Tomato Vaadchina Pachadi

Here is a simple recipe, a mixture of flavours... This I had learnt it from my mother-in-law and I liked it and continued preparing it. Hope U too would like it!!

Ingredients -

oil          - 5-6tbsp
Tomato  -  3
Salt        - required
Tamarind Pulp     - 4tbsp
Red Chilli Powder - 1/2tbsp

Preparation -

In a pan, pour oil and heat it.
Fry tomato pieces in the oil for 10 mins in low flame.
Add Tamarind pulp, salt, chilli powder and fry it for 10 more mins in low flame, till the oil gets seperated.
Now, its ready to serve.... Chilli powder can be added as per ur spiciness.

This can be stored for 3-4 days.

Carrot Pulav

Here is an other Healthy and Tasty pulav for whoever likes rice varieties... !!!

Ingredients:

Grated Carrot   -  1 cup
Rice                 -  1 cup
Beans               -   1/2 cup
Green Peas       -    1/2 cup
Green Chilli       -    2
Pudina leaves    -   1/2 cup
Salt                   -   required
Ginger-garlic paste  - 1 tbsp
Onion                - 1
Cashew             -  few

Masala Ingredients:

Cloves - 3
Cinnamon  - 1
Cardamom - 2
Bay Leaf    -  1

Preparation:

In the cooker pour 6 tsps of oil and let it get heated up.
Put the grated carrot in the oil and fry it. After that add Masala Ingredients, chopped beans, Green Peas, Green Chillies, Ginger-garlic paste and fry for 2 mins.
Now add rice and mix it evenly. After 2 mins add required water, salt, pudina leaves and cook it.

In a pan fry chopped onions and cashew nut seperately.

Garnish Carrot pulav with Fried Onion and Cashew and taste it... Yummy!!!!

Pulav can be served with Raita or some Gravy ...