Chintakaya Pachadi

Ingredients

Chintakaya(Raw Tamarind) - 1 cup

Turmeric - 1 tsp

Red chillies - 20-25

Aavalu (Mustard seeds) - 1.5 tsp

Menthulu(Fenugreek seeds) - 1/2 tsp

Urad dal( split) - 2.5 tsp

Asafoetida- 1/2 tsp

Oil - 4-5 tbsp

Salt - as per requirement

Method 

1. Cut the ends, remove any strings found attached and chop the tender raw tamarind into small pieces.
2. Grind these pieces to a coarse paste in a mixie jar.
3. Add turmeric and salt to this paste.
4. Heat 1 tbsp of oil. Add urad dal, mustard and fenugreek seeds. Once these seeds turn light brown, add chopped red chillies.
5. Keep aside to cool down.
6. Grind the seeds and chillies. Then add the coarse tamarind paste and grind well to blend them together.
7. Heat the remaining oil and add asafoetida.
8. Cool it and add to the ground chutney.
9. Serve with hot rice and raw onion piece.

Notes - 

This stays well only for a week or so. 

Do not reduce the quantity of red chillies as they are required to reduce the sourness of the raw tamarind.

Poha dosa or Atukula Dosa

Ingredients -

Idli rice or raw rice - 1 cup
Urad dal - 1/4 cup
Methi seeds - 1/4 tsp
Poha or beaten rice - 1/2 cup
Curd - 1/2 cup
Salt - as per requirement

Method

1. Wash rice, urad dal with water.
2. Add a little water to curd and beat well.
3. Take these in a vessel. Add methis seeds, poha and buttermilk.
4. Adjust water level such that the rice and dal have enough water to soak well.
5. Keep aside for 4-5 hours.
6. Drain the liquid and keep aside.
7. Add the rice-dal mix to the mixie. Grind to a smooth batter using the reserved liquid.
8. Add salt and let the batter ferment  overnight.
9. Next day morning, heat a tawa and make thick dosas similar to uthappams. 
10. Cover with a lid and cook on one side only.
11. Serve hot with any chutney.

Notes

When the batter is poured on the tawa, there will be formation of many holes in the dosa. This is an indication that the batter has fermented well. If there are no holes or very few of them, then a pinch of baking soda can be added to the batter. Beat the batter and make dosas.

Garlic Cheese Bread

Ingredients

Bread - 3 slices
Butter - 5 tbsp
Garlic - 4-5 pieces
Mozarella Cheese( grated) - as per requirement
Dried herbs/ oregano / chilli flakes
Salt

Method

1. Slice bread pieces into two breadthwise
2. Grate garlic and add to softened butter. Add a pinch of salt and mix well.
3. Apply butter to one side of the bread slice.
4. Arrange the grated cheese on the buttered slice as per requirement.
5. Sprinkle oregano or chilli flakes on top.
6. Arrange the bread slices on a baking tray.
7. Bake in a preheated oven at 200 degrees Centigrade for 5-10 minutes. 

Note 

The baking time varies so it is better to keep a close watch while baking. The cheese has to melt and have slight brown patches.