Sunday lunch menu is generally Onion Vathal Kuzhambu with Paruppu Usili or Potato fry and a salad. It’s almost an unsaid rule at home:)

Today is no exception, though instead of paruppu Usili and salad, I have made french beans dry curry and keerai masiyal.

In addition to these I tried a new pickle today- Orange peel and Pomegranate pickle. The slight bitterness in the peel was very well complimented by the sweetness of pomegranate and the hot chilli powder.

Today’s lunch menu
Chinna vengaya vathal khuzhambu
Beans poriyal (dry curry )
Siru keerai masiyal
Orange peel and pomegranate pickle
Applam
Yogurt

Chinna Vengaya Vathal Khuzhambu

https://anubala29blog.wordpress.com/2015/02/01/chinna-vengaya-shallots-vathal-khuzhambu/

Beans Poriyal ( dry curry)

Ingredients

Beans- 1/2 kg
Oil- 2 tsps
Mustard- 1 tsp
Urad dal ( ulundhu)- 1 tsp
Red chillies- 2
Salt to taste
Grated coconut- 1/2 cup

Method

Wash, string and chop beans finely.
Heat oil in pan. Add mustard. When it starts spluttering, add urad dal and red chillies. Sauté for few seconds and add chopped beans and salt to taste. Mix well, add 2-3 tbsps of water, reduce the flame, close the pan with a lid and cook till the beans become tender. Add grated coconut and mix well. Transfer to a serving dish and serve hot.

Siru Keerai Masiyal

https://anubala29blog.wordpress.com/2015/02/02/siru-keerai-amaranth-masiyal/

Orange Peel and Pomegranate Pickle

https://anubala29blog.wordpress.com/2015/02/02/orange-peel-and-pomegranate-pickle/