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Monday, 4 January 2016
Sunday, 1 February 2015
Multiple Variety Dosa
How to prepare dosa with good amount of calories.
Preparation Time:
Cooking Time: Makes 8 servings
Ingredients
For The Dosa Batter1 cup whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
1 tsp rice flour (chawal ka atta)
1/2 tsp of oil
1 tsp chana dal (split bengal gram) , soaked for 1/2 hour and drained
1/2 tsp urad dal (split black lentils) , soaked for 1/2 hour and drained
1/4 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1/4 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
5 to 6 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1 tsp finely chopped green chillies
salt to taste
1/4 tsp fruit salt
For The Stuffing1 tsp oil
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 slit green chilli , finely chopped
1/4 cup chopped tomatoes
3/4 cup boiled green peas
1/3 cup low fat paneer (cottage cheese) cubes
1 tsp chaat masala
salt to taste
2 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
Other Ingredients2 1/4 tsp oil for greasing and cooking
1/2 tsp oil
Method
For the dosa batter
For the stuffing
How to proceed
For the dosa batter
- Whisk the wheat and rice flour with enough water to make a smooth batter keep aside.
- For the tempering, heat the oil in a small non-stick pan and add the chana dal, urad dal, mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
- When the seeds crackle, add the curry leaves and green chillies and pour it over the dosa batter.
- Add the salt and mix well.
- Sprinkle the fruit salt on it and then a few drops of water on the fruit salt.
- When the bubbles form, mix gently and keep aside.
For the stuffing
- Heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan and add the cumin seeds and green chillies.
- Add the tomatoes and sauté on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add the green peas, paneer, chaat masala and salt and sauté on a medium flame for a few more minutes.
- Add the coriander and mix well.
- Divide the stuffing into 8 equal portions and keep aside.
How to proceed
- Heat and grease a non-stick tava (griddle) using ¼ tsp of oil.
- Spread 2 tbsp of the batter to form a dosa of 100 mm (4”) diameter thin circle.
- Cook the dosa, using ¼ tsp of oil, till both sides turn brown in colour.
- Place 1 portion of the stuffing on it and fold it to make a semi-circle.
- Repeat with the remaining dosa batter and stuffing to make 7 more dosas.
- Serve hot.
Tuesday, 8 October 2013
How To Prepare A Crab Curry
Ingredients-1
Coconut (grated) - 3 tblsp
Pearl Onions - 3-4
Garlic Cloves - 3
Curry leaves - 4 leaves
Dry red Chillies - 2
Peppercorns - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Ingredients-2
Crab - 1 lb
Tamrind juice - ¼ cup
Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
Chilly powder - 1 tsp
Corriander powder- 2 tsp
Curry leaves - 4
Green chilly - 1
Mustard sseds- ¼ tsp
Oil - 2 Tblsp
Fenugreek Seeds - ¼ tsp
Asafoetida powder - ¼ tsp
Salt - to taste
Cilantro - for garnish.
Method
1. Clean the crab, cut it into small pieces and keep aside.
2. Take a skillet and heat some oil in it. Now fry all the ingredients from batch-1.
3. Once the aroma starts coming, remove it from fire and let it cool. After it cools, grind everything together with some water to form a very fine paste and keep aside.
4. Now take a clay pot or deep vessel, heat some oil, splutter mustard, fenugreek seeds and curry leaves.
5. Now add the tamarind juice, chilly powder, corriander powder, turmeric powder, salt, asafoetida along with the ground masala and bring it to a boil. Add water if you want more gravy.
6. Add the crab pieces, cover and cook for 10 minutes on low-medium flame. The crab is done when it turns red in colour.
7. Garnish with fresh curry leaves, cilantro and split green chilly and serve hot.
Enjoy the recipe with any optional like (Rice,Bread/Roti)
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