Ingredients:

Tamarind Extract - 1 cup

Red Gram - 2 tsp
Rasam Powder - 1 tsp
Pepper Powder - 2 tsp
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Red Chilli - 2
Ghee - 2 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves - 1 tsp, chopped
Salt as per taste
Method:
1. In a pan add tamarind extract, rasam powder, turmeric powder and salt.
2. Allow it to boil for some time.
3. Add the pepper powder with rasam.
4. Cook the red gram and extract 3 cups of dal water.
5. Fry mustard seeds, red chilli and curry leaves in a tsp of ghee.
6. Mix with the rasam.
7. Pour 2 cups of dal water in rasam.
8. Continue to boil for another 5 to 6 minutes.
9. Add remaining 1 cup of dal water and simmer for a few minutes.
10. Serve with rice.

Boil the dal with the turmeric. When done, add 2 cups of water, and churn to mak
e smooth. Set aside.
Chop the tomatoes and set aside.
3. Add a little boiling water to the tamarind and squeeze to extract the pupl.
Add 1 - 1 1/2 cups of water. To this add 3 teaspoons of rasam powder, turmeric p
owder, salt, curry leaf, asafoetida and tomato. Cook this on a slow flame until
the smell of raw
tamarind disappears. By this time more than half the water will have evaporated.
4. Now add the dal water, coriander leaves and boil till it simmers.
Remove from fire. Season the mustard in ghee and add it to the rasam. Serve hot
with rice.

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Ingredients:
3 Cups Carrots (peeled and sliced)
5 tbsp Milk
2 Tomatoes
2 tsp Butter
tsp Garam Masala
2 tsp Garlic (peeled)
A pinch Black Pepper Powder
Salt to taste

How to make Carrot Soup:

Keep the carrots for cooking until their raw smell goes.
Boil tomatoes in the water to remove the skin. Remove the seeds also .
Blend together the tomatoes, carrots and garlic.
Melt the butter in a heavy based vessel and add the above mixture.
Allow it to cook for few minutes.
Now add milk and again cook the mixture for sometime.
Remove from the flame. Add a pinch of pepper powder, salt and garam masala to th
e soup.
Carrot soup is ready to savor. Serve hot.
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2 Eggs
1 meduim sized chopped Onion (Pyaj)
1 small sized chopped Tomato (Tamatar)
2 chopped Green Chilli (Hari mirch)
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp Garam Masala
A pinch of Curry Powder
1/2 tsp Cumin Seed Powder (Jeera)
1 tsp Olive Oil

How to make masala omelette:

Beat the eggs thoroughly in a basin.
Add the onions, tomatoes and the green chillies. mix thoroughly.
Add the garam masala powder, curry powder and salt. mix well.
Heat the oil in a non stick pan and add the cumin seeds.fry for a few seconds ov
er a medium flame.
Pour the egg mixture and cook on both sides till light brown in colour.( reduce
the flame) serve hot.
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1 spring onion, sliced finely
1 medium red onion, chopped (I prefer the spring onions)
1 -2 green chilies, chopped fine,to taste
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/2 inch gingerroot, finely chopped

1/4 teaspoon turmeric

1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
2 eggs, beaten
freshly chopped coriander
freshly chopped mint
3 -5 drops lime juice
salt
Directions:
1Heat the oil in frying pan (I use a non stick pan) and fry the onion, chilli, g
inger, garlic until translucent.
2Add turmeric and saute for a minute more.3Add the other spices and cook for a f
ew minutes more stirring now and then.
4Take them off the flame.5Beat the eggs lightly and add salt to taste.6Now add t
he cooked mix to the eggs
.7Add the green leaves chopped, (cilantro and mint).8Now add it back to the pan
which will have some grease in it.
9Cook for a few minutes and then flip over after sprinkling some lemon drops on
the first side.
10You can also place this under a grill to do the second side.11This goes very w
ell with chapatis/ rotis too.
12N.13B.14You can add mushrooms/ carrots/ spinach/ tomatoes to the mix while it
is cooking.
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