Mixed Soppu Khara Pongal, Green Gram Usli ,Green Chutney n Salad .

Mixed Soppu Khara Pongal, Green Gram  Usli ,Green Chutney n Salad .

 Mixed Soppu Khara Pongal

• Raw Rice- 1 cup
• Yellow Split Moong Dhal- 1/2 cup
• Mixed greens like methi leaves, palak leaves , mint leaves, green amaranths leaves  - 1/4 th cup each 
• Tomato-1 
• Turmeric powder- 1/4 th tsp 
• water- 3 cups 
• Salt to taste

Seasoning

• Ghee- 2 tsp 
• Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp
• Pepper corns- 1/4 th tsp 
• Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp 
• Green chillies chopped- 2 
• Curry leaves-1 sprig 

Garnishing 

• Grated coconut- 1 tblsp 

Method 

Wash all the greens well n chop them roughly . 

Wash raw rice n moong dhal .

In a pressure cooker , melt ghee n splutter mustard seeds, then add cumin seeds, pepper corns n fry for a while , add chopped green chilles  , curry leaves n again fry for a minute . Add tomatoes n cook till  the raw smell goes, add the roughly chopped greens, rice, moong dhal, turmeric powder , water n salt ..mix well n pressure cook for 2 whistle . Do the garnishing .

Serve hot with little ghee on the top. 

Green Gram  Usli 

• Whole green gram - 1 cup
• Oil - 2 tsp
• Onion- 1 
• Green chillies- 2 or 3 chopped
• Dry Red Chilly -2 , broken 
• Lime Juice - 1 tsp 
• Salt to taste .

Method 
 Wash  whole green gram n pressure cook it for 4 to 5 whistle ,till cooked n not mushy 

In a kadai add oil , add chopped onions n fry till pinkish red .. Add chopped green chilles n fry for a while ,  then add torn dry red chilly n stir again for few seconds n then add cooked  green gram along with salt  n cook for a minute  .. switch off and add in lime juice n mix well . 

Green Chuteny

• Coriander leaves-1 cup
• Mint leaves-1/4 th cup
•  Green chilly-2
•  Ginger-1/2 inch
• Lime juice-1 tsp
• Salt to taste

Method 

Grind all the above to a fine paste with little water .

Salad 

• Orange -1 
• Cucumber -1 
• Onion -1 
• Tomatoes -2 
• Green chilly -2
• Chaat Masala -1/2 tsp 
• Pepper Powder-1/4 th tsp 
• Lime Juice -2 tsp
• Coriander leaves -1/4 th cup chopped . 
• Salt to taste 

Method 

Peel the orange, remove the skin of the segment's, remove the seeds n chop it .

Peel the cucumber , remove the seeds n chop it .

Chop onion , tomatoes n Green chilly . 

In a bowl add all the above chopped vegetables n Fruit . Add chat masala, pepper powder, lime juice , chopped coriander leaves n salt .Mix well .