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Thursday 19 September 2019

Instant Vegetable Idli with Oats and Semolina


This is a very quick and healthy breakfast or snacks recipe that can be served for the children in their lunch boxes too. 


Ingredients 
3/4 cup Rice Flour 
1 cup Fine Semolina 
1 cup Oats
Half medium size Carrot Grated 
Half medium size Beet root Grated 
1/2 cup Curd 
Salt to taste 
1 tsp Eno 
1 cup or more Water




Method 
Take a bowl, add rice flour, oats, semolina, salt, grated vegetables and curd. Mix all the ingredients, gradually add water and mix the ingredients until it’s a thick dropping consistency. Keep the batter for 15 minutes, add the eno and mix it gently once more. Pour in the batter in the  greased idli mould. Steam the idlis for 20 minutes until they are cooked. Remove the idli mould from the steamer and wait for 5 minutes till the idlis have cooled a bit. Remove the idlis from the mould and serve the healthy idlis with a chutney of your choice. 

Friday 24 February 2017

Instant Crispy Dosa with Mix Lentils and Semolina... Served with Turnip and Coconut Chutney....

wanted to make something instant as I was super hungry and did not feel like having bread for breakfast and as I am alone for lunch, did not feel like making a meal. So this dish was great for brunch and it is healthy too. 
So here is the recipe of how I made this Instant Dosa with mix lentils and semolina..... which is served with spicy Turnip and Coconut Chutney. 

For the Dosa
Ingredients
2 cups of Semolina or Idli Rawa
1/2 cup Sago flour 
1/4 cup Black split lentil
1/4 cup Green split lentil
2 tbsp split Bengal Gram 
1 tsp Eno 
Salt to taste 
Method 
Wash all the lentils together and soak it for 15 minutes. Take a grinder and grind the lentils and salt together  into a smooth paste. Add the sago flour, semolina and some water. Make it into a medium thick batter. Remove it into a mixing bowl. Add Eno and mix it. The batter is ready for making dosas. Take a dosa skillet. Let it heat on low flame. Add 2 ladles of the batter. Spread it and drizzle some ghee. Let it cook on low flame until crispy and brown. Serve it hot with the turnip and coconut chutney.


Turnip and Coconut Chutney 
Ingredients 
1 medium size Turnip cut into pieces 
1 small piece Ginger 
2 Green Chillies cut into pieces 
1 small piece raw Mango or preserved Mango piece 
1/4 cup Fresh or Desiccated Coconut 
Salt to taste 
Few Curry leaves 
1/4 tsp Mustard seeds 
1 tsp Oil

Method 
In a grinder, grind all the above ingredients except curry leaves, mustard seeds and oil into a thick paste. Take a small pan. Add oil, let it heat. Add the mustard seeds and curry leaves. Let the mustard seeds crackle. Add the seasoning into the chutney.

Sunday 24 July 2016

Instant Kanchipuram Idlis

Instant Kanchipuram Idlis

I remember my best friend's gradmother Patti. Some of the people though they are no more in this world, they will always remain in my heart forever, she is one of them. As a teenager I use to visit my friend's house everyday, infact it was my second home. Patti use to make many Tamilian dishes and I picked up few of them from her, though few of the dishes are forgotten and few I remember. One of the dish was Kanchipuram Idlis. She used black lentils with skin and rice, soaked it over night and she use to ground it on a stone grinder. Then the batter was left to ferment overnight and it was seasoned with salt, some curry leaves, mustard seeds, chana dal, few peppercorn, few broken cashwenuts and 2 pinch of asafoetida. Then the rest of the process remained the same for making the idlis. She served it with coconut chutney and milagai podi which was again homemade. 
      Here I followed the recipe but since it is an instant idli, it was not kept for fermentation. I used Eno, but soda bicarbonate can also be added if there is no Eno. It helps in instant fermentation and incoperates air in the batter. I added desiccated coconut in the batter as I love it. Also I replaced rice with idli rawa and oats...

