DHUSKA

 

Prep Time : 30 mins
Cooking Time : 30 mins
Serve : 4

INGREDIENTS

Basmati rice -1/2 cup
Chana dal - 1/4 cup
Urad dal - 1/4 cup
Cumin seeds -1/4 tsp
Salt - to taste
Water - 1/2 cup
Finely chopped coriander leaves - 1 tbsp
Oil - for frying

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METHOD
Wash and soak basmati rice and  chana and urad dals for 3-4 hours and grind to make a thick paste with the help of little water
The batter should be thick and smooth
Now add the cumin seeds,coriander leaves and salt
Heat enough oil for deep frying.
Now pour one spoon of batter in the hot oil and cook on medium flame till the color is lightly brown,then turn it over another side and drain in paper napkin.
Serve hot with tea.

CUCUMBER TAMBULI

 

Prep Time: 15 mins

Total Time : 15 mins

Serve : 2

INGREDIENTS 

Fresh cucumber - 2

Fresh curd - 1 cup

Green chilly - 1

Green coriander leaves - 2 tbsp

Grated coconut - 2 tbsp 

White sesame seeds - 1 tsp

Garlic pods - 2

Ginger - 1 inch stick 

Salt - to taste

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Pepper corn - 1/4 tsp

For tempering 

Oil - 1 tbsp

Curry leaves 8 - 10

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

METHOD 

Take all the ingredients in blender and blend to make a paste except curd.

Take curd in another bowl and beat propy,add to cucumber mixtures and mix thoroughly.

Make a tempering of  one tsp oil cumin seeds and curry leaves and pour into the mixture.

The cucumber tambuli is ready to serve.

SUJI UPMA

 

Prep Time       -10 minutes

Cooking Time - 15 minutes

Serve           -  4

INGREDIENTS
Suji  - 1 cup
Mustard seeds -1/2 tsp
Green chillie - 1
Finely chopped onion -1
Small diced beans  - 2 tbsp
Finely chopped carrot - 1
Green peas - 4  tbsp
Finely chopped capsicum - 2 tbsp
Curry leaves - 6-7
Salt - to taste
Oil - 2 tsp
Water - 2 cup
Chana dal - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

METHOD
  In a kadai,  roast the suji in medium flame and  the colour of must be the same.
 Heat the oil in a kadai.
 Put the mustard  seeds to crackle.
Add chana dal, urad dal, onion, carrot ,beans, capsicum and green  peas and fry till light brown.
 Add green chillie and curry leaves. Mix water and let the water to boil.
 Add suji and salt once the water gets boiled..
 Once the suji absorb the water, cover and cook on low flame  for 4-5 minutes. Stir in between.
 When it gets ready, serve it in  breakfast.

MASALA DOSA

 

Prep Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 15 mins
Serve : 4

INGREDIENTS
For dosa
Rava / suji   - 1 cup
Rice flour  -  1 cup
Curd  -  1 cup
Salt    -  to taste
Oil   -  2 tbsp
For masala
Boiled potatoes     -  4 big
Soak chana dal/gram lentil    - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds           -   a pinch
Cumin / jeera seeds   -   a pinch
Red chilli powder     -   1 tsp
Turmeric powder  -   1/2 tsp
Chopped onion   -   1
Ginger,garlic paste  -  1 tsp
Chopped green chilly  -   2
Chopped coriander leaves  -    1 tsp
 Curry leaves   - 6 - 7
Oil  -  2 tbsp
Salt  -  to taste


METHOD
For stuffing
Heat oil in a wok.
Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds to crackle.
Add onion n saute for one to two mins.
Add soaked chana dal /gram lentil,curry leaves.
Add turmeric powder ,red chilly powder,ginger garlic paste and 2 tbsp water and mix well.
Add potatoes and salt and cook for 2 mins.
Garnish with coriander leaves.
Now stuffing is ready.
Heat nonstick tawa to very hot sprinkle some oil till it sizzles and quickly pour a large spoon of dosa batter on it.
Lower the heat put some oil over dosa.
Add potato masala of the dosa.
Wrap it.

Serve them hot with sambar.