Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Dosa Corner

ADAI DOSA

Ingredients:

Chanadal (split garbanzo) – 1 Glass(Soak all the dals and rice in water for at least 5 hrs.)

Moong dal (green gram dal)– 1 Glass 

Toor dal (yellow lentil) – 1 Glass 

Rice – ½ Glass 

Urad dal (black gram) – 1 Glass 

Salt

Ginger – 2 Pieces

Green Chillies -6

onions -2 à Finely chopped ( optional)

oil – 1 Cup

Turmeric Powder – ¼ TSP

Preparation:-

1.     Prepare batter by grinding all the dals including rice

2.     At the time of grinding, add sufficient salt, turmeric powder, ginger & green chillies.

3.     Spread the batter in the form of dosas on a hot tavva (dosa pan)

4.     Put onions if you want after spreading dosa on the top and turn it over when it is golden brown at the bottom , cook other side.

PESARA ATTU (green moong dosa)

Ingredients :-

Moong dal – 1 glass

Rice – 1 Tsp

Ginger – Small Piece

Green chillies – 6

Salt

Oil

Onion – 1 (optional)

OPTIONAL: Add Finely chopped onions for taste

Preparation:-

1.     Soak moong dal and in water for 2hrs

2.     Remove water, add some ginger, green chillies, salt, onion and grind it into a thick paste.

Add water to pouring consistency and spread the batter on a hot non stick dosa pan in to a dosa or pancake shape.  Sprinkle 1/2 sp of oil around the dosa, cook till it is golden brown crispy and turnover to cook other side.  Serve hot with ginger chutney (look up under my chutney corner).

GODHUMA PINDI ATTU (dosa)

Preparation:-

Mix wheat flour in water, add salt, Cumin seeds, red Chilly Powder and use the batter in the from of dosa.  Sprinkle oil on a hot tavva or non stick pan, cook till golden brown crispy.

SAGGU BIYYAM ATTU

Preparation:-

1.     Soak ½ cup Sabhudana (tapioca) in Curd for atleast 10hrs

2.     Mix ¼ cup rice flour; add 10 Finely Chopped green chillies, ½ TSP Cumin Seeds and Salt

3.     Spread the batter in the from of dosa on a hot tavva (non stick pan or dosa pan).

CHALLA ATTU

Preparation:-

1.     Soak 1 glass rice, 2 TSP POHA (flattened rice) and ¼ TSP fenugreek seeds in sour curd for at least ½ day

2.     Then grind it into a paste

3.     Add finely chopped green chillies and pour batter on to a hot pan, let it spread by itself, cover and cook till golden brown, turn and cook the other side.

RAVA DOSA

Preparation:-

1.     Mix 1 glass Sooji(cream of wheat fine), 1 glass Maida (all purpose flour), 1 glass rice flour, 1tsp cumin seeds, salt to taste in water with loose Consistency and keep it aside for an 1hr

2.     Spread the batter in the form of dosa on hot tavva (non-stick or dosa pan)

3.     Turn the side till golden brown or crispy to your taste

Optional: It can be Mixed in Curd also.

Can add chopped onion, ginger, cilantro, coconut pieces, cashew pieces to the batter

VEGETARIAN TOMATO OMLETT

Ingredients:-

Maida – 1 cup

Milk – 1cup

Tomatoes – 6 à Grind it into thick paste.

Salt

Baking powder – 1/8 TSP

Green chillies – 4

Onions – 1 à Finely chopped

cilantro – 1/8 bunch

Ginger – ½ Piece

Preparation:-

1.     Mix maida in milk, add tomato paste, sufficient salt and & stir it well without any lumps and keep it aside for 4 hrs

2.     Heat a pan apply the batter in the from of omletts.

3.     before preparation, mix baking powder, onions, ginger and cilantro in the batter 

            Dish goes well with Tomato chutney, Raitha or onions chutney.

2 comments:

Srinivas Kollur said...

You definitely seems to have a sincere interest in cooking. Now a days, when mostly distorted punjabi dishes are sold as " Indian", it is refreshing to see someone making a sincere attempt in bringing out traditional andhra items. I wish we had more people like you who can preserev this great tradition.

Challa Bhaskaram said...

I enjoy preserving our heritage, cooking is an integral part of our lives and it can touch so many hearts. Keep checking as I will be adding more as time permits. Please provide your comments to better these recipes.