For the Seasoning 
Ingredients 
1/4 tsp Bengal Grams / Chana Dal
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
1/2 tsp Pepper Corn crushed 
Few broken pieces of Cashwenuts 
1 tsp minced Green Chillies 
Few Curry leaves
2 Pinch of Asafoetida 
1 tbsp Ghee 

Method 
Take a pan and add ghee in it. Let it. Heat add the chana dal, stir it for a minute. Add the mustard seeds, let it crackle. Add peppercorn and few Cashwenuts, stir it for a minute. Add the green chillies and curry leaves. Stir for another minute. Add asafoetida and stir it for few seconds. Remove it from the flame. 

For the Batter 
Ingredients 
1 cup Oats
2 cups Idli Rawa
1/2 cup Split Black Lentils with skin soaked for an hour
2 tbsp Desiccated Coconut
Salt to taste 
1 tsp Eno / Soda bicarbonate 
1/2 cup Curd
Water as required 
Seasoning 
1 tbsp Seasam oil


Method
Grind the soaked lentils in a grinder. Remove it in a mixing bowl, add oats, ldli rawa, coconut, salt, curd, seasoning and water as per required to make a batter. It should be dropping consistency. Add eno. Mix it and let it stand for 10 minutes. Take idli moulds and apply seasam oil on it. Add the batter and steam it till done. Serve it with chutney and sambhar.

Tuesday 31 May 2016

Peppery Oats Rasam Vada

Peppery Oats Rasam Vada
This dish has a twist... it is made with Oats... Instead of using Tur dal in the rasam... I have used Oats on it... Similarly the Oats is used in the Vada too. The taste is the same and it healthy and delicious too 😊 
This is my winning recipe from #KelloggsREALCHEF

Rasam Powder
Ingredients 
1 tbsp Coriander seeds
1 tsp Chana dal
1 tsp Tur dal 
15 Pepper corn
2 Red Chillies
2 Pinches of Asafoetida 
1/2 tbsp Dry Coconut  grated / Desiccated Coconut

Method
Take a pan, add coriander seeds, chana dal, tur dal, pepper corn and red chillies. Roast it for 2 minutes. Add the coconut and asafoetida.  Roast it for a minute. Let it cool. Add the ingredients in to a grinder and grind it in to a powder.

For the Rasam
Ingredients
1 big Tomato finely chopped
4 tbsp Oats (soak it in 1 cup of hot water)
1/2 tspTamarind paste
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder 
2 sprigs Curry Leaves
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
Pinch of Asafoetida 
Rasam powder 
1 tsp Ghee
Few Coriander leaves chopped

Method
Take a pot. Add 3 cups of water, tamarind paste, tomatoes, few curry leaves, turmeric powder and salt. Put the pot on simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Add the soaked oat along with 3 cups of water. Let it simmer. Add the rasam powder. Let it simmer for 5 minutes. Take another pan. Add ghee. Add mustard seeds, let it crackle. Add curry leaves and asafoetida. Sauté for few seconds. Add the seasoning to the rasam. Switch off the flame. Garnish it with coriander leaves. Serve it hot.
 
For the Vada 
Ingredients 
2 cups Oats
1/2 cup washed and soaked Urid dal for 2 hours
1 Green Chilli chopped 
1/4 tsp Cumin seeds 
Pinch of Asafoetida 
Salt to taste 
1/4 tsp Pepper corn coarsely ground 
Oil to deep fry

Method 
Add 1 cup oats, soaked urid dal, salt and water as required in a grinder. Grind it into a coarse batter. While grinding don't add too much of water. Take is out from the grinder and add remaining oats, cumin seeds, pepper, chilli and water as required.  Mix it well.  Take oil in a wok. Let it heat. Take a tbsp of the batter and drop it into the oil. Fry it till golden brown. Serve the vadas with hot rasam.

Sunday 15 May 2016

Kothamalli Mangai Thokku (Green Mango and Coriander Chutney)

Kothamalli Mangai Thokku
Green Mango and Coriander Chutney


Thokku is in between vegetable dish and a pickle. It is made in South Indian homes.  In thokku water content is reduced and it can be kept for longer period.  Thokku can be kept in the refrigerator for 2 months in a clean dry glass bottle. Thokku can be made with other veggies too.  It can be eaten as a dip, spread, or as pickle. You can eat it with Bread, dosa, chapati and curd rice or eat it mixed with steamed rice. 

