Monday 18 February 2013

Dantina soppu (amaranth) palya

Ingredients:

Dantina soppu 1 bunch

Dry red chillies 4

Crushed garlic 4 cloves

Salt to taste

Mustard seeds 1ts

Crushed pepper 1ts

Oil 2ts

 

Method:

Clean ,wash and chop soppu.

Heat oil add mustard seeds ,when they splutter add garlic ,broken red chillies.

Add soppu cover with lid and cook for 5 minutes

Add salt and cook till dry.

Switch off the heat and add crushed pepper,mix well.

Serve.

 

Set dosa

Ingredients:

Rice 3 cups

Urid dal 3/4 cup

Methi seeds 2 tbs

Poha 1 cup

Curds 1/2 cup

Salt to taste

 

Method:

Soak rice in a bowl. In another bowl soak Urid dal and Methi seeds for 3-4 hours.

Wash rice and Urid dal for at least two times before grinding.

Grind Urid dal to fine paste. While grinding soak poha for 5 minutes.

Grind rice with poha,curds.

Mix Urid dal paste and rice batter add salt. Ferment overnight.

Make thick dosa ,cover with lid ,cook for 2-3 minutes or until you can see holes all over the dosa.

Flip the dosa and cook.

Serve with chutney or saagu...... Enjoy.

 

Friday 8 February 2013

Coconut chutney

Ingredients:

Coconut grated 1 cup

Green chillies 4

Salt to taste

Tamarind

Roasted Chana dal (putani) 2tbs

 

Method:

Grind all the above ingredients to smooth paste.

Season with oil and mustard seeds.

Serve with dosas,idlis etc..

 

Potato palya

Ingredients:

Boiled potato 3-4

Onion 2 sliced

Green chillies sliced

Curry leaves

Oil 2tbs

Mustard seeds 1ts

Jeera seeds 1ts

Chana dal 1tbs

Urid dal 1tbs

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder 1/2 ts

Coriander leaves

 

 

Method:

Boil potatoes ,peel off the skin and smash . Keep aside.

Slice onions and green chillies

Heat oil add mustard seeds,jeera,Urid dal,Chana dal fry till dals are light brown.

Add curry leaves,onions,green chillies fry till onions are soft.

Add turmeric powder and salt .

Add potatoes and sprinkle some water. Mix well.cook for 2 minutes ,turn off the heat.

Garnish with coriander leaves.Serve with masala dosa or chapatti,poori...

 

Homemade masala dosa

Ingredients:

Idli rice or sona masoori 3 cups
Urid dal 1 cup
Bengal gram dal fist full
Methi seeds 2tbs
salt 2ts

Method:

Soak Urid dal,Methi seeds,china dal for 4-5 hours. Soak rice separately for 4-5hours.
Wash the dals and grind to smooth paste. Wash the rice and grind.
Mix both batters add salt. Both batters should be combined well.
Leave it in a warm place to ferment for 5-6hours or overnight.
Make dosa and serve with potato palya and chutney.Enjoy....


 

Vermicelli lemon bath

Ingredients:

Vermicelli 2 cups

Oil 2tbs

Mustard seeds 1ts

Bengal gram dal 1tbs

Urid dal 1tbs

Peanuts 2tbs

Onion 1 chopped

Green chillies 4-5

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder

Curry leaves

Coriander leaves for garnish

Lemon juice 3tbs

Method:

Boil a litre of water add vermicelli,salt,turmeric powder.Cook the vermicelli drain the water and keep aside.

Heat oil add peanuts,Bengal gram dal,uridine dal,mustered seeds fry until the dals are light brown.

Add chopped onions,green chillies and curry leaves fry for 2-4 minutes until onions are soft.

Add vermicelli mix well .Switch off the stove. Add lemon juice,coriander leaves. Serve...