Beetroot chutney

Ingredients:

1. Beetroot - 2 (chopped as shown)
2. Carrot - 1 (chopped) optional
3. Green chilli - 2 or 3 (as per ur taste)
4. Karipatha
5. Tamarind
6. Dry daniya - 2 sp
7. Jeera - 1 sp
8. Chanadal - 1 sp
9. Udit dal - 1 sp
10. Garlic - 7 to 8 flakes
11. Cooking oil - 2 tbsps
12. Salt as per ur taste

Method:

1. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan. Add chanada, udit dal, jeera, daniya, green chilli, garlic one by one. Fry them till they are golden brown.
2. Now add beetroot, carrot and karipatha. Fry them for 5 mins.
3. Switch off the stove and let the mixture cool.
4. Blend the above mixture by adding salt and tamarind.(the mixture need not be a smooth paste)
5. If u wish then u can give tadka.
6. For tadka - rai: ½ sp, jeera: ½ sp, chanadal: ½ sp, karipatha and kaju: 4 to 5 - in 1 sp of oil.
7. Great combination with bread, roti, rice :)

Mirchi Bajji

Ingredients:

1. Groundnut - 4 tbsps (crushed)
2. Tamarind paste - 3 tbsps (soak in water and blend it)
3. Turmeric powder - ¼ sp
4. Daniya powder - ½ sp
5. Jeera powder - ¼ sp
6. Salt as per ur taste

Method:

1. Mix all the above items (as shown) to prepare the masala paste. 
2. Wash the green chillies and slit them open. Remove all the seeds from it (this will reduce the spicyness of the mirchi)
3. Stuff the above masala in the mirchi (as shown)
4. In a bowl take 2 cups of chanadal flour, less than 1 cup of rice flour, cooking soda - 2 pinchs, red chilli powder - ½ sp, turmeric powder - ¼ sp, salt as per ur taste. Mix it well with water (as shown).
5. Now dip one by one the stuffed mirchi in the batter and deep fry them in the oil (as shown). 
6. Serve with sliced onions and enjoy it hot:)

Roti Upma

Ingredients:

1. Chapathi (Roti) - 2 (tear into small pieces as shown)
2. Onion - 1 big (or 2 small chopped)
3. Karipatha 
4. Rai - 1 sp
5. Jeera - 1 sp
6. Groundnut - 2 sps
7. Turmeric powder - ½ sp
8. Red chilli powder - ½ sp (u can use greesn chilli chopped also)
9. Cooking oil - 2 sps
10. Salt as per ur taste

Method:

1. Heat the oil in a pan. Add rai, jeera, groundnuts and karipatha. Fry for 2 mins.
2. Add onions and fry till the onion are cooked. Add chapathi pieces, salt, red chilli powder and turmeric powder. 
3. Mix and fry for 2 mins and close the lid for 5 mins. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve hot.

Ridge gourd and chana dal curry

Ingredients:

1. Ridgegourd-2 {peeled & cut in to pieces as shown }
2. Chana dal - 1 small cup { soaked in water for ½ hr }
3. Onion - 1
4. Tomatoes - 2
5. Red chilli powder-2sps
6. Daniya powder - 1 sp
7. Turmeric powder - ½ sp
8. Ginger & garlic paste - ½ sp { not compulsory }
9. Cooking oil - 2 tbsps
10. Rai - 1 sp
11. Jeera - 1 sp
12. Karipatha - 5 to 6 leaves
13. Fresh Coriander  leaves for garnishing
14. Salt as per ur taste.

Method:

1. Pour oil in a pan and heat it. Then add rai & jeera, fry for ½ a min. Add cut onions & karipatha leaves and fry them till they change their colour.
2. Add ginger/garlic paste if u wish or else add the ridgegourd  pieces and soaked chana dal. Fry it for a min. Add red chilli powder, daniya powder, turmeric powder and then fry it for another ½ min. Add req. water (about 1 glass).
3. Close a lid on the pan and keep the heat low. Let it cook for 10 mins.
4. Remove in a serving blow, garnish with fresh coriander leaves. Simple & healthy home-made curry :) goes good with roti & plain rice.