It is hard to believe now how much I used to hate brinjal as a child. As it was my dad’s favourite veg, the purple thing used to grace our plate more or less on a weekly basis. I was so tired of it that I was quite happy when the pater developed food allergies [...]
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Lunch is served – Tomato rice with onion raita and appalam
Ingredients
Rice, cooked, 1 cup
Tomato thokku, 2 tbsp
Sunflower oil, 2 tsp
Urad dal, channa dal, 1 tsp each
Freshly ground chilli powder*, to taste
Gingelly oil, 1 tbsp
Curry leaves (optional), for garnish
Cook the rice with just enough water so the grains separate easily.
Spread on a plate and allow [...]
The perfect accompaniment to spicy, rice dishes.
Onion raita
Ingredients
Onion, 1, chopped
Salt, to taste
Yoghurt, beaten, 1 cup
Oil, 1 tsp
Mustard seeds, 1 tsp
Asafoetida, a pinch
Curry leaves, a few (optional)
Beat the yoghurt well, with some water to get a creamy mixture. Add salt and mix well. Keep aside.
Take oil in a pan and heat it. Drop the seeds, [...]
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