Tomato Concentrate Ingredients: Tomato 250 gms Green chilly 2- 4 Ginger 1/2 inch. Mustard seeds 1/2 sp Udad dal 1/2 sp Channa dal 1/2 Asafedita 1/4 sp Turmeric powder 1/4 sp Fried and powdered Fenugreek seed Oil 2 tab sp Method: Take 2 to 3 ripe tomatoes and cut them in to pieces. Cut 2 - 4 green chillies in two pieces. Grate 1/2 inch ginger. Now put a pan on the stove and pour some oil in that. Add mustard seeds, udad dal, Channa dal, asafoetida, turmeric powederand fried and powdered fenugreek seeds in that. After the mustard seeds busts add green chilliesand grated ginger in that and stir well. Next add the tomato pieces and fry them well. Add salt first and next add the all purpose powder in the mixture. Stir them continuously other wise the mixture will stick in the pan floor. When all the ingredients become like a paste, remove the pan from the fire. After it comes to room temperature, store it in a dry container. Note: To make varity in this add crushed black peppers or onions or garlic while seasoning.
Tomato Rice Ingredients: Cooked rice 2 cups 2 to 3 tea sp Tomato concentrate ghee 1 sp Method: Now take two or three spoons of the tomato concentrate and add it to the cooked rice. Put ghee and mix them well. Now the tomato bath is ready to serve. For side dish, you can have potato chips or fried papped or vathal. You can keep the 'tomato concentrate' for a month too. Whenever you need tomato rice you can prepare it without any strain. Even you can pack it for lunch. Note: To make varity in this add crushed black peppers or onions or garlic while seasoning.
Mixed rice with APP Ingredients: Cooked rice 1 cup APP 2 - 3 sp Ghee as per your taste Salt Method: Mix rice and ghee.Now mix with App. That is all your 'Yummy' Dhaniya rice is ready to serve. Serve with fired pappad.
Mixed rice varities Brinjal Rice Ready Made Puliyodharai Mango Rice You can prepare these rice varities by using A.P.P. I already given these recipes so that I am giving the links here. To see the recipes please click on the links. Enjoy cooking !
Curry with All Purpose Powder - Brinjal Curry Wash and cut Brinjals in to small pieces. Pour oil in kadai. Add some Mustard seeds and Udath dal and fry them. After that add brinjal pieces in to kadai and fry Add salt and stir them. After a minute or two add the A.P.P. and mix them well . If the curry is sticking with kadai make the stove simmer and add more oil. Let the curry fry nicely. Stir occasionally. Finally sprinkle some Channa flour or rice flour on the curry to get a good finish. And the flour will absorb the excess oil and make the curry more crisp. You can serve this as side dish for any sambar or rasam. Small children can mix this curry with rice and ghee. Note: for this if you use the big brinjals they will taste heavenly . They are called as "aubergine"
