Ingredients:

1. Channa dal/Kadala parippu - 1 cup
2. All purpose flour / Maida - 1 cup
3. Sugar - 1 cup
4. Salt - a pinch
5. Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
6. Turmeric powder - 1/4 +1/4 tsp
7. Sesame oil - 3 tbsp
8. Rice flour - as needed
9. Ghee - as needed
10. Water - as needed

Preparation:

• Cook channa dal in pressure cooker adding enough water.Drain excess water and mash it.To the mashed dal, add sugar along with cardamom powder and 1/4 tsp turmeric powder .Stir well and  cook in low flame until it becomes thick  .
• In a mixing bowl, mix together maida, salt and the remaining 1/4 tsp turmeric powder.Add enough water and knead into a smooth dough.Spread sesame oil on top of  it and set aside for 1 hour.
• Divide the dough into small equal parts.Take one and spread on your left hand using fingers.Make a lemon sized ball out of the prepared channa dal mixture and place it over the flattened dough .Cover the edges completely.
•  Dust it with  rice flour and roll into a medium circle using a rolling pin.On a hot tawa, cook both sides adding enough gee .
• Repeat the same process for the remaining dough.Tastes best  with payasam.

Ingredients:

For caramel syrup:

1. Sugar - 3/4 cup
2. Water - 3/4 cup

Other ingredients:

1. All purpose flour/Maida - 1 cup
2. Butter - 1/2 cup
3. Egg - 2 nos
4. Sugar - 1/2 cup
5. Raisins - 1/2 cup
6. Tutti frutti - 1/4 cup
7. Cashews - 1/4 cup
8. Baking powder - 1 tsp
9. Cinnamon powder - 1/4 tsp
10. Cloves powder - 1/4 tsp
11. Dry ginger powder - 1/4 tsp
12. Nutmeg powder - a pinch
13. Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
14. Salt - 1/4 tsp
15. Orange/apple juice - for soaking dry fruits

Preparation:

• Soak raisins,tutti frutti and cashews in apple/orange juice overnight.
• For the caramel syrup, heat sugar in a heavy bottomed pan until it melts and changes color to brown.Do not stir in between .Carefully add 3/4 cup water and stir well.Heat for 3-4 minutes and switch off the flame.Let it cool completely.
• Preheat oven to 375 F.
• Sieve together flour, baking powder, salt and set aside.Add all the spice powders and mix well.
• In a mixing bowl, beat together butter and sugar till creamy.Add in egg and beat till it becomes fluffy .Add the caramel syrup and mix well.
• To this, add the sieved flour mixture in small quantities and fold gently.
• Drain the soaked dry fruits and dust with some flour.Add it to the prepared batter and mix gently.
• Transfer to a greased baking pan and bake for 50 - 55 minutes or until a skewer inserted to the center of the cake comes out clean.

Ingredients:

1. Aval/Poha/Rice flakes - 2.5 cups
2. Grated jaggery - 1 cup
3. Water - 3/4 cup
4. Grated coconut - 1 cup
5. Ghee - 1 tbsp
6. Black sesame seeds/ellu - 2 tsp
7. Pottu kadala/chana dal/roasted gram - 2 tbsp
8. Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
9. Dry ginger powder/Chukku podi - 1/4 tsp
10. Raisins - 2 tbsp
11. Coconut bits/Thengakothu - 3 tbsp

Preparation:

• Heat ghee in a pan and fry coconut bits, raisins, roasted gram and sesame seeds separately; set aside.
• In a heavy bottomed pan, melt jaggery in 3/4 cup of water. Boil it,stirring in between under medium flame till it reaches one string consistency. (A drop of jaggery syrup should form a string between your thumb and index finger when touched and pulled apart.) 
• Add in grated coconut and stir for 1-2 minutes.To this, add cardamom powder and dry ginger powder. Add  rice flakes and mix well.
• Next, add ghee fried raisins. coconut bits, roasted gram and sesame seeds.Mix everything well.
• Let it cool completely and store in an airtight container.

