BUTTERMILK GRAVY(MORE KUZHAMBU)

ITEMS NEEDED

butter milk-1 cup
okra-5 nos chopped into pieces
mustard seed and urad dhal-each 1 tspn
red chiil-3 break into two
curry leaves as needed
turmeric pwdr-1/4 tspn
coconut masala-1/2 cup
oil -2 tspn
salt as needed

FOR COCONUT MASALA

thoor dhal,channa dhal(kadala paruppu),corainder seed -each 1 tspn(soak them in water for half hour)
green chilli-3 nos
cumin seed-1 tspn
coconut-2 tbsp
hing(perugayam)-1/4 tspn
grind the above items to a paste and keep aside.

heat oil in a pan add mustard seed and urad dhal

now add broken red chilli  and curry leaves and fry for a second

now add okra alon with turmeric pwdr  and fry well

now add the grinded coconut masala along with salt and cook well until masala is little thick.

now add butter milk and give it a stir and allow to boil and remove from heat.

serve with rice and enjoy.

MILAGU KARA KUZHAMU(PEPPER GRAVY)
ITEMS NEEDED

                                                         
onion-1/2of big onion chopped
tomato-1chopped
garlic-3 pieces
brinjal-3 pieces
turmeric pwdr-1/4 tspn
sambar pwdr-2 tbsp
chilli pwdr-2tspn(not shown)
cumin seed-1/2tspn
methi seed-1/4 tspn
tamarind pulp-1 cup extract from small lemon size tamarind
grinded masala

MASALA FOR GRINDING
                                                                         

                                                                      
onion-2tbsp
garlic-3 pieces chopped
coconut-2tbsp
black pepper-2tspn
cumin seed-2tspn

 heat one tspn oil in a pan and add pepper and cumin seed and fry  for a second.

 now add onion,garli and coconut and fry it and grind to a smooth paste.

mix tamrind extract,sambar pwdr,chilli pwdr,turmeric pwdr and grinded masala together and keep aside.

 heat oil in the same pan and add cumin seed and methi seed and allow them to fry,

 now add onion and garlic and fry it,

 now add brinjal and fry it,

 add chopped tamato and smash it well,



   

                                                   

once tomato is get  smashed add the tamarind mix and cook until raw smell goes and oil leaves on top.

this is the final stage for this gravy.Serve with hot white rice and enjoy.

BRINJAL AND PEANUT GRAVY

ITEMS NEEDED
Onion -1
Tomato -1
Garlic -5 pods
Brinjal -4
Peanut -1/2 cup
Sambhar Powder -3 tbsp
Turmeric Powder -1/2 tspn
Tamarind -1 medium lemon size 
Salt as needed
 
FOR TEMPERING
Gingerly Oil-3 tbsp
Saunf -1/2 tbsp
FenugreekSeed -1/4 tspn
Hing -little
CurryLeaves.

METHOD

Soak tamarind in 1 cup of water with salt and make puree from the tamarind,add turmeric powder and sambhar powder and mix well.cut the brinjal in to four ,heat oil in a pan add saunf and methi seed,curry leaves once temper add onion,garlic and tomato fry it well,now add brinjal and peanuts fry it for few seconds,now add tamarind puree and cook it until gravy thicken and oil floats on top.Serve it  with rice.