Pepper Rasam

Preparation time : 40mins | Cooking time : 10mins
Serves : Medium bowl | Recipe Cuisine : South Indian

Ingredients to prepare Pepper Rasam
Toordal -1/4 cup
Finely chopped tomatoes - 3nos
Pepper - 2tsp
Jeera - 2tsp
Turmeric powder - 1pinch
TableSalt - 1/2tsp or as per your taste

To Temper
Oil-1tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/4tsp
Curry leaves - 2sprigs
Coriander leaves - 2 sprigs

Procedure to prepare Pepper Rasam

Cook toordal with a pinch of turmeric powder in pressure cooker with sufficient water.

 By the time dal gets cooked,Finely chop tomatoes and coriander leaves.

Using rolling pin powder pepper and Jeera.
By doing so the spices leaves oil which blends completely with the vegetables added to it.

 Keep a vessel and add oil for seasoning.

Add mustard seeds,asafoetida and curry leaves to it.
Now add chopped tomatoes and coriander leaver with 1/4cup of water.

Don't add too much of water as we need to add the cooked toordal which already contains water in it.
Once tomatoes are half cooked add toordal and pepper-jeera powder along with 1/2tsp of tablesalt.

Allow it boil for 5-6minutes in low flame.
It starts releasing the aroma of pepper and jeera powder.
Switch off the flame.

 Serve hot with a bowl of rice.....

Spaghetti

Preparation time : 35 mins | Cooking time : 20mins
Serves : 2-3 plates | Recipe Cuisine : Italian

I have used Organic Spirulina whole wheat Spaghetti here.


Spirulina is a natural freshwater“algae” (cyanbacteria) powder that is incredibly high in protein and a good source of antioxidants, B-vitamins and other nutrients.

Ingredients for preparing Spaghetti
Spirulina Speghetti - 250gms
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Water - 1.5 litres
Finely chooped beans -1/4 cup
Finely chooped carrot -1/4 cup
Finely chooped babycorn -1/4 cup
Finely chooped bell pepper -1/4 cup
Finely chooped cabbage -1/2 cup
Finely chooped green chillies -4 nos
Oil - 4tsp
Soy sauce - 2tsp
Tomato chilly sauce - 2tsp

Procedure for preparing Spaghetti

Boil 1.5litres of water and add the Spaghetti to it.

Cook it for around 8 minutes by adding 1/4 tsp of salt to it.
Once the Spaghetti is cooked ,drain the water.
Pour cold water and immediately drain water completely.
Coat the Spaghetti with 1/2tsp of oil in order to avoid stickiness.



Heat the remaining oil in the pan 


Add all the chopped vegetables.I have used red bell pepper as it looks more colorful.



Fry it for around 10 minutes in low flame.
Add 1/2tsp salt to it.



Once the vegetables are medium fried add soy and tomato chilly sauce to it.



After a minute add the cooked Spaghetti to it.
Cook it for another 3-4 minutes.



Your Spirulina Spaghetti is ready to serve.....

Serve hot and enjoy......

Coconut Chutney

Preparation time :10 mins | Recipe type : Side dish
Serves : 1 medium bowl | Recipe Cuisine : South Indian
Ingredients for Chutney
Measuring cup used : 1 cup = 250 ml
Fried gram - 1/4cup
Green chillies - 6 nos
Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
Ginger - 1/2 inch
Coriander leaves - 3tsp
Salt - 1/2tsp

To Temper
Oil - 2tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/4tsp
Asafoetida - 1 Pinch

Procedure to prepare Chutney 
Add all the above ingredients of chutney with 1/2 cup of water and make a fine paste.

Fried Gram

Coriander leaves

Green chillies

Grated coconut

Ginger

Chutney is ready for seasoning

Now the seasoning part....

Add oil temper it with mustard seeds,once it starts to pop add asafoetida to it.


 Its ready to serve......

You can serve it as a side dish along with Idly and Dosas....