Ingredients:

For sev:

1. Besan/Kadalamavu/Gram flour - 2 cups
2. Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
3. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
4. Hing/asafoetida/kayam - 2 pinch
5. Salt - as needed
6. Water - enough for making dough

For Boondi:

1. Besan/Kadalamavu/Gram flour - 1 cup
2. Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
3. Turmeric powder - a pinch
4. Hing - a pinch
5. Salt - as needed
6. Water - enough for making batter

Other ingredients:

1. Peanuts - 1/2 cup(with skin)
2. Crushed garlic - 4(with skin)
3. Pottu kadala/split dalia - 1/4 cup
4. Curry leaves - 1 spring
5. Hing - a pinch
6. Salt - as needed
7. Red chilli powder- 1/4 tsp
8. Oil - for deep frying

Preparation:

Sev:

• In a mixing bowl, mix together gram flour, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, hing, and  salt.Add enough  water and knead into a smooth dough.
• In a pan, heat oil enough for deep frying.Using an idiyappam mould /string hopper, press down the dough into the hot oil.Fry until it gets golden colour and drain to a paper towel.Let it cool completely.After cooling, crush it with hands and set aside.

Boondi:

• In a mixing bowl, add all the ingredients listed under 'for boondi' except water, and mix well.Add enough water and form a batter similar to  dosa batter, which is not too thick or thin.
• Place a slotted ladle on top of hot oil and pour a ladleful of batter over it.The batter will drop into the oil through the holes to form boondi.
• Fry until it becomes golden colour and drain to a paper towel.

Mixture preparation:

• Fry peanuts,crushed garlic,split dalia and curry leaves in hot oil separately;Set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, add the prepared sev, boondi, peanuts, garlic,split dalia , curry leaves, red chilli powder, hing, enough salt and mix well.Store in an airtight container.

Ingredients:

1. Bread - 6 slices
2. Sliced button mushroom - 1.5 cups
3. Sliced onion - 1 cup
4. chopped garlic - 1 tsp
5. Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
6. Soy sauce - 2 tsp
7. Chilli sauce - 1 tsp
8. Tomato sauce - 1 tsp
9. Cheese - 3 slices
10. Butter - 1.5 tbsp
11. Salt - as needed
12. Oil - as needed

Preparation:

• Heat oil in a pan and add chopped garlic along with sliced onions.Saute until the onions turns translucent.
• Add in sliced mushrooms and saute until it becomes golden brown and dry.
• Next, add enough salt,pepper powder, soy sauce, chilli sauce and tomato sauce.Mix everything well.
• Take a bread slice, spread some butter and top it with 2 tbsp of prepared mushroom mixture.Place a slice of cheese on top of it and cover with another bread slice.
• Toast both sides till the cheese gets melted .Cut into triangles and serve hot with any sauce of your choice.

Ingredients:

1. Apple - 2 nos
2. Banana - 1
3.  Non fat yogurt - 1/2 cup
4. Honey - 1 tbsp
5. Vanilla essence - 1/2 tsp
6. Almond -10 nos

Preparation:

• Peel and chop the apples and banana.Add to the blender
• Add all the other listed ingredients and blend until smooth.
• Serve chilled .Garnish with some pomegranate seeds and  chocolate powder if needed.

Ingredients:

1. Ripe banana - 2 nos( 1 cup when mashed)
2. Rolled or quick cooking oats - 1.5 cups
3. Powdered roasted peanuts - 1/4 cup
4. Raisins - 2 tbsp
5. Light brown sugar - 2 tbsp
6. Baking powder - 1/4 tsp
7. Salt - 1/4 tsp
8. Vanilla essence - 1/2 tsp

Preparation:

• Preheat oven to 375 F.
• In a mixing bowl, mix together mashed banana and brown sugar .Add all the other listed ingredients and mix well.
• Transfer this mixture to a 8x8 inch square baking tray lined with aluminium foil and press it down tightly and evenly using a spoon.
• Bake for 30 minutes until the edges turns golden brown.Remove from oven and let it cool completely. Cut into bars and serve.