Tomato-Yoghurt Chutney

 To serve 4 people:

Ingredients:
• 500gms of yoghurt
• 2 tbps of oil
• 3 large tomatoes
• 3-4 methi seeds
• 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds
• ½ teaspoon of mustard seeds
• 1 tbp of urad dal
• 2 dry red chillies
• 2 green chillies
• Asafoetida a pinch
• Pinch of turmeric
• Salt to taste
• Coriander to garnish

Method:
• To the yoghurt add salt and turmeric powder.
• Heat oil in a pan add methi seeds, urad dal and fry for about a minute. Add cumin, mustard, asafoetida and dry red chillies. Fry till they start to pop up. Now add green chillies.
• Add chopped tomatoes and fry till they are cooked. Add this to the yoghurt mixture once it cools down.
• Garnish with coriander and serve it with rice.

Menthi majiga (Yoghurt rasam)

To serve 4-6 people:

Ingredients:
• 400gms of yoghurt
• 1 large onion finely chopped
• 2 tbps of oil
• 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds
• ½ teaspoon of mustard seeds
• 1 tbp of ajwine (vamu)
• 7-8 methi seeds
• 2 dry red chillies
• Asafoetida a pinch
• Pinch of turmeric
• Salt to taste
• Coriander to garnish

Method:
• Mix yoghurt in 500ml of water, add salt and turmeric powder.
• Heat oil in a pan add methi seeds and fry for about a minute. Now add cumin, mustard, ajwine, asafoetida and dry red chillies. Fry till they start to pop up.
• Add chopped onions and fry till they are cooked. Add this to the yoghurt mixture once it cools down.
• Garnish with coriander and serve it with rice.

Raitha

To serve 4 people:

Ingredients:
• 1 small Cucumber
• 1 large Onion finely chopped
• 1 large Tomato finely chopped
• 500 grams of Curds/Yoghurt
• Salt to taste
• ½ tbp chat masala (optional)
• ¼ tbp red chilli pwd
• Coriander leaves to garnish

Method:
• In a large bowl add all the chopped vegetables and yoghurt.
• Add salt, chat masala and chilli pwd.
• Mix it well and garnish it with coriander leaves.