Green peas Potato masala / Aloo Mattar

Ingredients :

Green Peas -  1 cup (half cooked)

Potato - 2

Onion - 1 big

Garlic - 2-3 pods

Ginger - small piece

Green chilly - 1

Tomato - 1

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Red Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder - 1 tbsp

Garam masala -1/4- 1/2 tsp

Fennel / Jeerakam- 1/4 tsp

Oil

Salt 

Curry leaves( optional)

Coriander leaves

Method:

• Heat a pressure cooker add oil .
• Add crushed ginger,garlic & green chilly. 
• Add onions, curry leaves and saute well.Add salt .
• When onions become light brown add turmeric powder,red chilly powder,coriander powder,garam masala and saute well.
• Add cut tomato .Saute well till oil gets separated.
• Then add green peas & potato and saute.
• Add required water and close pressure cooker . 
• After 2-3 whistle ,wait for the pressure to release.
• Heat pan ,pour oil and crackle fennel seeds.
• Pour cooked curry into it .
• When the curry become thick remove from flame and garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve with Chapati ,Naan etc..

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Egg Roast/ Egg Masala

Ingredients:

Eggs – 3
Onion – 2
Tomato – 2 small
Ginger – 1 tbsp
Garlic – 1 tbsp, 
Green chillies – 3

Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Chilly powder -   1 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder – 1-1 1/2 tsp
Pepper powder – 1/4 tsp 
Garam masala powder – 1/2  tsp
Curry leaves
Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
Salt – To taste
Oil

Method:

• Boil the eggs .Keep aside.
• Heat oil in a non-stick  pan at medium heat and splutter the mustard seeds.
• Add  ginger,  garlic and green chillies.
• Add the sliced onion, curry leaves and little salt. Stir-fry until onion turn golden in color. 
• Add the chopped tomatoes. 
• Cook covered for a few minutes at medium heat until they get mashed up and the oil separates.
• Add turmeric powder,chilly powder,coriander powder,garam masala powder.
• Add little water to avoid the masala powders from getting burnt.
• Add the eggs & mix well with masala. 
• Cover with the lid and cook for one minute at very low heat. 
• Serve hot !!

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Appam

Appam with Potato Masala

Ingredients:

White rice- 2 cups
Coconut grated-1 cup
Yeast -1/4 tsp
Sugar- 2 tsp
Milk-1/4 cup
Salt -as required
Water-as required


Method:

• Wash soaked rice .
• In a glass mix 1/4 tsp of yeast with 1 tsp of sugar.Keep it aside for 15 minutes.
• Grind 1 cup of rice into a smooth paste.
• Take 2-3 tbsp of batter into a pan and boil it.Stir continuously to till its all water content get evaporates .Off the stove and allow it to cool.
• Grind rest of rice with coconut and cooled paste (step 4) into a smooth paste.Add less amount of water while grinding.
• Add yeast to batter and mix well.Keep it for 10 hours for fermenting.
• After 10 hours add 1/4 cup of milk with 1 tsp of sugar for 10 minutes.
• Add salt 5 minutes before making Appam.
• Heat appachatti and make appam.

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