Ingredients
8 small Raw Mangoes cut into pieces 
1 medium size bunch Coriander leaves with stems chopped 
8 Green Chillies cut into pieces 
1 tsp urad dal
1 tsp Chana dal 
1 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp Fenugreek seeds 
Few Curry leaves 
1/4 tsp Asafoetida powder 
Salt to taste 
3/4 cup Sesame Oil

Method
Heat the 1 tbsp oil and add the mangoes, green chillies and coriander leaves. Stir fry till all the water dries up. Remove from the heat and let it cool. Put the mangoes,  green chillies and coriander leaves into a grinder. Grind the ingredients into a smooth paste. Heat the remaining oil in a wok. Add the urid and chana dal. Sauté it for 2 minutes. Add the mustard seeds and fenugreek seed. Let it crackle. Add the curry leaves and asafoetida. Sauté it for few seconds. Add the paste and salt, cook it for 10 to 15 minutes on low flame, stirring it occasionally, till the oil releases from the paste. Remove it from the flame and let it cool. It can be stored in a clean and dry glass bottle for 2 months in the fridge. Serve this with sandwich, dosa, chapati or curd rice.

Tuesday 19 April 2016

Cauliflower Kootu

Cauliflower kootu

Kootu in Tamil means 'add'. Any Vegetable can be added with the lentils. Different types of Kootu are made with different spice flavour.  It is an South Indian dish. The gravy here is not very thin. 
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Here I have made Cauliflower Kootu. The flavour of the Kootu powder here with the vegetable and lentil has an awesome taste. It is eaten with hot steam rice. 

For the Kootu Powder
Ingredients 
3 Dry Red chillies
10 Black pepper corns 
1 tbsp Coriander seeds 
1 tbsp Chana dal 
1/4 cup Dry or Fresh coconut 

Method 
Take a pan, dry roast all the ingredients except coconut on low flame for 5 minutes. Add grated coconut and roast for 2 minutes more and turn off flame. Cool and grind the ingredients into a fine powder. Keep it aside.

 For making the Kootu
Ingredients 
2 cups of  Cauliflower florets cut into small pieces 
1 Potato peeled and cubed
1 Onions finely sliced 
1 Tomatoe chopped 
1/2 cup Tur dal washed and boiled with 3 cups of water 
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
Kootu Masala
1 tbsp Tamarind paste 
Salt to taste

For tempering
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds 
Few Curry leaves 
1/4 tsp Asafoetida 
2 tbsp Ghee

Method
Cook the Tur dal with 2 cups of water till done and keep it aside. Heat ghee in the vessel, add mustard seeds, curry leaves and asafoetida, let it crackle. Add the  onions and saute for 5 minutes. Add turmeric powder, potato and the cauliflower, saute for 10 minutes on low medium flame. Add the tomato. Stir and cook for 2 minutes. Add the boiled tur dal, ground kootu masala powder and salt, mix well. Add 2 cups of water.  Bring to a boil, cover and simmer till the vegetables are almost cooked. Add the tamarind paste, along with a cup of water and cook on low-medium flame with lid for another 10 minutes and the vegetables are fully cooked. Turn off the flame. Serve hot with steamed rice.

Wednesday 17 February 2016

Masala Dosa served with Brahmin style Sambar

Masala Dosa served with Brahmin style Sambar 



For the Dosa Batter
Ingredients
11/2 cups Rice
1/2 cup Urad dal / Split Black Gram
Salt to taste

Method
Separately soak rice and urad dal at least overnight in water. Grind the dal and rice. Leave it to ferment overnight. Add salt and mix it.

Potato Filling
Ingredients
2 large Potatoes boiled and chopped
2 Green chillies chopped
Few Curry Leaves
1 Dry Red Chilli broken into pieces
1/2 tsp Chana Dal /  Yellow Split peas
1/2 tsp Urid Dal / Split Black Gram
1/2 tsp Mustard seed
2 Pinches of Asafoetida
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
Salt to taste
1 tbsp Oil
Few Coriander  Leaves chopped


Method
Take a wok, add oil, let it heat. Add the chana dal and urid dal, stir it for few seconds, add the mustard seeds, let it crackle. Add the red chilli and curry leaves, saute it for few seconds, add the asafoetida and stir it. Add the potatoes, salt and turmeric powder. Stir and cook for 2 minutes, garnish with coriander leaves and keep it aside.

