Mango Thokku (Mango Pickle)

Ingredients
2 Raw Mangoes
1/4 tsp Fenugreek seeds
1 tsp Mustard seeds
2 tsp Chilly powder
50 gms Gingely Oil
2 pinch Asafoetida powder
Salt to taste
Method

Grate the mangoes and keep aside.Heat oil in pan, add mustard seeds, let it splutter. Keep the flame low. Then add fenugreek seeds, asafoetida, chilly powder, salt to it and mix well. Finally add grated mangoes to it and mix well. Cook till it becomes thick. Stir in between. Let it cook on low flame until mixture starts oozing out oil. Now mango thokku is ready.

Senaikilangu / Yam Fry

Ingredients
1/4 kg Yam
Few Curry leaves
oil
Salt
To make Paste
2 Cinnamon sticks
2 cloves
3 Red chilly
1 tsp coriander seeds
1/4 Pepper
1 tsp cumin seeds
5 pods Garlic
1/2 " Ginger
Few Curry Leaves
Method

Grind all the ingredients together said above and keep aside.
Cut yam into big cubes. Pressure cook yam with salt just for one whistle. Drain water. Place it on kitchen towel to remove excess water. Deep fry yam in hot oil and keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan, add curry leaves to it. Then add grinded paste to it and fry for few 5 min. Then add yam to it and mix well. Cook till the raw smell goes off.