Sundried tomatoes in olive oil

Europe is not a great place for a vegetarian.Most of the times I end up eating only Pasta and Pizza.I avoid eating out and therefore experiments in the kitchen go on and when something really nice works out I pen it down here. However during my last holiday in Italy completely changed my opinion of this. Italy is a paradise for vegetarians. Sun, fun and lots of good food is all I need to make a wonderful holiday.I came back home with loads of  spices and wonderful memories. I had some sun dried tomatoes and was wondering what to do with them. I asked V, an Italian colleague and this recipe comes from her. So here's an authentic Italian recipe I loved.

I used:
Sun dried tomatoes
Olive oil
loads of garlic
All greens
Mixed herbs
Capers (if you can find)
Salt
Dry red chillies
A clean and dry glass pot/bottle

I soaked the tomatoes overnight in warm water. The next day drain away the water and pat dry the tomatoes to remove all traces of water. Chop them finely. I a dry bowl, Mix the tomatoes with finely chopped garlic. Use as much garlic as you like. Add the greens like basil leaves, rosemary thyme etc, fresh or dried. I used a bit of both. Add capers, a spoonful of them. I added some salt and dry red chillies to give it a Indian feel. However the original recipe does not include them. Everything you add in here should be water free otherwise it wont last long.
Fill in the contents of the bowl into a glass bottle and add add olive oil to cover the contents of the bottle.Remove any air spaces. These tomatoes last for a week or so.They can be eaten on the side with pastas or pizzas or even with some mildly spiced rice.
 

Dahi Wada

   Managing things at home with little kiddo around is a challenge, I am going through currently. My little one needs my attention all the time. Its an awesome feeling to have a wee little admirer but frankly speaking its difficult  to manage . So these days I prefer recipes I can make in advance. Dahi wada is one of them. I love stuffed variety but havent found time to make that one recently.

Dahi wada

These need to go into the wada

Urad dal :1/2 cup soaked in water and then ground to a coarse paste.
Ginger-greenchili- jeera paste-1 tablespoon
Finely chopped corriander
salt.
One can also add a pinch of  baking powder.
Mix the above well  make small round balls and deep fry it in oil.

Soak the wada in cold butter milk ( Taak in marathi)  or dilute yogurt and refrigerate. The wadas should be left in the buttermilk  untill it is well absorbed.

For the dahi

Whip the Dahi with sugar  and salt ( as per taste) .The dahi should be thick, sweet and chilled.

When serving top with wadas with Dahi and garnish with pepper, red chilli powder, corriander.