Friday, November 19, 2010

Rasam Powder

Coriander Seeds / Dhaniya -  1 cup
Cumin Seeds / Jeera           -  1/2 cup
Pepper                               -  1/4 cup
Red Chillies                        -   3
Toor Daal / Kandi Pappu    -  1 cup
Dried Curry Leaves            -   Few

Grind all the ingredients finely...

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Cauliflower Fritters

Ingredients:

Cauliflower Pieces
Maida / All Purpose Flour   - 1/2 cup
Ginger - Garlic paste         - 1 tbsp
Baking Soda         - A pinch
Kothimeer leaves - few
salt - 1/2 tbsp
Red Chilli powder - 1/4 tbsp
Pepper powder     - 1/4 tbsp

Cook It This Way:

In a bowl, take Maida, add a pinch of salt, baking soda, water and mix evenly.
In another bowl, take cauliflower pieces and mix it with chilli powder, pepper powder, salt, kothimeer leaves, ginger- garlic paste.

Now, In a pan pour oil such that it is enough for a deep fry.
Take each cauliflower piece, dip it in maida paste and deep fry it in the oil

Have the fitters with Tomato ketchup or Tomato Chilli ketchup. Yummy!!!!!

Ravva Dosa

This is a lovely breakfast item to prepare instantly. Whenever you dont have any other batter ready, or some guests comes to your home, you can just remind this instant and tasty dosa dish.

Ingredients:

Suji Ravva / Bombay Ravva  - 1 cup
Rice Flour / Biyyam pindi   - 1 cup
Maida          -  1 cup
cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
Green Chillis - 3
Ginger - Few pieces Peeled and chopped 
cashewnuts - 10
salt - required

You can also add -

Grated Carrot - 2 tbsp
Onion - Chopped into small pieces
Curds

Batter Preparation:

In a bowl pour Suji Ravva, Rice Ravva, Maida, cumin seeds, salt. Add water to this mixture and mix evenly without any lumps. Add finely chopped green chillies and ginger to this batter. The batter should be very thin.

Your Instant batter is ready... Start Preaparing dosa ...

We prepare normal dosa by  pouring batter in the middle of the tawa and rubbing on it smoothly to get a round shape. But, for Ravva dosa you should pour the batter at the edges first and come to the middle portion. Dosa should be thin.

Try it and taste it.... You will like it...

Raita

Its a good combination for Rice Recipies. Most Indians enjoy having curds with plain rice and in the form of declicious raitas with rice recipies.

Ingredients:

Curds - 1 cup
Onion - 1 - chopped into small pieces
Tomato - 1 - chopped into small pieces
Kothimeer leaves - few
Carrot - grated - 2 tbsp
Kheera Dosakai / cucumber - few pieces
salt - required

Preparation:

Add little bit of water to curds and shake it.
Now add onion, tomato, carrot, kheera, coriander leaves and salt and mix well.

Your lovely 'Raita' is ready now.

Prepare it