Recipe-Chola Dal

Ingredients:
1 cup Split bengal gram
1/4 cup Turmeric powder
2 Dry red chillies
3 Cloves
2 Cinnamon sticks
1/2 tsp Cardamom powder
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
1 inch Ginger
2 Green chillies
3 tsp Oil
1 tb sp Grated fresh coconut
1 tsp Sugar
Salt To taste

DIRECTION:

* Soak the dal in water for one hour.
* Pressure cook the dal with cloves, cinnamon sticks, turmeric powder, sugar, cardamom powder and salt.
* Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds and let them splutter.
* Add the red chilies, chopped green chillies and ginger.
* Fry for 2-3 minutes.
* Add the seasonings to the boiled dal and mix well.
* Cook for another 10 minutes.
* Garnish with fresh coconut and serve hot with rice

Chingri (prawns) Malai Curry recipe

Ingredients:
Prawns/Lobsters-500gms, Coconut-1, Onion paste-2 tsp, Bay leaves-2-3, Kismis/raisins-25 gms, Curd-100gms, Ginger paste-1 tsp, Salt-according to taste
Oil and ghee accordingly

DIRECTION:
Clean the prawns or lobsters, peel the shell and take out the black vein on the rear side of the prawns or lobsters. Boil the prawns in a little water, coconut paste and a little water and keep aside. In a pan heat oil and ghee, add onion paste, bay leaves, ginger and curd and stir well. Add the prawns. Cook for sometime add salt, coconut milk and when it gets thickened. Serve hot