Mushroom Curry

Ingredients:
Mushroom - 200 gms [cleaned and sliced lengthwise].
Big Onion - 1, chopped finely
Tomato - 1, chopped finely
Turmeric Powder - pinch
Sambar Powder - 1 tsp

To Temper:
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - few

Method:

1. Heat Oil in kadai, add mustard seeds.
2. When it splutters add curry leaves until it crackles.
3. Then add onion and fry until it turns pink.
4. Then add tomato and fry until it turns soft.
5. Now add mushroom and masala powders and cook until mushroom gets cooked. It will take around ten minutes.
6. Serve with rice or spread in oothapam and eat as mushroom oothapam which tastes great.

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Yam Varuval

Senaikilangu - 2 cups
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp

Roast & Grind:
Red chillies - 2
Coriander seeds - 1 tsp
Jeera - 1 tsp

Seasoning:
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - few

1. Boil water in a pan, when it starts boiling add turmeric powder and yam and cook for 10 minutes.[It should be crunchy]
2. Now filter yam, add the grounded powder and salt. Keep aside for 10 minutes.
3. Heat oil in a pan, do seasoning and add the marinated yam and fry.

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Soya bean poriyal

Soya beans - 2 cups

To grind:
coconut - 4 pieces[2 inches each]
Green chillies - 2
poppy seeds - 1 tsp [saute for few seconds]
Cashew nut - 4 [optional]

Seasoning:
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves -few

1. Pressure cook soya bean for 5 minutes in slow flame. [ I have used fresh beans]
2. Heat oil in kadai, do seasoning add the grounded masala and cook for 3 minutes.
3. Then add cooked soya bean and cook until oil gets separated.

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