded and stir continuously.

 Finally when it becomes thicker add rice powder.(just for the thickening property.)

 Temper with all the above ingredients and pour it over the pulinji.

Allow it to cool at room temperature and store it in airtight bottles.

Half Boil Omelette

Ingredients

Egg       -      1
Salt and pepper - to taste
Oil - few drops

Method

Break an egg on a medium hot pan.Make sure u don't disintegrate the shape of yolk.So do it slowly and carefully.Lot of practice requires .

Simmer the flame.Sprinkle salt and pepper on top of it

Add few drops of oil to the edges .If it is non-stick pan then oil is not needed.

When it is done transfer slowly to a plate using spatula. If you don't take it out properly the half boiled egg may break up .So again here,lot of patience is required for beginners.

Half boiled egg omelette takes less time than boiling it in the shell. It can also be given for toddlers excluding salt and pepper.

Filter Coffee without Percolator

Ingredients
Filter Coffee Powder    -    4tsp
Milk        -    1cup
Water        -    1 1/2cup
Sugar        -    to taste

Method
In a vessel add coffee powder.

Pour boiling water to the coffee powder and then stir it from one vessel to other.

Keep the concentrated coffee solution for 15-20 mins closed with a lid so that all the powder settles down.

Slowly Pour this decoction to a cup .Add Sugar.Then slowly add boiling milk to this decoction and according to one's taste the strength of the coffee can be altered

This filter coffee is for those who don't have the percolators at home .If u have them then u can use it which is much more easier but takes more time to get the decoction.

Mini Potato Fries

Ingredients
Small Potatoes        -    1kg
Chilli powder        -    2tsp
Turmeric Powder        -    1pinch
Asafoetida powder    -    1pinch
Salt            -    to taste
Oil            -    1ladle

Method

Pressure cook potatoes and peel off the skin

Heat oil in a frying pan and add the potatoes to it.

After Frying the potatoes for few minutes,add salt ,chilli powder,turmeric powder and asafoetida powder.Mix well and again fry it in a simmer to medium flame.

Mini  Potato Fries goes well with rice and roti.