Thursday 27 June 2019

Sultani Dal







Ingredients:
  • Tuvar Dal - 1/2 cup
  • Curd - 1/2 cup
  • Milk - 1/2 cup
  • Fresh cream - 1/4 cup
  • Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
  • Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Kesar - 1 Pinch
  • Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
  • Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Salt - As required

For seasoning:
  • Butter - 2 tsp
  • Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
  • Garlic flakes (chopped) - 1/2 tsp
  • Green chilli - 1 (chopped)
  • Dry red chilli 1 (broken)
  • Coriander leaves - little

Method:
  • Wash tuvar dal & soak for 1/2 an hour.
  • Then add turmeric & boil in the cooker.
  • Wait for 5 whistles to come.
  • Then open the cooker & mash well.
  • Then take a kadai & add butter.
  • When it melts, add mashed dal, curd, milk, fresh cream, salt, cardamom powder, chilli powder, garam masala powder & mix well.
  • Allow to boil till the ghee gets separated.
  • Then take the same pan & add remaining ghee.
  • When the ghee becomes hot, add cumin seeds, chopped garlic, green chilli & dry red chilli.
  • Then add it to the dal.
  • Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
  • Serve with jeera rice & phulka.

P.S: You can make this with moong dal also.  

Thursday 20 June 2019

Moru Moru Dosai (Different Method)










Ingredients:
  • Wheat flour - 1 cup
  • Rawa - 1/2 cup
  • Curd - 4 tbsp
  • Salt - As required
  • Chilli flakes - 1/2 tsp
  • Kassori methi - 1/2 tsp
  • Oil - As required for dosa

For grind:
  • Coriander seeds - little
  • Green chilli - 2
  • Ginger - small piece
  • Coconut - 1 tbsp
(Grind to a smooth paste & keep aside)


Method:
  • Take a bowl, add flour, water & mix it without lumps.
  • Keep it aside for 15 mins.
  • Then add the ground masala & chilli flakes, kassori methi & mix well.
  • Batter should be like normal dosa batter.
  • Then keep dosa tawa on the gas, pour batter, make thin dosa & pour oil on both the sides till it becomes crispy.
  • Enjoy with chutney. 

Monday 13 May 2019

Aam Papad (Mango Jelly)










Ingredients:
  • Ripe mangoes - 4 (Peel & Chopped)
  • Sugar - 3/4 cup or 1 cup
  • Ghee - little
  • Cardamom powder - 1/4 cup

Method:
  • First peel & chop the mangoes.
  • Then grind them in a mixer to a smooth paste (without lumps).
  • Then take a non-stick pan, pour the puree & sugar together & stir nicely for about 15-20 mins.
  • When it becomes thick, replace it in a greased plate (grease the plate with ghee before pouring).
  • Immediately spread it evenly & keep it in the sun for 2-3 days.
  • Then remove the sides & remove from the plate & make it into pieces in a square shape.

Madurai Azagar Kovil dosai












Ingredients :


  • Raw rice - 21/2 glass
  • Black whole urad dahl - 1 glass
  • Salt - as required
  • Sukku powder [ dry ginger powder ] - 1 tsp
  • Asafoetida powder - 1/4 tsp
  • Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Black pepper powder - 1 tsp
  • Curry leaves - little
  • Ghee - enough for deep frying


Method :

Soak both rice and dahl separately on  previous night.  Next day morning grind  dahl first and then rice smoothly like  thick batter.  Add salt and mix well. Then  keep  aside for 3 hours. Then mix other dry powders and mix well.  Meantime, keep kadai on the gas.  Add enough ghee , when the ghee becomes hot pour one ladle of batter to that, and wait for downside to be roasted. Then flip other side when both sides change into golden  in colour  remove it. You can keep it for 2 days it  looks like paniyaram  only.
If you want you can make it like dosa on  tawa  also. 

Tuesday 7 May 2019

Parappu Thogayal







Ingredients:
  • Tuvar dal - 1/2 cup
  • Dry red chilli - 1 (broken)
  • Black pepper - 4-5
  • Salt - As required
  • Asafoetida - little
  • Fresh grated coconut - 2 tbsp

Method:
  • Fry them in 1/2 tsp of oil till it changes into golden brown.
  • Add asafoetida, salt & little fresh coconut & grind to a smooth paste.
  • Serve with hot rice & jeera rasam.

Thursday 25 April 2019

Spice Gun Powder for idli and dosa [ dry roast ]




Ingredients :


  • Dry red chilli - 9 to 10
  • Channa dhal - 2 hand ful
  • Urad dahl - 2 handful
  • Black pepper - 5 to 6 [  melagu ]
  • White seasame seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Curry leaves - little
  • Daliya [ pottu kadalai ] - 2 tbsp
  • Desicatted coconut powder - 2 tbsp
  • Raw rice - 1 tbsp
  • Hing [ asafoetida ] - 1/2 tsp
  • Salt - as required


Method :

Dry roast all ingredients in low flame till it change into golden in colour. Then grind it in a mixer to a smooth powder. Your spice gun powder is ready.  Store it in a container and keep it in  the fridge you can use it for 15 days.

Hydrabad street spice powder Dosa









Ingredients :


  • Dosa batter - 1 bowl
  • Onion chopped - 1 [ finely ]
  • Tomato chopped - 1 [ finely ]
  • Amul butter - 2 tbsp
  • Gun powder - 2 tbsp
  • Thin upma - 2 tbsp [ make normal upma add more water 1isto 3 ]
  • Corinder leaves - little
  • Green chili - 1 finely chopped 


Method :

Heat tawa, put the dosa batter and spread it evenly  thin and put the butter on the top and add thin upma on it.   Then add gun powder and mix well, spread it  all over dosa and seprikle finely  chopped onion, tomato and coriander leaves. Close with the lid and wait fot 2 minutes till the dosa becomes crisp and transfer it into a plate. Serve with coconut chutney.