Banana Roti

Ingredients:
1 cup Wheat flour/godhuma pindi
1/4 cup Jowar flour/Jonna pindi
2 pinches of salt
1 ripe banana
1/2 tbsp cumin seeds
1/2 tbsp Ajwain seeds
1 tbsp unsalted butter (optional). You can use oil instead

Method:
1. Mash banana into a smooth paste with hand
2. In a bowl add all the above ingredients along with mashed banana paste and mix into a stiff dough by adding enough water. Let it stand for 20 min
3. Make rotis and shallow fry both the sides by adding a couple of drops of oil

Very tasty and soft banana rotis are ready to serve! Goes very well with all kind of curries!

Nellore Style Mushroom Masala curry

Ingredients:
Any kind of Mushrooms - 1 cup (If you have big mushrooms, cut them into 1 inch pieces. If you are using button mushrooms, no need to make into pieces)
Onions pieces - 2 tbsp
Red chilli powder - 1 tbsp
Salt as per taste
A pinch of Turmeric
2 cups of water


For Masala:
1 tbsp uncooked rice grains
1 tbsp dry coconut powder/flakes
2 Garlic pods
1/2 tbsp Dhaniya/Coriander seeds

For Seasoning:
1 tbsp oil
1/4 tbsp mustard seeds
2 Red chillies, cut into 1 inch pieces
5-6 Curry Leaves

Method:
1. In a heavy bottomed pan, add mushroom pieces, onion pieces, red chilli powder, turmeric and salt and mix well. Add 2 cups of water and cook till mushrooms are well-cooked. It approximately takes 10 min
2. In a coffee grinder or small mixie, add all masala ingredients and grind coarsely
3. Add this masala to the curry and cook for 3  more min and switch off the heat
4. In a pan, add 1 tbsp oil and when it is hot, add red chilli flakes, mustard seeds and curry leaves and fry till mustard seeds splutter
5. Add this tempering to the curry and mix well.

This curry is very very yummy and goes well with hot white rice!

Onion Chutney

Ingredients:
2 Medium size onions, peel, wash and cut into 1 inch pieces
1 tbsp urad dal
2 tbsp oil
1/2 tbsp tamarind pulp
1/2 tbsp jaggery
4 Red chillies
Salt as per taste

For tempering:
1/2 tbsp mustard seeds
1/2 tbsp urad dal
6 curry leaves

Method:
1. In a pan add 1tbsp oil and when it is hot,  fry urad dal and red chillies for 2 min, strain and keep aside to cool
2. In the same pan, add onion pieces and fry for 4 min or till they change color, strain and keep aside to cool
3. In Mixie jar, add the above fried red chillies and urad dal, salt, jaggery and grind coarsely
4. Add onion pieces, tamarind paste and grind to a smooth paste
5. In a pan add 1 tbsp oil and when it is hot, add mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves and fry till mustard seeds splutter. Add this mixture to chutney

This chutney goes well with Dosa, Vada and Uthappam!