Ingredients:
Beetroot chopped 2
Oil 2 ts
Mustard seeds 2 ts
Urid dal 2 ts
Curry leaves 10
Dry red chilli 2
Chilli powder 1 ts
Salt as per taste
Grated coconut 2 tbs
Method:
Heat oil in a Kadai add mustard seeds,Urid dal,redchillies wait for mustard to splutter add curry leaves,beetroot .
Add a cup of water close the lid and cook for 10 minutes.
Add chilli powder,salt cook till curry looks dry,garnish with grated coconut. Serve with rice or chapathi....
Ingredients:
Idli rice 2 cups
Urid dal 1 cup
Poha handful
Salt to taste
Method:
Soak rice and Urid dal in separate bowls for 4-5 hours.
Just before grinding soak poha for 10 minutes.
Wash the dal and grind to smooth paste.
Wash rice and grind along with poha to paste.
Combine both batters and mix well,add salt.
Keep the batter in warm place overnight for fermentation.
Grease the idli moulds pour the batter into moulds,steam for 10-15 minutes.
Cool for 5 minutes and take the idlies out of the mould .
Serve with chutney ,sambar..... Enjoy.
Ingredients:
Plain flour (maida) 1 cup
Sour yogurt 1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Bi carb of soda a pinch
Ginger chopped 2 tbs
Coriander leaves chopped 2 tbs
Curry leaves chopped 2 tbs
Besan flour 2 tbs
Green chilli chopped 2-4
Water to adjust the batter.
Oil for deep frying
Method:
Mix all the above ingredients except water and oil.
Adjust the consistency of batter to idli batter consistency using enough water.
Keep the batter aside for 3-4 hours.
Heat oil and drop spoonful of batter to oil.
Deep fry to get golden colour.
Serve with chutney or sambar.
Ingredients:
Oil 2 tbs
Mustard seeds 1 ts
Peanuts 2 tbs
Urid dal 1 tbs
Chana dal 1 tbs
Green chilli chopped 4-5
Coriander leaves chopped 3 tbs
Grated coconut 4 tbs
Capsicum 1 chopped
Curry leaves 10-15
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder 1 ts
Cooked rice 3 cups
Lemon juice 2 tbs
Method:
Heat oil in Kadai add mustard seeds,peanuts,Urid dal and Chana dal .
Fry till dals are brown.
Add curry leaves,coriander leaves,grated coconut,green chillies,salt and turmeric powder.
Fry for 2-4 minutes.
Add capsicum and cook for 3-4 minutes.
Add cooked rice and mix well.
Switch off the heat,add lemon juice and mix well.
Serve.
Ingredients:
Oil 2tbs
Jeera 1tbs
Pepper corns 10-15
Ginger chopped finely 1tbs
Green chilli chopped 4-5
Mixed vegetables like potato,carrot,beans and peas 2 cups
Split moong 1 cup
Basmati rice 2 cups
Salt to taste
Water 6 cups
Garam masala 1ts
Turmeric powder 1ts
Method:
Wash rice and moong dal keep aside.
chop all vegetables.
Heat oil in pressure cooker,add jeera,pepper,green chilli and ginger fry for a minute.
Add vegetables ,fry for 2 minutes.
Add salt,haldi and Garam masala
Add washed rice and moong dal,fry for 2-4 minutes.
Add water close the lid and put the cooker weight on,cook for 3 whistles.
Open the cooker when pressure goes away and there you have ONE POT MEAL. :)
Serve with raita or curry.....
I have been experimenting with all these different kinds of dosas lately.A pack of pearl barley is been sitting in my pantry for longtime, so I decided to make dosa out of it. Here goes the recipe....
Ingredients:
Pearl barley 1 cup
Urid dal 1 cup
White rice 1 cup
Salt to taste
Method:
Soak rice and barley together for 3-4 hours.
Soak Urid dal for 3-4 hours.
Wash Urid dal and grind to a smooth paste.
Wash rice and barley and grind to paste.
Mix both batters ,add salt and ferment overnight.
Heat nonstick pan and make dosa as shown above.
Serve with chutney or curry. Enjoy...
Back home I grew up eating homemade yogurt. After coming to Australia I tried many times to make yogurt and failed. One of my family friend who came from New Zealand gave me few tips to set perfect homemade yogurt.Now I get thick,creamy and tasty yogurt every time.
Ingredients:
Full cream milk 1 litre
Store bought full fat yogurt 4tbs
Method:
Heat the milk and bring to boil.
Switch off the heat and cool the milk for sometime till it is lukewarm.
Add the yogurt to milk and mix well till the milk and yogurt combined.
Place the container in warm place like in pre heated oven or in a pot of warm water undisturbed for overnight.
In the morning you will get perfectly set yogurt.
store it in refrigerator and start using it.
Posted with Blogsy