Thursday, February 24, 2011

Whole Wheat Dosa

Ingredients:
  • Whole Wheat - 1 Cup
  • Grated Coconut - 1/3 Cup
  • Green Chilly - 3-4
  • Jaggery  Grated - 1 Tbsp (Optional)
  • Salt - slightly less than 1/2 Tsp (Adjust to your taste)
  • Water - 1 1/2 Cup (including for grinding)
  • Ghee - for dosas
Method:
  • Soak Wheat for an hour or two.
  • Grind Wheat, then add all ingredients. (Use water as required)
  • Heat the tawa and take dosa. Makes 6 Dosas.

Note:
  • Do not soak Wheat for long time, u will end up making sticky/ glue dosa batter.
  • You can also use the wheat flour to make the dosa.





Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Bhindi and Karela Pakoda

Ingredients:
  • Karela (Bitter Gourd) - 3/4 Cup (finely chopped)
  • Bhindi (Ladies finger) - 1 Cup (finely chopped)
  • Besan - 3/4 Cup
  • Garlic - 3-4 cloves (finely chpped with the outer cover)
  • Jeera - 1/4 Tsp
  • Red Chilly Powder - 1 1/2 Tsp
  • Turmeric powder - pinch
  • Ajwain - pinch
  • Hing - pinch
  • Salt - 1 Tsp
  • Water - 1 Tbsp (if required)
  • Oil - for deep frying
Method:
  • In a mixing bowl put in finely chopped karelas and salt, keep for half an hour.
  • Now add all ingredients except water, mix well. If required add water using a spoon.
  • Heat oil and deep fry pakodas.
  • Serve with Green Chutney / Sauce.

Note:
  • Its okay to get a shapeless pakodas, i used to call this as Ameoba pakodas.

Buns Rotti


Ingredients:
  • Maida - 1 1/2 Cup
  • Besan - 1/4 Cup
  • Yogurt - 1/3 Cup (or slightly more)
  • Banana (chopped) - 1 Cup
  • Sugar - 1/2 Cup
  • Baking Soda - 1/8 Tsp
  • Salt - 1/8 Tsp
  • Ghee/Oil - 1 Tbsp (optional)
  • Oil - for deep frying
Method:
  • In a bowl put in Maida and besan, mix well.
  • To this mixture add all other ingredients and kneed to a soft dough.
  • Now heat ghee and put in the dough and kneed well. The dough is soft but not sticky. Keep this covered for 5-6 hours or overnight.
  • Make balls slightly bigger than puri but smaller than chapati, make 3-4 inch diameter rotis.
  • Deep fry, to get a pluffy buns. Serve.
    Note:
    • If necessary adjust maida to get the non sticky dough.
    • You can use less sugar and serve with kurma.
    • You can make all buns and store in a airtight container and can enjoy any time.
    • Can also be cooked like normal rotis.

    Masala Peanuts (Nelakadle Bajo)

    Ingredients:
    • Peanuts - 3 Cups
    • Gram Flour (Besan) - 1/2 Cup
    • Chilly Powder - 1 Tbsp
    • Jeera - 1 tsp
    • Ajwain - 1/8 tsp
    • Hing - 1/4 tsp
    • Salt - 1tsp
    • Turmeric powder - pinch
    • Oil - for deep frying
    Method:
    • Wash peanuts under runnig water.
    • In a bowl put in Peanuts and all other ingredients and mix well. (if required add liitle water) The mixture should be dry and can pick each peanut from the mixture.
    • Heat Oil and deep fry till slight change in color.
    Note:
    • Do not fry till the peanuts coated with masala turns dark brown.

    Friday, February 18, 2011

    Bread Masala

    Ingredients:
    • Bread Slices - 10
    • Onion (finely chopped) - 1/4 Cup
    • Garlic - 2 Cloves (1/2 tsp powder)
    • Tomato (finely chopped) - 1/4 Cup
    • Coriander Leaves (finely chopped) - 2-3 tsp (for garnishing)
    • Red Chilly Powder - 1 tsp
    • Turmeric - pinch
    • Oil - 2 tsp
    • Salt - 1/8 tsp
    Heat: Medium
    Method:
    • In a non stick pan Pour oil, add onion. Fry till onion changes colour.
    • Now add garlic and saute for a few seconds, add tomato. saute till oil seperates.
    • Put chilly powder, turmeric and salt to it. fry for a while.
    • Add bread pieces and mix well so that all the pieces of bread get coated with masala.
    • Garnish with coriander leaves, tun off the heat, cover the lid for 5 minutes. serve hot.

    Serves 3.

    Masala Poha

    Ingredients:
    • Thin Poha - 3 Cup
    • Sambar Powder - 2 tsp
    • Grated Coconut - 1/2 Cup
    • Sugar - 2 tsp
    • Salt - 1/2 tsp (as per your taste)
    • Oil - 2 tsp
    • Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
    • Curry leaves - 2-3
    Method:
    • In a large bowl mix in Grated Coconut, Sambar Powder, Sugar and Salt.
    • In a non stick pan on medium heat, pour oil, add mustard seeds.
    • When seeds started popping out add curry leaves and poha to it. Saute for leaa than minute.
    • Put this poha into the mixing bowl and mix thoroughly. Serve for breakfast / evening snack.
    Note :
    • Serves 2-4