Ingredients :

Sevai

Tomato/ Thakkali – 2 big (chopped)

Onions/ Vengayam – 1 cup

Green chili’s/ Pachai Milagai – 4

Mustard/ Kaduku

Cumin seeds/ Seerakam/ Jeeragham

Urad dhal/ Ulundu

Curry leaves/ Karuveppilai

Coriander leaves/ Kothamalli ilai

Turmeric powder/ Manjal thool

Red chili powder/ Milagai thool

Coriander powder/ Dhania thool

Salt

Oil/ Yennai

Method :

1. Take a vessel, add water and heat it, while water is boiling add sevai and two drops of oil

2. Let the sevai cook until it becomes soft/ tender

3. Take another pan, add oil, mustard, cumin seeds, urad dhal, green chili’s and curry leaves, let it splutter. After it splutters add onions, tomato’s, turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, salt, mix and fry well

4. Add required amount of water and close the lid after frying the above ingredients

5. While the tomato masala is getting ready add the previously cooked sevai, mix well, garnish with coriander leaves, and the recipe is ready

Tomato in tamil is called  Thakkali

Onions in tamil is called Vengayam

Green chili’s in tamil is called Pachai Milagai

Mustard  in tamil is called Kaduku

Cumin seeds  in tamil is called Seerakam/ Jeeragham

Urad dhal  in tamil is called Ulundu

Curry leaves in tamil is called Karuveppilai

Coriander leaves in tamil is called Kothamalli ilai

Turmeric powder in tamil is called Manjal thool

Red chili powder in tamil is called Milagai thool

Coriander powder in tamil is called Dhania thool

Oil in tamil is called Yennai