Sambar For Mini Idli

Ingredients:
Toor dal – 3/4 cup
Small onion - 10 nos or medium size onion - 1 ( chopped )

Tamarind juice – 3 tbsp

Tomatoes - 2 small ( chopped )

Green chillies – 2

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

Curry leaves – few

Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp ( chopped )

Red chilli – 1

Asafoetida – 1 pinch
Oil – 2 tablespoon
Salt to taste.

For Grinding:

Red chillies – 5 nos

Coriander seeds – 3 tsp

Urad dal – 2 tsp

Channa dal – 2 tsp

Cumin seeds – 2 tsp

Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp

Fennel seeds - 1 tsp

Grated Coconut – 2 tbsp
Onion - 1
Tomato - 1
Fry onion and tomato in 1 teaspoon of oil and keep it aside.
Heat 1 teaspoon of oil and fry all the above masala ingredients except coconut until golden.
Finally add coconut. Fry 1 minute.Let it cool and grind all the items into a smooth paste.

Method:

• Cook toor dal with turmeric powder and
  Asafoetida powder in pressure cooker and mash well.
• Heat oil in a pan and temper it with mustered seeds, red chilli and few curry leaves and fry the chopped onion, Green chilli and fry well for 5 minutes.
• Then add chopped tomatoes & fry it till the tomatoes are soft.
• Now add the cooked dal, ground paste, tamarind juice and salt in the pan and add enough water and bring it to boil.
• When the sambar is thick enough, remove from fire and garnish with coriander leaves.

Mini Idli / Sambar Idli

Ingredients:
Idli rice or Ponni boiled rice - 4 cups

Urad dhal -1 cup

Methi seeds ( fenugreek ) - 1 tsp

Salt as per taste.
Method:

• Wash the rice and methi seeds. Soak it together in water for about 5 to 6 hours.


• Wash the urad dhal and soak in water for 3 to 5 hours.
• Drain the water from urad dhal and grind it in grinder with water.Grind the daal into a smooth and forthy paste. keep aside.
• Now drain the water from soaked rice and methi.Grind it coarsely.
• Now mix the grinded rice and daal together into a batter.
• Mix salt and set aside in a warm place for 8-9 hours or overnight for fermenting.
• The next day, mix the batter well and pour well in greased mini idli plates and steam for 10 minutes or until done.
• Use a knife or spoon to remove the idlis.
• Now mini idli is ready to serve.
  Serve hot with sambar,finely chopped onion and fresh corriander leaves.

Roasted Tilapia Fish

Ingredients:
Fish fillet - 1 lb

Chilli powder - 1 1/2 tbsp
Pepper powder - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Garlic paste - 1 tbsp

Lemon juice - 1 tbsp

Oil - 2 tbsp
Salt as required.

Method:

• Mix all the ingredients and make a paste with some water. Rub the paste on the fish and leave it to marinate for 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven;Take the baking tray with Aluminium foil and grease it with a tbsp of olive oil or vegetable oil.
• place the fish fillets on the tray and bake at 375 F for 15 mins, turn over, bake for another 15 more mins.. Roasted fish is ready.

You may want to increase/decrease the baking time depending on your oven.Serve hot with salads or rice.