Recipe : Dal Rasam

Ingredients
Tomatoes - 5
Tamarind - small quantity
Chilly powder - 1/2 tbsp
Turmeric powder -1/4 tbsp
Asafoetida powder - 1/4 tbsp
Toor Dal - 1 cup
Garlic pods - 5
Onion - 1
Green Chillies - 2
Curry leaves - small quantity to garnish
Water,Oil,Salt - reqd quantity

Method:
Chop the tomatoes roughly.Take four cups of water in a bowl,drop a ball of tamarind into it.Add some salt,turmeric powder and let it boil for 10 mins.Cool it and smash the tomatoes well.Squeeze out the extracts.Filter the tomato skin and tamarind waste.Pressure cook a cup of toor dal with garlic pods,a tbsp of oil and salt.Smash it well and add it to the tomato mixture.Saute onion,green chillies and curry leaves with mustard and oil.In the same pan,add a pinch of asafoetida,1/2 tbsp chilly powder and fry it slightly.Add it to the dhal tomato mix.Bring to a boil and server hot.

Veg Fish Fry

Ingredients

Yam - 1 (medium sized)

Sambar powder - 2 tbsp

Chilli powder - 1 tbsp

Ginger-Garlic paste - 2 tbsp

Asafoetida - a pinch

Lemon juice - 2 tbsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tbsp

Oil - Reqd quantity (for tawa fry)

Salt - according to taste

Method :Remove the thick outer skin of the Yam.Wash and shake of excess water.Cut into palm-sized pieces.Add a tbsp of salt,turmeric powder to a bowl of water and add the Yam pieces to it.Pressure cook for 5 minutes (So they get half-cooked).

Make a paste of Sambar powder,Chilli powder,Asafoetida,Ginger-Garlic paste,Salt & lemon juice.Apply this mixed paste over the cooked yam pieces and marinate for 30 mins.Tawa fry them until roasted.

Good combo for : Lemon rice,Tomato Rice , Rice & Rasam

Guru Palace Restaurant,Bannerghatta Road

@ Hulimavu,Bannerghatta Road

Goods : The one & only .. 'Chicken Biriyani ' :D :D , Home delivery

Bads : Lethargic Service in the restaurant , cream of mushroom soup - miss it if there is a chance!

Tested & Tasted .. Andhra !

CHINAI's, Outer Ring Road , Marathahalli

Goods : Tasted one of the finest Dum Biriyani(Chicken) in Bangalore,Good & crispy fish fingers,spicy royal chicken soup(wah..wah).

Overall - Good quality , more quantity & value for money !

Bads : Lethargic Service & Bad taste of music

** A meal for two came upto Rs.1200 (with liquor)

Tested & Tasted : Bageecha,Marathalli,Bangalore

Goods : Chicken Tikka,Open air seatings

Bads : No Music, poor lighting

Not so impressed !

Tested & Tasted : The DHABA,Outer Ring Road, Bangalore

Goods : Good Interior Decor,Yummy Fish Tikka,Huge Rotis (Butter Naan,Rumali..),Tasty Butter Chicken gravy

Bads : Disappointed with the 'Chicken Tikka' as well as with the poor choice of songs played

** A meal for two came upto Rs.1100.

Tested & Tasted : Jukebox,Koramangala

Goods : Normal sizzlers,Fish Fingers,Veg starters,Fresh Lime & the music..
Bads : (Chicken) Drums of heaven,five spice chicken sizzler & the 'oh-so-bright' Lighting

A hearty meal for four would come up to Rs.1500.

** The place will be special for years to come for the good memories it has given with special ones **