Arundhati Raghavan

Saturday Lunch . Since the children chose Tamil for lunch when given a choice between Tamil, Telugu and Punjabi, I decided what to cook. . Sambar was already made on Monday, and even if it wasn’t made and even though I didn’t eat it, I didn’t feel particularly inclined to make it. When I do make it and eat it, I always enjoy it. I’m just never in the mood to make it. I must try and make it more often because I know for a fact that @mcsachin enjoys it. . I’d settled on Paruppu Thogayal and Milagu Kuzhambu and I only needed to think about what to cook along with these two. . I found a recipe for Keerai Mashiyal by @chefvenkateshbhat and followed it with the only exception of having used Byadgi Chillies instead of the Gundu Milagai he recommended for the dish. It was fantastic. . I turned yesterday’s Dali Saar into a Tomato Rasam. This is one of the first leftover makeovers I’ve known about as Amma did this all the time. There was a bit of Kosumbari leftover from yesterday’s lunch which we ate up today. . I made a Vellarikkai Tayir Pachadi because it’s become a habit to make some sort of Tayir Pachadi/Raita with our meals. And as much as I didn’t want to make another Potato side, I didn’t have any other vegetables that would make a suitable side for everything else that was on today’s menu. . I made a Potato Podi Roast and added a couple of small Indian Capsicum (thanks to @theplatepixel ) and a couple of Sweet Peppers that I found in the fridge. We fried some Appalam because these relaxed meals have been pushed to the weekend and while I’m at it, I might as well go the whole mile. . We relished this meal and there were multiple possible combinations that I love, so it ticked off many boxes. I so rarely get to eat Rasam Saadam with Potato Roast and Appalam. Today was one of those days. . I missed having something sweet to eat after this meal. We have no Indian sweets in the house and I treated myself to Belgian Chocolate that @mohitahattangady brought for us. . And, today, I was able to enjoy a much needed siesta and walk in my happy place after lunch. What more could I ask for? . #raagasindianthaliyatra #raagasleftovermakeovers #raagasweekendmeals