Belongs to Nandini Udupi Samber 

This is the recipe served in the famed Udipi restaurants (the exponents of Mangalorean cuisine worldwide) with dosas and idlis. You do not need sambar powder with this recipe. Omit whichever veges you cannot find. You can make this without veggies too.

ready in about an hour; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • Mustards seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
  • Coriander seeds - 1 1/2 tablespoons
  • Curry leaves - 5 springs
  • Urad Dal - 1 teaspoon
  • Red chilies - 6
  • Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
  • Tamarind pulp - lemon sized ball of tamarind soaked in 1/3 cup of water.
  • Jaggery or brown sugar - 1 1/2 teaspoons
  • Oil - 2 tblsp
Belongs to Nandini Hesarubele Tovve 
ready in about 40 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • Curry Leaves
  • Juice of 1 Lemon
  • 2tbsp Chopped Coriander Leaves
  • 1tbsp Oil
  • 1tsp Mustard Seeds
  • 1tsp Jeera/Cumin Seeds
  • Peppercorns
  • Turmeric Powder
  • Cucumber or Ridge Gourd
  • Hesarubele/Split Green Gram
ready in about 40 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • big Onion or 10 small peeled Onions
  • Lemon sized Tamarind
  • Jaggery
  • For Seasoning:
  • Mustard Seeds
  • Hing/Asafoetida
  • Curry Leaves
  • Dry Red Chillies
  • Oil
  • Coarsely:
  • Tomatoes
  • Dhania/Coriander Powder
  • Black Pepper
  • pods Garlic
ready in about 40 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • Yellow Pigeon Peas/Toor Dal
  • Jaggary
  • For Grinding:
  • marble size Tamarind/1 Lime
  • Black Pepper
  • Dry Red Chillies
  • Garlic Cloves
  • Jeera/Cumin Seeds
  • For Seasoning:
  • Oil
  • Mustard
  • Dry Red Chilli
  • Curry Leaves
  • Hing/Asafetida
ready in about 40 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • tin Coconut Milk/11/2 cups Freshly squeezed Coconut Milk
  • Jaggary
  • For Seasoning:
  • Ghee/Oil
  • Mustard
  • Dry Red Chilli
  • Rasam Powder
  • cooked Masoor/Toor Dal
  • Curry Leaves
ready in about 40 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • Coriander Seeds
  • marble sized Tamarind
  • Jeera/Cumin Seeds
  • Fenugreek Seeds
  • Hing/Asafoetida
  • Dry Red Chilli
  • Jaggary
  • Oil
  • For Seasoning:
  • Ghee/Oil
  • Mustard
  • Masoor Dal/Toor Dal
  • tin Coconut Milk/ 11/2 cups Freshly squeezed Coconut Milk
  • Dry Red Chilli
  • Curry Leaves
Belongs to Nandini Tomato Kulambu  
ready in about an hour; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • Grated Coconut
  • Jeera/Cumin Seeds
  • inch Ginger
  • Red Chillies
  • Grind I:
  • Jaggary
  • Black Pepper Powder
  • Tarmarind Extract
  • Turmeric Powder
  • Curry Leaves
  • Poppy Seeds
  • Grind II:
  • Grated Fresh Coconut
ready in about an hour; serves 2
You might need to buy:
  • turmeric pwd
  • cumin pwd
  • coriander pwd
  • red chilli pwd
  • ginger garlic paste
  • green chillis slit length wise
  • big onions finely chopped
  • tomatoes finely chopped
  • salt
  • oil
  • chopped fresh coriander for garnish
ready in about an hour; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • medium sized tomatoes finely chopped
  • turmeric pwd
  • cumin pwd
  • coriander pwd
  • green chilli slit length wise
  • curry leaves
  • dry red chillis
  • mustard seeds
  • 1" ginger finely minced
  • garlic finely minced
  • large onion chopped finely
  • oil
  • chopped coriander leaves for garnish
ready in about 20 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • garlic
  • fresh/frozen coconut
  • red chillies
  • tea spn tamarind extract or 1 piece of tamarind
  • Oil
  • Salt