Sarvana Bhavan style Sambhar
This one is specially for the tiffin (breakfast) dish which is served with Idlis, Dosas and Vadas

Ingredients
1 cup soaked and washed Lentils
1 tbspn Gram daal
1 tspn Corriander seeds
1 tspn Cumin seeds
1 tspn Fenugreek seeds
1/4th cup grated coconut
3-4 red chilies
1 big size tomato
Curry leaves
Mix vegetables (Drumstick, carrots, beans)
1 big size onion
1/4th tspn mustard seeds
1/8th tspn Asofetida
3 tbspn Gingly oil
1 tbspn Tamarind pulp
Around 2- 2.5 glasses of water

Method
1) First boil the lentils and vegetables in a pressure cooker for about 2-3 whistles
2) In a small pan , add 1 tspn gingly oil and add corriander, cummin, fengreek, red chilies, gram daal and roast them for about 1 min
3) Then grind them along with the tomato and coconut to form smooth paste
4) In a big pan add the gingly oil, add mustar and cumin seeds and let them splutter
5) Then add asofetida, chopped onions, curry leaves and saute that welll
6) Then add the paste of spices and again cook for about 1 min
7) Then add tamarind pulp and water and boil for 5 min
8) Finally add the cooked daal and vegetables and salt and cook for about 10 min
9) Serve it hot with Idlis and dosas

Lilva ni kachori

This is a lip smacking savory from Gujarat
This is made up of flour pockets filled with Green lentils called Lilva/ Tuver

Ingredients
2 cups of fresh green Lentils (Lilva/Tuver)
1 tspn ginger chili paste
1/2 tspn Amchur powder
1/2 tspn Garam Masala
salt for taste
1 tbspn raisins

For outer cover
1 cup Wheat flour
1 tspn Carom seeds
salt for taste
1 tbspn oil

! bowl Oil for frying

Method
1) First coarsely grind the green lentils
2) In a bowl add the lentils, ginger chili paste, garam masala, amchur, salt and raisins and mix well
3) Now in another bowl mix the flour, oil ,carom seeds and using 1/2 cup water make a semi stiff dough
3) divide the dough into equal sized 8 balls
4) Flatten the ball and fill a tspn of filling and seal it
5) Deep fry the kachoris at medium flame till they turn golden brown
6) Serve with Tamarind chutney

Magical Hair oil

Again my Mom's legacy. A magical hairoil indeed. Made with lots of herbs in coconut oil
Its a best oil to increase the strength, color, thickness and length of hair

Ingredients
1 ltr coconut oil
1/2 cup castor oil
2 tbspn Amla (Gooseberry powder)
250 gm Amla (Gratted raw gooseberries)
2 tbspn Brahmi powder
4 tbspn MEthi powder (Fenugreek)
4 tbspn Kalaunji powder (Kala jira)
1 cup neem leaves
1 cup Mehndi seeds (optional)

Method
1) First mix all the dry ingredients and grind them to make a powder
2) Grate the raw Amla
3) Add everything to coconut oil and castor oil in a big deep pan
4) Boil the oil for about 5-7 min till you find the bubbles
5) Cool the oil and fine drain it using double cloth
6) Store in a glass jar