Ginger Pachadi

Seasoned Ginger in yoghurt.

Ingredients :-

• Ginger - 1 inch
• coconut grated - 2 tbsp
• green chillies - 2
• curds - 1 cup
• Tomatoes - 2
• Salt to taste

Seasoning

• oil - 1 tsp
• mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• curry leaf - 1 sprig

Preparation Method :

1. Wash, scrape and chop the ginger into small pieces.  Now fry them with chillies, coconut and salt.
2. chop the tomoatoes and set aside.
3. Beat the curds, and add the ginger paste and tomatoes.  This mixture is the pachadi.
4. Heat the oil and season with the mustard seeds and curry leaf.  Add this to teh pachadi, and mix well. Serve chilled.

Banana Coconut Milk Pachady

Tasty recipe with banana and coconut.

Ingredients :-

• Banana pieces - 1/2 cup
• Grated coconut - 11/2 cup
• Onion cut into small - 1/2 cup
• Green chillies - 2
• Fenugreek - 1/8 th tsp
• Lime Juice - 21/2 tsp
• Salt   

To Season :

• Sliced shallots - 1 dsp
•  Mustard - 1/2 tsp
• Pepper corns - 4
• Cummin - a pinch
• (Broken) dry chilliies - 2
• Ghee - 1 dsp  

Preparation Method :

1. Cut bananas (the frying variety) after peeling the skin, into small cubes.
2. Wash well in water and fry them crisp in 2 ozs of oil and keep it aside.
3. Add the minced ginger, cut up green chillies, the onions, salt and 1 cup of 2nd milk from the coconut.
4. When it boils sprinkle the fenugreek and cook.
5. Add about 3/4 cup of first milk and the lime juice, simmer and remove from fire.
6. Fry all the ingredients of the seasoning in ghee and mix it into the pachady. 

Tomato Onion Raita

Tomato Onion Raita is used widely along with Biriyani and also Indian breads like Chappathi.

Ingredients :-

• Tomato - 2
• Onion - 2
• Chillies - 2
• Thick Curd - 1 cup
• Salt - as required

Preparation Method :

1. Cut tomatoes and onions into small slices.
2. Cut green chillies into small pieces.
3. Mix the curd into the vegetables along with salt and mix well..
4. Allow it stand covered for 5 minutes.

Simple Vegetable Salad

Simple Vegetable Salad is a healthy salad good with any dish.

Ingredients :-

1. Cucumber - 1
2. Onion - 1
3. Tomato - 1
4. Salt - as required
5. Lemon Juice - 2 tsp

Preparation Method :

1. Peel the small cucumber and cut them round.
2. Cut onions and tomatoes also in round shape.
3. Mix the lemon juice and salt with the salad and mix well.