Dalma

Ingredients
1. Moong dal/arhar(harada) dal 100g
2. Potato 50g
3. Brinzal 50g
4. Pumpkin/papaya 50g
5. Drumstick 1No
6. Banana 1No
7. Jeera 2tps
8. Dry chilli 2
9. Tomato one
10. Onion , 1 no
11. Turmeric 1tps
12. Salt to taste
13. Oil 1tps
Method
Boil the vegetables, dal and tomato in a pressure cooker with salt and turmeric powder. Heat oil in a kadai . Add jeera and dry chilli over it. When it starts cracking add chopped onion and salute till golden brown. Pour the boiled vegetables over it. Now in another kadai roast jeera and dry chilli. Make a powder of the roast. Add the powder over the vegetable. Garnish with coriander leave.
Note: one can add ginger paste during boiling of vegetables. Ghee can be used instead of oil.

Saga muga( sajan saag cooked in moong dal)

Ingrediants
1. Rosted moong Dal 150g
2. Sajan saag, one cup
3. Jeera, 1 tps
4. Mustard seed 1tps
5. Dry Chilli 2no’s
6. Ghee, 2tps
7. Turmeric powder 1 tps
8. Salt to taste
Method
Cook the roasted moong dal in a pressure cooker up to one whistle with turmeric powder and salt. In a kadai heat the ghee. Add jeera, dry chilli and mustard seed over it. When it stars crackle add the coked moong dal. Add sajan saag over it and cook for another 10 minutes.
Note: Care should be taken not to overcook the dal. if you are using oil you can add chopped garlic in oil.

Santula (boiled vegetables)

Ingredients
1. Potato 50g
2. Brinjal 50g
3. Pumpkin 50g ( baby pumpkin is preferable)
4. Tomato one
5. Bhindi 2no’s
6. Banana raw one
7. Drumstick one
8. Potal (optional)
9. Beans (optional)
10. Panch phutana 2tps
11. Kalinger ½ tps
12. Oil 2tps
13. Garlic 8 flakes / ginger 2inch
14. Badi 10 no’s
15. Chopped green chili
16. Coriander leaves.
Method
Boil the vegetables and tomato with minimum amount of water, salt and turmeric powder. In a kadai heat oil and add all seeds. Add chopped garlic/ginger and green chili. Salute for one minute. Add the biled vegetables and badi. Garnish with coriander leaves.
Note: Garlic is preferred, but ginger can be added for garlic for people who do not take it.

Tomato khajoor khata

Ingredients
1. Tomato ½ Kg
2. Sugar 100g
3. Mustard seed ½ tps
4. Mustard oil 4 tps
5. Jeera 1 tps
6. Methi ½ tps
7. Kalinger 1tps
8. Dry mirchi 2
9. Khajoor 200g
10. Turmeric powder
11. Salt to taste
12. Coriander leave
13. Grated coconut ½ cup
Method
Heat oil in a kadai and add all seeds, dry mirchi and turmeric powder. Let the seeds to crackle. Add chopped tomato, salt, sugar and khajoor over it. Cook it for 15 minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves and grated coconut.
Note: You can add ginger and garlic paste in oil.