November 23, 2012

Oats Dosa

 "Healthy and easy to make quick recipe."

Ingredients:
2 cups Oats powder
1 onion(chop as 1/2inch fine slices)
2 green chillies(chop them)
2tsp chopped coriander leaves
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
pinch garam masala powder
salt
oil
  • Mix all the ingredients except oil and make into a fine batter by adding water little by little.(consistency to that of ordinary dosa).
  • Heat a nonstick pan and grease it with oil.When the pan is hot add a ladle full of batter,spread it in a circle,pour little oil around it edges and fry for a few seconds.(Flame should be on high).
  • When the edges start browning reduce the flame,flip the dosa and fry for a min.
  • Remove and repeat the same for the remaining batter.
  • Oats dosa is ready to be served with tomato or pudeena chutney or with lime pickle.
  • Note:While making each dosa the pan should be hot.
  • Tips:We can add 2tsp curd to this batter to enhance the taste of this dosa.
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November 14, 2012

Gongura Pulla Koora



Ingredients:
4 bunches sorrel green(red stalks)
3tsp chana dal
1 onion
3 green chillies
2 dry red chillies
4 cloves garlic
1tsp mustard seeds
1tsp cumin seeds
1tsp urad dal
1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
salt
oil
Preparation:
  • Pluck,wash twice and boil sorrel green leaves until soft.
  • Mash them slightly.
  • Wash and boil chana dal till soft.
Process:
  • Heat oil in a pan,add mustard seeds,cumin seeds,fenugreek seeds,urad dal and fry them.
  • Next add slit greenchillies,crushed garlic,broken red chillies and sliced onion and fry them.
  • When onions are fried well,add cooked chana dal and fry for few seconds.
  • Mix in cooked sorrel green,salt,turmeric and red chilli powder.
  • Mix them thoroughly and cook for 5 min.
  • Check the taste,when  no water left turn off the flame.
  • This is to be served with plain rice.
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November 12, 2012

Sengapappu Payasam


Ingredients:
1cup chana dal
1/2 cup sabundana
1cup jaggery
1/4 cup milk
10 cshewnuts
2tsp raisins
1tsp ghee
  • Soak chana dal for half an hour and pressure cook till soft.
  • Fry cashew and raisins in ghee,remove and add sabundana  in the same pan and fry for few sec.
  • Add water to sabundana and cook until soft.
  • Now mix cooked chanadal,jaggery to this and cook for around 10 min.
  • Add milk and cook for another 3 min.
  • Turn off the flame and garnish with cashew and raisins.

November 11, 2012

Dosakaya Mukkala Pachadi




Ingredients:
2 medium cucumber
50g green chillies
30g tamarind
1tsp jeera powder
1/2tsp fenugreek powder
2tsp seesame seeds powder
2tsp coriander powder
little jaggery
salt
oil

Tempering:
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp urad dal
2 red chillies
1 sprig curry leaves
1tsp gingly oil

Preparation:
  • Wash and soak tamarind.
  • Peel the skin and chop the cucumber in thin pieces.
  • Fry green chillies in little oil.
Process:
  • Grind the powders first and then add tamarind,green chillies,jaggery,salt and grind into a fine paste.
  • Check the taste,add this paste to the cucumber pieces and mix well.
  • Thorughly mix them for few sec until the cucumber releases some juices and the paste is mixed well.
  • Now heat 1tsp gingly oil and add the ingredients under tempering and fry them well.
  • Cool it off and add this tempering to cucumber ,mix well and serve.
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