LEMON THOKKU

Lemon is used widely in all dishes.. Here i am giving the recipe of lemon thokku

INGREDIENT

Lemon 12 nos
Salt Half cup
Chilli powder half cup
Turmeric powder 1 tsp
Mustard seed for seasoning 1 tsp
Fenugreek powder 1.5 tsp
Asafoetida 1 tsp
Gingelly oil 250 gms

Wash the lemon and dry it completely.cut small pieces of it and remove the seeds completely and transfer it to a container.Add salt ,turmeric powder and shake the container once everyday.On the third day grind the lemon to a coarse paste.Take a kadai add the gingelly oil ,add mustard seeds  and asafoetida, and when it splutters add the ground paste and stillwell.Now add the chilli powder and keep stirring in a medium flame.Oil will start coming out of the pickle and the colour will slightly change to a dark red.Now switch off the stove and add fenugreek powder and mix well. Store in a container after the pickle cools completely.

PALGOVA

Palgova is a sweet dish which is loved by people of all ages..As the name itself suggest pal, its prepared fully with milk.

INGREDIENT

Milk  1.5 litres
Sugar 3/4th cup
Butter 3 tsp

METHOD

Boil milk till its reduced to 1/4th consistency.Keep it aside.Take sugar in another kadai add water till the sugar is immersed fully.Bring sugar to boil.Add a tsp of milk.Some black substance will be formed on top of it which is the dust in sugar .Remove it and boil till sugar reaches one string consistency.Pour this in the condensed milk and boil continuously till the milk becomes a mass and starts leaving the sides.Remove from fire.Add butter and stir till it becomes luke warm

SPROUTED GREEN GRAM DAAL KURMA

Ingredient
Sprouted green gram daal 100 gms
Onion 2 big
Tomato 2 big
Tamarind a small piece.
Saltas per taste
Garlic 7 pods
Oil 2 table spoon
Turmeric 1 tspn
Chilli powder 1 tsp
Green chillies 1 or 2
Cumin powder 1/2 tsp
Sugar 1 tsp
Garam masala 2 tsp
Asafoetida a pinch
Mustard seeds 1 tsp for seasoning

Method
Steam cook the daal for 5 minutes
Soak tamarind and take juice of it.
In  a kadai fry 1 onion and coconut till golden brown along with green chillies and grind it to a paste by adding tomato and garlic..
In a kadai pour oil and season with mustard seeds and add the remaining onion and saute well .Add the ground paste to it and saute till good aroma comes. The oil will come out after some time,At this stage add the chilli powder salt garam masala turmeric powder , cumin powder ,sugar,asafoetida tamarind extract and the  steamed sprouted green gram daal.and let it cook in medium for 15 min till oil comes out of it .
Add coriander leaves for garnishing and serve it as a side dish for chappati or dosa