For the Masala Dosa
Ingredients
Batter
Potato Filling
Ghee for Drizzling on the Dosa

Method
Take a dosa skillet. Let the skillet warm up. Add a ladle full of batter and swirl and spread the batter on the skillet. Drizzle ghee on top and let it cook till it becomes light brown, add 2 tbsp of the filling and spread it. Fold the dosa into half. Serve it hot with Sambar and Coconut Chutney..

Brahmin Style Sambar 


Brahmin Style Sambar Powder

Ingredients
1 tbsp Toor Dal
1/2 tbsp Chana Dal
10 Red Dry Chillies
4 tbsp Coriander seeds
1/4 tbsp Fenugreek seeds
1/4 tbsp Pepper Corns
1/4 tbsp Turmeric powder

Method
Roast all the above ingredients except for the turmeric powder. Cool it. Add it in a grinder with the turmeric powder. Grind it in to a fine powder.

To make the Sambar
Ingredients
1/2 cup Toor dal washed and soaked
1 Potato peeled and cut into cubes
1 Tomato cut into cubes
1 Carrot cut into pieces
1/4 cup small Onions peeled
1/2 cup Pumpkin cut into cubes
2 Green chillies cut into pieces
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
2 tbsp Sambar powder
Salt to taste
2 tbsp Fresh Coconut grated  or Desiccated Coconut powder
1 tsp Tamarind paste
1 tbsp Jaggery
For seasoning
1/4 tsp Mustard seeds
1 Red Dry Chilli broken into pieces
Few Curry leaves
2 Pinches of Asafoetida
2 tbsp Coconut Oil
Few Coriander leaves chopped

Method
Take a pot, add the dal, turmeric powder, salt and 4 cups of water. Let it boil on low flame for 15 minutes. Add the vegetables. Let it continue to boil till the vegetables and the dal is almost cooked. Add water if required. Add the coconut grated or powder, sambar powder, salt, tamarind paste and jaggary. Simmer for 10 minutes more. Meanwhile take a pan, add the oil. Heat it. Add the mustard seeds, red chilli, curry leaves and asafoetida. Sauté for few seconds. Add it into the Sambar. Simmer for 2 minutes more.  Add the coriander leaves and serve hot.

Tuesday 16 February 2016

Pizza Uttappam

Pizza Uttappam 
Indo Western Fusion cooking... Italy meets South India.. Uttappam is a South Indian Dish and it is served with an Italian Pizza topping.. 


For the Pizza Sauce 
Ingredients
3 Ripe Tomatoes cut into cubes 
4 big size Garlic pod chopped
1 Onion chopped 
Salt to taste
1 tbsp Sugar
1/2 tsp Dry Mix Herbs
1/2 tsp Pepoer powder 
1 cup Tomato purée
1 tbsp Olive oil



Method
In a wok, add olive oil. Add garlic and sauté for a minute, add the onions. Sauté till translucent. Add the tomatoes, stir and cook it for 5 minutes. Add the tomato purée, salt, pepper powder, sugar and mix herbs, stir and let it simmer for 5 minutes more. Keep it aside. 


For the Dosa / Uttappam Batter
Ingredients 
3 cups Rice
1 cup Urid Dal / Split Black Gram 
1 tbsp Fenugreek seeds 
Salt to taste 

Method 
Wash and soak all the 3 above ingredients seprately overnight. Grind the ingredients in a grinder and keep it for fermenting for 8 hours. Add salt and if required then add water for the right consistency. 
P.S. I normally grind a kg of rice and 300 grams of dal and divide the batter as per my requirements into separate vessels and refrigerate it. 
We can also take 2:1 proportion of rice and dal. 3:1 proportion of rice and dal gives crispy dosas.

