ONION SALAD

Ingredients:
2 onions, medium sized - finely chopped
green chilli - finely chopped/minced/paste to taste
fresh mint, finely chopped - 1tbsp
fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped - 1tbsp
lemon juice - 1tsp
fresh grated coconut- 1tbsp(optional)
salt to taste

Method:
Mix all the ingredients - onions,greenchilli,mint,corianderleaves and lemon juice. Stir in the salt and coconut just before serving. Serve with all types of meal.

FRUIT SALAD

INGREDIENTS:

seedless grapes, halved - 1 cup
apple, diced - 1 cup
banana, peeled and sliced - 1 cup
strawberries, sliced - 1/2 cup
pineapple chunks - 1/2 cup
pomegranate seeds - 2tbsps
honey - 2tsps (optional)
sugar to taste

Preparation:
Mix well all the fruits, honey and sugar. Serve immediately or chilled.

HESARUKAALINA SALAD/SPROUTED SALAD

Ingredients:

Sprouted green gram / molake hesaru kaalu - 1 cup

grated carrots - 2 tbsps

grated coconut - 1tbsp

finely chopped onion - 2 tbsps

finely chopped / paste green chillies

finely chopped coriander leaves

1/4tsp lemon juice

pepper and salt to taste

Method:

Put sprouted gram, onions, green chillies, carrot and coconut into a serving bowl. combine the lemon juice, salt, pepper and coriander leaves. And mix well.

Serve with any meal and papad.

PALAK SOPPINA PALYA / PALAK SABJI

Ingredients:
Palak leaves/spinach-cleaned,washed and finely chopped (palak soppu)
2tbsps finely chopped -onions
finely chopped or slit lengthwise- green chillies
1/4tsp mustard
1/4 jeera/ cuminseeds
1/2tsp bengal gram
1/2tsp urad dal
few curry leaves
chopped coriander leaves
shredded  fresh coconut (optional)
salt to taste
oil as required

Method:
Heat the oil, add mustard, cumin seeds, when they splutter, add bengal gram,urad dal and curry leaves and fry for one minute. Add chopped greeen chillies and onions and fry for few minutes or until the onions are slightly browned. Then add salt and chopped palak leaves and mix well and cover it for few minutes or until leaves are cooked. Stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat. Stir coriander leaves and fresh coconut. Mix well and serve as a side dish or serve with chapati.

KHARA PURIS - MASALA PURIS

Ingredients:
Wheat flour - 1 cup
rice flour - 2tbsps
grated coconut - 2tbsps
coarsely chopped green chillies - 1tbsp
finely chopped onions - 3 tbsps
chopped coriander - 1tbsp
chopped curry leaves - few
salt to taste
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oil for deep frying

Method:
Mix all the ingredients well except oil. Add little water to  the mixture, knead well .Make a soft dough. Make into small balls and press it down gently to make a flat. Dust each flattened small dough and roll out the puris.Repeat the procedure. Fry them in hot oil, until it turns lightly golden brown.