Beans Upperi

Ingredients :-

Beans - 200gm
Green chillies - 4
Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
Turmeric powder - 1 table spoon
Oil - 1 table spoon
Salt

Method :-

• Cut beans in to thin round pieces.
• Heat oil in a pan. Add the beans, turmeric powder, salt and green chillies to it. Saute well.
• Close the lid and heat in a low flame. Do not add water. Check the mixture in between.
• Once it is done add the grated coconut and mix well.

Kaya-Payar (Plantain-Long bean) Mezhukkupuratti

Ingredients :-

Raw plantain (pachakkaya) - 1
Long bean - 100 gm
Green chillies - 4
Turmeric powder - 1 table spoon
Oil - 1 table spoon
Salt

Method :-

• Cut the plantain and long bean to small pieces. 
• Heat  a pan. Add the vegetables with a little water, salt, green chillies and turmeric powder.
• Close it with a lid until the water get absorbed.
• Once it is done add oil and mix well.

Kovakka Mezhukkupuratti

Ingredients :-

Kovakka - 10
Grated Coconut - 3 table spoon
Green chillies -3
Turmeric powder - 1 table spoon
Oil - 1 table spoon
Salt
Curry leaves

Method  :-

• Cut kovakka into thin round pieces.
• Heat a pan. Add kovakka and a little water, to cook.
• Add salt, turmeric powder and green chillies. Mix well and cover the pan with a lid.
• Once the water is drained, pour oil and mix.
• Add coconut and saute for a minute.
• Garnish with curry leaves.

Cheera/Spinach Thoran

Ingredients :-

Cheera - 1 cup
Chopped onion - 1/4 cup
Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tea spoon
Green chilli - 3
Mustard seeds - 1 table spoon
Raw rice - 1 table spoon
Oil - 1 table spoon
Salt

Method :-

• Cut the spinach leaves nicely and mix it with turmeric powder, green chillies, salt and chopped onion.
• Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and then the raw rice. At last the spinach mixture in to it. Do not add water.
• Cover the pan and allow it to cook for 3 mins. Make sure that the spinach doesn't stick in to the pan.
• Add the coconut and mix well. Turn the heat off. 
• Serve hot with rice.

Brinjal Mezhukkupuratti

Ingredients :-

Green Brinjal - 2
Green chilli - 3
Chilli Powder - a pinch
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tbl spoon
Oil
Salt

Method :-

• Cut brinjal in to small pieces. 
• Heat oil in a pan. Add the brinjal pieces, turmeric powder, green chillies, chilli powder and salt
• Mix well and cook for 5 minutes. 
• Serve as a side dish for rice.