Pista Badam Health Drink

This drink is very nutritious.

Ingredients:
Pista - 1/2 cup
Badam - 1/2 cup
Cashews - 1/4 cup
Cardamom - 10 pods
Saffron - 1/4 tsp

Method:
Dry grind all the above ingredients.
Mix a tablespoon of this powder with a cup of milk and microwave it for one and a half minutes.
Add sugar according to your taste.

Palakura Pappu(Spinach Dhal)

This is an Andhra Dish. I learnt it from a friend of mine. Ever since I learnt this recipe, I have been making it quite often. It's very easy to prepare. This dish is served with rice(and a tsp of ghee :-))

Ingredients:

Clean cut spinach - 1 bunch
chopped tomatoes - 1 cup
Thor dhal - 3/4 cup
Chopped onions(optional)- 1/2 cup
Hing
Tamarind - an inch size
Green chillies - 1

Pressure cook all these ingredients together. Add salt and mix well.

To tamper:

Heat oil. Add mustard seeds, curry leaves, Red chillis, jeera, 3 cloves of garlic and add it to the dhal spinach mixture.

Rava Dosa

Finally I learnt how to make a nice and crispy rava dosa. You need a lot of patience to make it. I usually do multi-tasking(like cutting veges or loading the dishes :)) when I prepare rava dosa for dinner.
Ingredients:
Rava - 1 cup
Rice flour - 1 cup
Water - 2.5 cups
Curry leaves - few sprigs
Coriander leaves
Salt
Whole black pepper - 1 tsp
Jeera - 1 tsp
Ginger - chopped 1 tsp
Green chillis - chopped as per your taste
Hing - just a hint
Chopped onions(optional)- 1/2 cup

Method:

1.Mix all the above ingredients in water and let it soak for 1 hr.
2. Heat a pan. When the pan is hot, pour the batter from top using a cup right in the middle of the pan. Since the batter is thin, it will spread by itself. Do not use laddle.
3. Drizzle oil on the corners.
4. Let it cook for approximately 3-4 minutes. Turn it and let it cook on the other side for a minute or two.
It is well worth the wait! Who doesn't like Rava Dosa?