Milagu Kuzhambu / Black Pepper Gravy

Ingredients:

coriander seeds - 2 spoons(fry first)
toor dal - 2 spoons
whole black peppers - 2 spoons
whole red peppers - 3-4
asafoetida and curry leaves -little

Preparation:

Fry the above ingredients in a little amount of oil and grind
it.Mix this paste with tamarind juice, add water and heat
until the raw smell is gone.
Side dish - This can be mixed with rice and served along with
paruppu thogaiyal, or as a side dish to curd rice.

Morkulambu/ Buttermilk gravy

Ingredients:

Yogurt/Butter milk -2 cup
Coriander seeds - 2 tsp.(optional)
Cumin seeds - 2 tsp.
Chana Daal 1 tsp.
Rice or rice powder 1 tsp.
Coconut (grated) - 2 tsp.
Salt - as needed
Mustard - 1 tsp.
Turmeric - pinch
Red Chili - 1-2 (u can add green chilli and quantitiy is based on u)

Preparation:

Fry Coriander seeds, Cumin seeds, Chana Daal, Red Chili in a little oil.
Grind the mixture with the coconut and add to the beaten yogurt(buttermilk). Add turmeric and bring to a boil.
Stir the rice powder, and heat on low until consistent texture is achieved.
Heat oil and mustard seeds and add to the mixture.

if u want some vegetable fry or boil those and add with this morkulambu before boiling this.

u can put some vegetables like vendaikai(okra),katrikai(eggplant),poosanikai(white pumpkin),chuv-chuv(chayote squash),Drumstick...