For the Pizza Uttapam
Ingredients
Pizza sauce
1 bowl of Dosa / Uttappam batter 
1 cup Mozzarella and Cheddar cheese mix grated 
2 tbsp Black Olives sliced 
2 tbsp Red picked chillies sliced 
1 Onion sliced
1 Green Capsicum sliced
1/2 Red Capsicum sliced
1/2 Yellow Capsicum sliced 
8 Mushrooms sliced 
Sprinkle of Pizza mix dried herbs 
Olive oil to drizzle 

Method
Take a pan, add one ladle full of batter in the pan, keep it on a low flame, sprinkle some cheese, add the pizza sauce on the batter, arrange the vegetables on by one on the pizza. Add some more cheese on top, drizzle some oil on top and sprinkle pizza mix. Cover and cook, for 2 to 3 minutes till the base has become brown and crispy. Serve hot. 

Wednesday 3 February 2016

Instant Vermicelli Dosa served with Tomato Chutney

Instant Vermicelli Dosa served with Tomato Chutney 


Vermicelli Dosa
Ingredients
4 cups Vermicelli (Boiled in water and strained)
1 cup Idli Rawa
1 cup Rice Flour
1/4 cup Desiccated Coconut
1 cup Curd
1 Onion chopped
3 Green Chillies chopped
2 tbsp Coriander Leaves chopped
Salt to taste
1 tsp Eno
Ghee to Drizzle

Method
In a mixing bowl, mix all the above ingredients, except ghee. Add water little at a time to make a thin batter. Let the batter stand for 30 minutes. Heat a skillet. Pour 2 ladle of the batter on the skillet, spread the batter on the skillet, let it cook for a minute on low heat,  drizzle ghee on the dosa and let it cook till brown on one side.Flip over and cook on the other side. Serve hot  vermicelli dosa with tomato chutney.

P.S. Before making the next dosa, wipe the skillet with wet cloth, or else if the temperature is high, the dosa will not spread properly.


Tomato Chutney
Ingredients
4 Tomatoes chopped
1 Onion chopped
10 Garlic cloves crushed
1/4 cup Coriander Leaves
5 Green chillies
Salt to taste
Few Curry leaves
1/4 tsp Mustard seeds
1 Red Dry Chilli broken into pieces
2 Pinches of Asafoetida
1 tbsp Sesame Oil

Method
In a grinder, add tomatoes, onion, green chillies, garlic, coriander leaves and salt. Grind it into paste. Add little water. Take a pan. Add oil, let it heat. Add mustard leaves, curry leaves, dry red chillies and asafoetida. Let the mustard seeds crackle. Add the chutney. Let it simmer on low flame for 5 minutes. Serve hot for Vermicelli Dosa....


Tuesday 2 February 2016

Vermicelli Upma

Vermicelli Upma


Ingredients
Half Packet of Rice Vermicelli
1 Onion chopped
1/4 cup Carrot chopped
1/4 cup Green Peas
2 to 3 Green chillies chopped
Few Curry Leaves
Juice of half Lime
3 tbsp Peanuts
Salt to taste
1 tbsp Sugar
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
1/4 tsp Bengal Gram / Chana dal
1/4 tsp Split Black Gram / Urid Dal
2 tbsp Oil
Few Coriander leaves for garnish
2 tbsp Grated Coconut or desiccated coconut. 



Method
Take a big pot,add water and salt, bring water to a boil. Add the vermicelli to the boiling water and cook on medium high for a few minutes, until it is cooked. When done, immediately remove from the heat and drain the water out.Rinse in cold water and drizzle some oil, so they do not stick together. Take a wok, add oil, let it heat. Add Bengal gram and spilt black gram, saute it for few seconds, add the mustard seeds, let it crackle, add the peanuts. Saute it till brown in colour. Add chopped chillies and curry leaves, saute it for a few seconds. Add the onion, fry till translucent.add the green peas, saute for a minute, add the carrots and continue to saute for another minute. Add 1/4 cup water, simmer it on low heat. Add the salt, sugar and turmeric Powder, stir it and let it simmer for 3 minutes. Add the vermicelli and stir it well and cook for 2 minutes till all the spices are mixed well. Add lime juice and stir again. Remove it from the heat, garnish with coriander leaves and coconut.

Monday 18 January 2016

Crispy Paper Dosa with Tomato and Onion Chutney...

