OPOS Tamil New Year Thali | OPOS recipe

Wish u all very happy Tamil New year !!

Full meal prepared at home .All dishes are opos except Rice(Since We prefer Starch removing rice ) ,Vada,appalam and pickle.

On the top L to R
Rice
Mixed Veg Sambar 
Neem flower Rasam
Potato curry
Moongdal Payasam
Sweet Pongal
Instant Mango pickle
Mango Pachadi
Carrot beans Thoran
Black urad dal pepper Vada & Appalam

In this post how i prepare this menu.It took nearly 1 &1/2 hrs for finish the cooking except for vada.

On previous day i chop the veggies for sambar (i used drumstick,carrot beans,yemmow pumpkin,mango & okra pearls ) & Carrot ,beans for poriyal. Stored it in box and kept in fridge.

Dry the moongdal for payasam.

Prepare the thick jaggery syrup for pongal,pachadi & payasam.once it cooled down kept in fridge.

Ghee fried the cashew&raisins for pongal and cocnut bits,cashew for payasam and neem flower for rasam

Always in handy precooked dal ,Bottled Tadka(BT)& tamarind paste,Grated Coconut.

I have used one 5L PC and so one cooking is finish remove and wash and prepare another one.

Next day when i woke up first soak the dal for vada.

For Sambar & Rasam

In PC
Layer 1 : 1/4 cup water,1 tsp oil+curry leaves

Layer 2:Chopped onion+tomato+Chopped veggies +precooked dal

Layer 3:Tamarind paste+top with sambar powder and salt

In a Small bowl 1/4 cup+salt+turmeric powder+tamarind paste.

Kept the bowl on the top of the sambar layer

Close the lid and put the weight,cook at high flame for 3 whistle.

Release Pressure (RP) and remove the rasam bowl.Mix the sambar with required hot water and BT.

For Rasam mix the BT and fried neem flower.

For Pongal & Payasam 

Since payasam &pongal have 8 whistle ,so i kept pot in pot(PIP) method

In Pc add little ghee washed rice and water.the ratio for rice and water is 1 :4

In another bowl add the roasted dal and water .the ratio for dal and water is 1:4

Kept the bowl on the top of the rice.

Cook at high flame for 8 whistle.

RP ,remove the inner vessel mash the dal add the jaggery syrup,thick coconut milk(i used storebought milk),ghee fried cashew&coconut bites,cardamom powder.

Payasam is ready !!

For Pongal,mash the rice well with boiled and cooled milk,add jaggery syrup,ghee fried cashew&raisins,cardamom powder.

For Fry,Thoran& Pachadi

Thoran :Mix the carroot,beans with salt,turmeric powder,chopped green chillies.

Pc add 1/4 water+2 tsp oil+curry leaves+chopped onion

Spread the carrot beans mix.

In a bowl add the peeled &chopped mango pieces ,2 tbsp water,turmeric powder &a pinch salt

In another bowl peeled &chopped potatoes mixed with salt,red chilli powder,hing and 1 tbsp oil.

Place the mango bowl on the top of the thoran and place the potato bowl on top of the mango bowl.

Close the lid and cook at high flame for 4 whistle.

RP, Remove the potato bowl,pan fry it for crispiness.

Remove the Mango bowl,mash it well.Add the jaggery syrup & BT.

Mix the thoran with BT and Grated coconut.

In meanwhile i prepared instant mango pickle,cook the rice and fried the appalam.

At last grind the dal and made the vada.

how simple the cooking is..Am really happy that outcome is super good.

If we planned everything well then we finished it very easy & eat healthy & tasty food