Revathi's home cooking

MINT RICE RECIPE INGREDIENTS FOR SAUTEING AND GRINDING Oil - 1 tsp Garlic - 4 nos Ginger - 5 nos (1inch) Green chilies - 2 nos Tamarind - a small piece Roughtly chopped onion - 1/2 Cleaned mint leaves - 1 handful Cleaned coriander leaves - few Water for grinding - 1/4 cup INGREDIENTS FOR TEMPERING   Oil - 1 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1 tsp Chana dal - 1 tsp Groundnut seeds - 2 tbsp Sliced  onion - 1/2 Turmeric powder  1/4 tsp Asafoetida - 1/8 tsp Salt - 1 tsp +1/4 tsp (as required) Water - 1/4 cup Cooked rice - 4 cups Preparation time : 15 minutes Cooking time : 20 minutes No of servings : 3 members Cuisine : Indian Coarse : Lunch box recipe Method: 1. Take cleaned mint leaves in a bowl, rinse well and set aside. 2. Heat a pan, add chopped onion, ginger, garlic, green chilies, tamarind, mint leaves, coriander                  leaves and saute for 2 minutes in medium flame. 3. Cool down the mixture, place it in a bl...

CHAKOTHA SOPPU SAMBAR RECIPE INGREDIENTS Toor dal - 1/2 cup Green chilies - 5 nos Peeled garlic - 10 nos Roughtly chopped tomatoes - 2 nos (big) Chakotha spinach - 1 bunch (small) Turmeric powder  - 1/4 tsp Water - 4 cups Salt - 2 tsp (as required) INGREDIENTS FOR TEMPERING Oil - 2 tbsp Mustard  seeds - 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Finely chopped onion - 1 no (medium size) Preparation time : 20 minutes Cooking time : 30 minutes Size of the cooker : 5 litres No of servings : 3-4 members Cuisine : Karnataka Coarse : Side Dish for white rice or mudde Method: 1. Take chakotha spinach and clean it well. 2. Add toor dal in a pressure cooker, wash well, add green chilies, garlic and finely chopped tomato. 3. Rinse the spinach well, chop it finely and add it in the pressure cooker. 4. Add turmeric powder, water and pressure cook for 5 whistles. 5. Once when the spinach and dal cooks well, mash it well, add salt and set aside. 6. Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and...