Dosa
Ingredients
500 grams  Idli Rice
250 grams Urid dal
Salt to taste
Ghee to drizzle

Method
Soak the dal and rice in water over night. Grind the soaked dal and rice into a thick batter. Ferment it for 8 hours. Add salt and mix it. Take a non stick dosa tawa. Add 2  ladle full of batter and sriwl the batter on the tawa. Drizzel some ghee. Cook on medium low flame cook the dosa till crisp.

Tomato and Onion Chutney
Ingredients
6 Tomatoes roughly chopped
2 Onions sliced
2 Green chillies
6 Garlic cloves
2 tbsp Coriander leaves
Few Curry leaves
1/4 tsp Mustard seeds
1/4 tsp Coriander seeds
1 Dry Red Chilli broken
1/2 tsp Tamarind paste
1 tbsp Jaggery grated
Salt to taste
Pinch of Asafoetida
1 tbsp Coconut oil

Method
Take a grinder, add tomatoes, garlic, green chillies and  coriander leaves.  Grind the ingredients coarsely. Take a pan. Add oil. Let it heat. Add mustard seeds, coriander seeds and dry red chilli. Let it crackle. Add Curry leaves and asafoetida. Add the onions. Saute it for 2 minutes. Add the coriander paste, tamarind paste, salt and jaggary . Stir and cook for 3 minutes. Add 1/4 cup of water. Cook for 10 minutes. Serve hot with dosa.
Tomato and Onion Chutney
Ingredients
6 Tomatoes roughly chopped
2 Onions sliced
2 Green chillies
6 Garlic cloves
2 tbsp Coriander leaves
Few Curry leaves
1/4 tsp Mustard seeds
1/4 tsp Coriander seeds
1 Dry Red Chilli broken
1/2 tsp Tamarind paste
1 tbsp Jaggery grated
Salt to taste
Pinch of Asafoetida
1 tbsp Coconut oil

Method
Take a grinder, add tomatoes, garlic, green chillies and  coriander leaves.  Grind the ingredients coarsely. Take a pan. Add oil. Let it heat. Add mustard seeds, coriander seeds and dry red chilli. Let it crackle. Add Curry leaves and asafoetida. Add the onions. Saute it for 2 minutes. Add the coriander paste, tamarind paste, salt and jaggary . Stir and cook for 3 minutes. Add 1/4 cup of water. Cook for 10 minutes. Serve hot with dosa.

Wednesday 10 June 2015

Instant Appam and Vegetable Stew

Instant Appam and Vegetable Stew
Appam
Ingredients
1 1/2 cup Rice flour
3/4 cup grated Grated coconut
1/2 cup Cooked leftover Rice 
2 tbsp Sugar
1 tbsp Yeast
1 1/2 cup Water or more 
 Salt to taste

Method
Grind together rice flour, grated coconut, cooked rice and 1 cup water to form a smooth batter. Keep the batter in a big bowl. Take 1/2 cup lukewarm water, add sugar and yeast. Let it rise. Add the yeast to the rice batter and cover the bowl and let it ferment for a hour. After fermentation add salt to taste.Gently stir the salt.Cover and keep aside for another 15 minutes.The batter will rise and will be light. The batter should be thinner than Dosa batter.  Heat the appachatti over medium flame. Gently pour a ladle full of batter into the pan. Immediately swirl the pan to spread the batter in a circle.Cover and cook for about a minute or until the edges turn golden brown. Carefully remove the appam from the pan.Serve with vegetable  stew.

Vegetable Stew
Ingredients
1 Onion  cubed
1 inch Ginger  grated
3 chopped Garlic
2 Green chilli silted
2 cups Mixed vegetables cubed (carrot, beans, potato, peas, bottle gourd)
200 Ml Coconut milk
1/2 tsp Pepper powder
Salt as required
Curry leaves
Cloves -2
Cinnamon - 1 inch piece
1 Whole red
1 tbsp Coconut oil

Method
Heat oil, add the ingredients curry leaves, cloves, cinnamon and red chilli, saute for a few seconds, then add onions and garlic. Saute till onions turn transparent. Add ginger, green chilli and the rest of the vegetables.Add 100 ml coconut milk, 1 cup water, salt and pepper powder. Cook till the vegetables are soft. Once the vegetables are cooked, add the rest of the coconut milk and just heat the stew. For flavor, heat a tsp of coconut oil, and add from top. Serve with Appam.