Onion Chutney

2 onions
4 cloves garlic
1 inch piece ginger
2-3 green chillies
1 tbsp fresh coconut flakes
1 tbsp puffed chana (pottu kadalai)

In a pan, add 1 tsp oil and heat. To the hot oil, add all above ingredients and fry for 2-3 minutes. Add salt and grind in a blender for 2 min.

Serve with thosais or idlis.

5 Grain Thosai

Serves 4. Preparation Time: 1/2 hour.

Rice flour - 1 cup
Besan - 1/2 cup
Rava - 1/2 cup
Ragi flour - 1/2 cup
Maida / cornflour - 1/2 cup
Water
Salt to taste
Chilli powder to taste
Minced coriander leaves - 2tbsp
Haldi - 1 pinch
Hing - 1 pinch

Mix all flours in a bowl and add 2-3 cups of water. Add salt, chilli powder, haldi, hing and coriander leaves. Keep for 1/2 hour.

Pour one ladleful of batter over a thosai tava to make one thosai.

Mushroom Fry

Serves 4.

1 cup capsicum/bell peppers, diced
1 cup onions, diced
1 cup mushrooms, halved
1 tbsp oil (for best results, use olive oil)
2 tsp soya sauce
1/2 tsp chilli powder
Salt, to taste

In a frying pan, add olive oil, capsicum and onions. Fry for 1-2 minutes. Add mushrooms, soya sauce, chilli powder and salt. Fry for 1-2 minutes.

Serve with chapatis or bread slices.

Fruit Whip

Serves 4.

1 litre milk, condensed to 1/2 litre
1 cup apple, grated
1 cup chickoo, grated or finely chopped
1 tbsp fresh coconut
1 tbsp almonds, grated
1 tbsp cashews, grated
1 tbsp pistachios, grated
1 cup sugar
1 pinch cardamoms

Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Refrigerate for 1/2 hour.

Serve with 1 spoon of coconut cream.