Traditional Lunch Combo by Meenama! Milagai Killi Sambar & Podalanga Tenga Curry

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Milagai Killi Sambar
Ingredients:
Cooked Tur dal - 1 cup
Tamarind - lemon sized portion
Turmeric powder - tsp
Green chilled - 4
Kashmiri red chillies - 4
Regular dry red chillies - 2
French beans - 10 or 12
Carrots - 1medium
Curry leaves as required
Asaefotida - tsp
Ghee - 5 tsps
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Fenugreek/Methi seeds - tsp
Salt to taste
Method:
Chop the beans and carrots
Half the green chillies
Soak the tamarind in 1 cups of water and extract the tamarind water
Heat a heavy pan and add the tamarind water
Add the turmeric powder
Add 2 of the halved green chillies and 4 Kashmiri red chillies
Add the chopped vegetables
Allow everything to cook well
Check if the onions and tomatoes are cooked well - add some more water if needed for the vegetables to cook
Once everything is nicely cooked add the boiled tur dal
Stir and blend the tur dal thoroughly well
Add asaefotida
Add salt to taste
Add some water if required to reach a pouring consistency
Switch off the flame
Now heat some ghee
Splutter the mustard and methi seeds
Add 2 red dry chillies and 2 slit green chillies
Stir over dim flame
Add curry leaves
Add the tempering to the Milagai Killi Sambar
Podalanga Curry
Ingredients:
Snake gourd - kg
Chana dal - 1 handful
Fresh coconut- cup
Green chillies - 2 or 3
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Asaefotida - tsp
Oil - few tsps
Salt to taste
Method:
Was and chop the snake gourd into cubes
Soak the chana dal in water for at least an hour
Grind the fresh coconut with the green chillies in a blender coarsely and keep aside
Drain the chana dal and pressure cook till just soft and keep aside
Steam the snake gourd till the rawness disappears
Heat oil in a thick pan
Splutter mustard seeds
Sim flame and add the urad dal
Let the urad dal turn light golden
Add the cooked chana dal
Saut adding asaefotida
Now add the steamed snake gourd and toss together everything
Add salt to taste and mix
Finally add the freshly grated coconut mix and toss everything together
Our most yummy Podalanga Tengai Curry is ready
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