Tomato Adai with Peanut chutney

Ingredients

Boiled rice/Idli rice - 2 cups
Dry red chilly - 4/5
Tomatoes - 3/4 depending on the size.(choose ripe ones which gives nice colour too)
Salt to taste
Asafoetida - 1 teaspoon

for seasoning
sesame oil - 1 teaspoon
Mustard - 1 teaspoon
Curry leaves - chopped finely

Pav Bhaji

I have tried to make this Pav Bhaji with very little oil. It's a very tasty dish when we go out and eat. But I am really skeptical to eat this bhaji with so much of butter and oil added, that too infront of our eyes..So here goes the recipe for healthy Pav bhaji..Don't worry if you don't have Pav buns at home.This can be eaten with  wheat bread or roti.
Also we prefer a little bland gravy.So I added only a teaspoon of chilly powder. If you want this to be spicy you can either add a little more of chilly powder or chopped green chillies along with onions.

Ingredients
(Serves - 4 people)
Potato - 1 small - boiled and mashed
Cauliflower - 15 florets (approximately)-chop into small florets.
Carrot - 1 medium- chopped finely
Green Capsicum - 1 medium size)
Onion - 2 medium size - finely chopped
Tomato - 3 medium size - finely chopped
Cooking oil - 2 tablespoons

Everest Pav Bhaji masala - 1 teaspoon
Red chilly powder - 1 teaspoon
Turmeric - 1 teaspoon

Pav Buns - 4
Amul butter - 2-3 spoons

For garnishing
Chopped onion, coriander leaves and lemon juice for the zing!!

Procedure

1.Pressure cook the potato. Mash and keep aside
2.Then pressure cook cauliflower and carrots together. Gently mash these veggies..Don't use blenders as it will make a paste of these veggies.We want to taste the small bit s and pieces of carrots and cauliflower.
3.In a pan, add 2 tablespoons of oil. Fry the onions until they are transparent. Add a pinch of salt which helps the onion to cook fast and a little sugar which gives colour due to caramalization.

4.Then add the finely chopped capsicum. Cook until al dente(they should be cooked at the same time should remain a little firm)

5.Then add the finely chopped tomatoes, turmeric, pav bhaji masala, chilly powder and required salt for the bhaji.

6.Simmer and cook until the tomatoes ooze the moisture and blend well with the onion/capsicum mixture. This may take atleast 5-6 minutes.
7.Then add the mashes potatoes, half mashed cauliflower and carrot. Mix well. Simmer and cook for atleast 10 minutes. I have totally avoided using lots of oil and butter. So don't wait for the oil to separate from the bhaji.

8.Keep the Bhaji aside.
9.Take the Pav buns, cut into half, spread little butter and toast on a hot tawa.
10. Serve it with bhaji. Garnish it with chopped onions, coriander and lemon juice.

Carrot Dosai

I tried this recipe today as a modification of Whole Green gram dosai(Andhra Pesarat). All of us thoroughly enjoyed this dosai as it was a wholesome meal with proteins, carbohydrates and vegetables. Carrot and coriander adds beautiful colour to the dish and onions gives the crunchiness.

Kanchipuram Idli with Spicy Tomato Chutney

Ingredients

Boiled rice/Idli rice - 2 cups
Urad dhal - 1 cup (Try to use  Black Urad dhal (Urad dhal with the skin))
Salt to taste

Bottle gourd adai

If you want to give bottle gourd to kids without their knowledge this is a very good recipe.  Bottle gourd is a diuretic and aids in digestion(rich in fibre). I made this adai today and nobody in my house knew that I had added bottle gourd. It was tasty and a big hit..

Onion Rawa Dosai - Method 1

My mother makes excellent Rawa dosai in a jiffy using maida ( all purpose flour), Rice flour and Rawa ( I will post the other method to prepare rawa dosa soon). The recipe which I have given here is very simple, fast and tasty. I have used the regular dosai mavu( preferably 2-3 days old). Unlike normal dosai you should spread this dosai from the rim of the pan to the center. Hope the video helps you in better understanding. I have used a ladle for measurement. Use anything(ladle/cup/spoon) but use the same while measuring all the ingredients.

Ingredients
Dosa batter : Rawa: Maida -  8 : 4 : 1spoons(ladle)
Onion - chopped finely - 3-4 tablespoons
Green chillies - 2 tablespoons chopped finely
Cumin - 1 teaspoon
Pepper corns - 1 teaspoon
Ginger grated - 1 teaspoon
Curry leaves chopped finely
Asafoetida
Salt to taste
If you want to make this even more rich, you can add cut coconut pieces and chopped cashews too.

Procedure


1. Fold in 4 measures of rawa and one measure of maida to 8 measures of dosai batter. Add salt to taste. Remember dosai batter had already got salt, so add whatever is necessary for the rawa and maida. Stir the mixture making sure there are no lumps.

 2. Add 2 - 2 1/2 cups of water. It should be a really thin batter unlike normal dosai batter.

3. Check the consistency in this video. Mix chopped onions, green chillies, cumin, pepper corns, curry leaves and asafoetida.

4. Heat the dosai pan. It should be really hot when you spread the batter. The first one may not come crispy. Don't worry. Rawa dosai comes best after 2-3 dosais. At the end when the batter is getting over, you will get the best rawa dosais. So save yourself the last Dosai :-)

Take the batter in a ladle and start pouring from the outer rim of the pan and move towards the center. Take one more ladle of batter to complete the dosai. As you know the shape will not be a perfect circle like normal dosai. Apply oil on top and sides.

Turn the dosai once the bottom is crispy. Keep in medium flame and cook to get better results.

6. Serve the crispy dosai with chutney/ sambar.

Paneer Coriander Poori

I got the Paneer Poori recipe from a cookery show. I have modified a bit according the ingredients available at home. The original recipe used only Maida (All purpose flour) and Corn flour. I didn't want to use Maida(All purpose flour) alone. So tried a combination of Wheat/Maida/Corn flour. I have replaced Mint and chilly powder(from the original recipe) with Coriander and Chilly flakes(as there was no chilly powder at home). After making the Poori I realised that I could have added some more grated Paneer. So use the ingredients according to your taste. But the Poori was awesome with the fresh smell of coriander.

Oats Dosai

Oats is a very healthy diet option for diabetic patients and people who are constantly watching their weight. It has been scientifically proven that oats can REDUCE bad cholesterol.  It is high in fiber, and so is digested slowly - meaning, there is a slower release of glucose into the blood stream, making it an excellent meal for diabetics. Oats is rich in phytoestrogen compounds that are very good for women - it guards against fibroids, breast cancer and pms symptoms.  Oats is also, the only cereal that has protein - unlike our daily Indian staple of rice and wheat which have negligible amounts of protein.
 
I wanted a recipe which serves as as a whole meal like Oats porridge, but more "Indian".  Hence the dosa (pancake).

Sabudana Upma(Javvarasi upma)

Ingredients
Sabudana-1 cup
Peanuts-1cup(Use only roasted peanuts and grind it to a coarse powder)
Green chilly-2 finely chopped
Potato-1 finely chopped
Corainder
Salt
Sugar -a pinch
Lime juice-2 TBS
Jeera- 2 TSP