Vanga Samaikalam

Jul 22, 2014

LEMON IDIYAPPAM/LEMON SEVAI

Lemon Idiyappam is very easy to prepare and more tasty.We can prepare this within 5 min.

Ingredients

Prepared Idiyappam – 5 pieces
Oil – 3 tsp
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Bengal gram/kadalai paruppu- 1 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
Red chili – 3 to 4
Lemon – 1 (small size)
Salt as per taste

Preparation method

1.First loosen the strings of the Idiyappam as shown in the picture.

2.Pinch the red chili as shown in the figure.

3.Heat oil in a pan.Add mustard seeds first.When it spluttered,add bengal gram and the red chili.
4.When the bengal gram color changes into golden brown,add turmeric powder.

5.Now add the loosen strings into the kadai. Sauté it gently for few seconds

6.Add slightly salt and squeeze lemon to extract the juice on the surface.saute it well for 2 min.

7.Now lemon Idiyappam/sevai is ready to taste.

TOMATO KICHADI

Recipe Highlights
Tomato kichadi is the one of best side dish for idly/dosa which is also good alternate for sambar.This dish has rich flavor from tomato which gives good taste while eat with idly. Try this dish with soft idly/dosa for breakfast/dinner.

Ingredients	Cooking Time : 20 Mins
Onion-2 Tomato-2(large size) (Onion and tomato must be equal in quantity) Mustard and Urad dal-1 1/2 tsp Hing -1/4 tsp Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp Water-3 cups Salt- to taste	Pressure Cook it: To Grind Coconut-4 tsp Green chili-3 to 4

Method
Step :1 Heat the pan with oil and add mustard and urad dal to it.
Step 2: Add onion,turmeric powder,hing and curry leaves. Saute it for 5 mins.
Step 3: Add tomato and saute it for few mins. Add water and cook it.
Step 4: Grind the ingredients given under the section"to grind"column and mix it with the contents of the pan. Boil it for 5 min.
Step 5: Finally add salt and coriander leaves.


Tomato kichadi is ready to serve with Idli or Dosa Recipes