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Mor  Kuzhambu  is one of the quick and tastiest South Indian dishes. Okra and Ash gourd can added to the dish. You can also add medu vada into mor kuzhambu but I have prepared this without any vegetables or vada. Cook the curry in low flame and u se slightly sour curd for better taste.  It  can  served with White rice and Potato fry.  Cuisine: Indian Author: Indu Haresh Serves: 2   Ingredients Tempering: Oil - 2 tbsp Mustard - 1/2 tsp Curry leaves - 5 to 6 curry leaves Dry Red chilli - 2  Asafoetida(hing) - 1 pinch Small onion - 2 ( not mandatory)   To soak and Grind:  Toor dal/Channa dal - 2 tsp  Raw Rice - 1 tsp Green chilli - 1 Cumin - 1/2   Curd Mix: Curd - 1 cup Turmeric - 1/4 tsp Water - 2 1/2 cups Salt as needed  Preparation To grind and Paste:  Wash toor/channa dal and raw rice. Soak it along with cumin for 20 mins in hot water (can also use warm water). Now take soaked dal, raw rice, cumin and add green chill...

Vegetable  Biriyani is one of the flavourful Indian dishes. Biriyani is cooked with Basmati rice, mixed veggies and spice powders. You can use coconut water instead of plain water for better taste. You can serve with Egg curry and raita. Cuisine: Indian Author: Indu Haresh Serves: 2 Ingredients   Basmati Rice - 1 Cup (I used Coffee mug) Oil - 2 tbsp Ghee - 2 tbsp Onion(Big) - 1 Chop into thin slices lengthwise Tomato(Big) - 1 Chop into thin slices lengthwise GingerGarlic paste - 1 tsp or 1 1/2 tsp Curd - 1 tbsp Lemon - 1/8 portion(if you want more tanginess add 1/4 lemon) Mint leaves - 1 handful Water - 1 1/2 cup for 1 cup rice Salt to taste(Also I have added twice once when sautéing the onion and Next when adding the chopped veggies) Whole Spices Bay leaf - 1 Fennel seeds - 1 tsp Cumin seeds - 1/2 or 1 tsp Cinnamon - 1 small stick Cloves - 3 or 4 If you want add 1 star-anise Spice Powder (if you want add more or less as per your taste) Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Red Chilli pow...