RAGI ROTTI/FINGER MILLET ROTTI

Ingredients:
Ragi Flour - 1 Cup + 1/2 cup for dusting and kneading.
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Water - 1 Cup
Oil - 1 Tbsp
Note: Refer to preparation of Jolada rotti

Method of Preparation:
Heat water in a vessel. When hot, add 1/4 Cup of  flour, 1/2 tsp oil and salt. Mix well.
Keep stirring. When it starts to thicken, add remaining flour and mix. Keep stirring for a minute.
Close the lid and let it cook for 5 minutes. Remove from the stove.
Let it cool for 15 mins. When its warm enough to handle, knead the dough. Use extra flour if required. Take a small ball, roll on a plastic sheet using little oil. Cook well on both sides on a hot tawa.    

HULISOPPU/ MIXED LENTIL & BEANS CURRY WITH GREENS

This curry is one amazing mix of carbohydrates and proteins. You can add any variety of lentils and beans and greens. I had Spinach&Methi, so used them.
This goes very well with ragi/jowar balls, rice and rotis or you can just eat as it is. :)

Ingredients:
Chopped Spinach/Palak + Fenugreek/Methi leaves - 4 cups
Lentil & Bean mix - 2 cups [ I used Lima beans+Chole+Black Chana+Whole Moong]
Grind:
Onion - 1/2
Salt - 2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Tamarind Pulp - 1 Tbsp or concentrate tamarind extract - 1 tsp
Sambar powder - 1 tsp
Coconut - 1/4 cup
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Garlic clove - 1 big else 2-3 small
Temper:
Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
hing - a pinch

Butter - 1 tsp
Jaggery - 1 tsp

Method Of Preparation:
Soak lentil & bean mix overnight. Wash Palak & Methi leaves well and finely chop them.
Grind all the ingredients mentioned to a fine paste using water.

Heat oil in a pressure cooker. When its hot, add mustard seeds. Once they splutter, add hing and ground masala. Fry for a minute. Wash and add lentil bean mix and chopped greens and Jaggery. Add around 6 cups of water & mix well. Adjust salt.
Note: Instead of grinding you can fry 1/2 cup chopped onions, 6-7 cloves of garlic and add 2 green chillies. Add 1/4 cup of grated coconut with sambar+chilli powder directly.

Cook for 3 whistles. 

Serve this with a dollop of butter. Tastes heavenly with Jowar/Jolada rotti.