Shavigey(Vermicelli) Upma

Ingredients:
4 cups of vermicilli(serves 4-5 persons)
4-5 cashwenuts sauted in ghee
1/2 tbsp of mustard seeds,
1/2 tbsp of jeera/cumin seeds
1 tbsp bengal gram
a pinch of Asafoetida/hing
2 finely chopped onions
3-4 green chillies,finely chopped
1 tbsp of finely cut coriender leaves
few curry leaves
1/4 tsp of turmeric
2 carrots,finely cut
1/2 cup green beans,finely cut
1/2 cup of peas
1 tbsp of grated coconut
8 cups of water
1/2 tbsp of lemon juice
Salt for taste
Oil for frying

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Quick Khara Pongal

Ingredients:
Rice and Moong dal in the ratio 1:0.5, i.e if you take 2 cups of rice,take 1 cup of moong dal
Water should be twice X quantity of rice + 1 cup for moong dal... i.e if you take 2 cups of rice and 1 cup of moong dal,water should be 5 cups (i.e twice * quantity of rice +1 cup for moong dal)
You can add more water if you like the pongal to be more liquid
1/2 tbsp of powdered pepper
salt for taste
1 tbsp of grated coconut
2 tbsp of ghee
Cashews sauted in ghee

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Akki Rotti and Ragi Rotti

Ingredients:
4 cups of rice flour(makes 6 rotis)
2 onions,finely chopped
3-4 green chillies
salt, as per your taste
2 carrots,grated
water for mixing.

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