Wednesday, January 05, 2011

Aval Pori Dosai/Puffed Rice Dosa

Its the 4th day of Blogging Marathon, going good. This Aval Pori Dosai/Puffed Rice Dosai is a Super Hit Breakfast Recipe. The Recipe Completely replaces urad dal in the ingredient list and yet you get softy softy dosai's.

Ingredients
1 cup Raw Rice 
1 &1/2 cup Puffed Rice (The Softer ones/Aval Pori)
Buttermilk, for soaking the Puffed Rice
Salt to taate
1 tsp Baking Soda

Method
Soak Raw Rice Separately in Water. Soak Aval Pori/Puffed Rice in enough Butter milk. Poha should be just immersed in the Buttermilk. Adding too much Buttermilk would make the batter runny So, be careful while soaking Puffed Rice. Let it sit for 2 hrs. 
Take the Poha along with the buttermilk in which it is soaked in a Mixer and grind to a fine batter, Then add Soaked Raw rice and Grind to a smooth batter. Transfer the batter to another vessel. Add salt and mix well.

Now, if you are going to make the dosa's immediately, then add Baking Soda and give it a brisk stir. Heat a Griddle/Tava and Pour a laddle full of Batter in the center and spread it a bit. add some oil to the edges.
Cook on both sides. Delicious, Softy Dosa's Ready. Enjoy with Sambar or with any Chutney.
Incase, if you are planning to use the batter later, then add the Baking soda, just before you use the batter.
Remaining batter can be stored in the fridge and used later. I made some dosa's immediately after grinding and stored the remaining batter for dinner too.
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Bottle gourd Chapathi / Suraikkaai Chapathi | Roti Paratha Recipes


Yesterday I was planning to make chapathi and a subzi with bottle gourd. It suddenly struck me that why not incorporate the bottle gourd into the chapathi and prepare some dhal for the side, and I quickly came up with this one.
Bottle gourd or Calabash is a vine grown vegetable with 96% of water.
I have always heard my father say vine grown vegetables are good for you and we try to incorporate

Tuesday, January 04, 2011

Quick Corn and Paneer Subzi

This Recipe is from Tarla Dalal's Paneer CookBook. It was so Easy and Quick to make. If you have sudden Visitors and  want to surprise them with a Delicious Paneer Recipe, you can Trust on this!!!!

Ingredients
1 cup Sweet Corn Kernels (i used frozen)
1 cup Paneer
1 cp onions, sliced
1/2 cup Capsicum, sliced
1 cup tomatoes, sliced
1 tsp roasted cumin powder 
1/2 tsp chilli powder
2 tbsp oil
Salt to taste

Method
Heat oil in  a pan and fry the onions. Add the sweet corn and capsicum and cook for atleast 3-4 minutes. Add the tomatoes and fry again.  Add the cumin powder, chilli powder and salt.  Mix well and cookj for 1 minute. Add the paneer and cook for 3-4 minutes. Serve Hot.

Freshly made Paneer, might add more taste to the dish. I have used Store-brought frozen paneer/Cottage Cheese. While using frozen paneer, soak the paneer in Hot water for 5-10 minutes to soften it. Use freshly made Cumin Powder, it definitely brings a lot of taste to the Dish. Before adding oil to the pan, roast the cumin seeds and use a mortar-pestle to powder it. If you dont have M-P, Keep it on Paper and Crush it with  Rolling Pin!!!!

Sending this to Bookmarked Recipe - Every Tuesday Event (Vol-23) Happening @ Priya Mitharwal Mharo Rajasthan Recipes and Also to Any One can Cook - Series 10 Happening @ Umm Mymoonah's Taste of Pearl City