Ash gourd Salad

Ingredients:
Ash gourd (Chopped) - 1 cup
(Note: Ash gourd is also known as Winter melon)
Ginger (Grated) - 1 tbsp
Yogurt – 2 tbsps
Salt to taste
Pepper - to taste
Cilantro (Chopped) - few

For Seasoning:
Oil - 1tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - few sprigs

Method:
- Mix grated White Pumpkin, grated ginger and yogurt.
- Add salt and pepper to the mixture.
- Add oil in the pan, add mustard seeds and curry leaves. Once it splitters, add it to the mixture.
- Mix all the ingredients well and garnish with cilantro.

Snake Gourd Salad

Ingredients:
Snake gourd(Chopped) - 1
Green Bell pepper (Chopped) - 1
Ginger (Grated) - 1 tbsp
Tomato (Chopped) - 1
Coconut (Grated) - 2 tbsps
Lime juice - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Pepper - to taste
Cilantro (Chopped) - few

For Seasoning:
Oil - 1tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - few sprigs

Method:
- Mix Peeled and finely chopped Snake gourd, finely chopped green bell pepper, Chopped tomato, grated ginger and grated coconut, lime juice.
- Add salt and pepper to the mixture.
- Add oil in the pan, add mustard seeds and curry leaves. Once it splitters, add it to the mixture.
- Mix all the ingredients well and garnish with cilantro.

Cucumber Salad

Ingredients:
Cucumber (Chopped) - 1
Green Bell pepper (Chopped) - 1
Ginger (Grated) - 1 tbsp
Coconut (Grated) - 2 tbsps
Lime juice - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Pepper - to taste
Cilantro (Chopped) - few

For Seasoning:
Oil - 1tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - few sprigs

Method:
- Mix finely chopped Cucumber, finely chopped green bell pepper, grated ginger and grated coconut, lime juice.
- Add salt and pepper to the mixture.
- Add oil in the pan, add mustard seeds and curry leaves. Once it splitters, add it to the mixture.
- Mix all the ingredients well and garnish with cilantro.

Carrot Salad

Ingredients:
Carrot (Grated) - 1
Sprouted Green gram - 1 cup
Green Bell pepper (Chopped) - 1
Ginger (Grated) - 1 tbsp
Coconut (Grated) - 2 tbsps
Lime juice - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Pepper - to taste
Cilantro (Chopped) - few

For Seasoning:
Oil - 1tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - few sprigs

Method:
- Mix Grated Carrot, Sprouted green gram, finely chopped green bell pepper, grated ginger and grated coconut, lime juice.
- Add salt and pepper to the mixture.
- Add oil in the pan, add mustard seeds and curry leaves. Once it splitters, add it to the mixture.
- Mix all the ingredients well and garnish with cilantro.

Beets Salad

Ingredients:

Beets (Grated) - 1

Peanuts (Soaked) - 2tbsps

Green Bell pepper (Chopped) - 1

Ginger (Grated) - 1 tbsp

Coconut (Grated) - 2 tbsps

Lime juice - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Pepper - to taste

Cilantro (Chopped) - few

For Seasoning:

Oil - 1tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves - few sprigs

Method:

- Mix Grated Beets,Saoked peanuts, finely chopped green bell pepper, grated ginger and

grated coconut, lime juice.

- Add salt and pepper to the mixture.

- Add oil in the pan, add mustard seeds and curry leaves. Once it splitters, add it to the mixture.

- Mix all the ingredients well and garnish with cilantro.

Aloo Dum

Ingredients:

Baby potatoes - 6
Oil - 2 tbsp
Onion - 1
Tomato - 1
Ginger & Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Yogurt - 1 cup
Red chili powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder : 1/4 tsp
Cumin Powder - 1tsp
Fennel powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste

For Garam Masala :
Cinnamon - 1 inch
Cardamom - 3
Cloves - 3
Javanthri - pinch
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Method of Preparation :

- Wash the baby potatoes retain the skin and prick the potatoes with a fork.

- Cook the potatoes in a pressure cooker until just tender (1 whistle).
- In a pan heat oil in low flame, Add the whole spices (Cinnamon,Cardamoms,Cloves,Cumin seeds).
-Add onion paste to the pan (saute onion in little oil and grind it into paste)
- Add the ginger & garlic paste and stir fry.
- Add all the powders (Coriander, Fennel,Cumin powder)and stir fry.
- Add the chopped tomatoes, salt and red chilli powder and mix well with the fried spices.
- Add the boiled potatoes in the pan, mix well and cook on high flame till all the spices

are uniformly coated.
- Add yogurt to the gravy, lower the flame and cook for 5-7 mins (till the potatoes are cooked).
- Sprinkle garam masala and cilantro to the gravy.