Sunday 18 December 2011

Quick Dhal Sambar

This sambar can be prepared in few minutes and its delicious too...!!

Ingredients:

Chop the vegetables like carrot/chow-chow/raddish/drumstick/brinjal - 1 cup
Chop big onion-2 nos or small onion- 1 cup
Thoor dal - 1/2 cup
Sambar powder- 1 1/2 tsp
curry leaf - few
perungayam - 1 pinch
turmeric powder - 1 pinch
salt- as needed

Preparation:

  1. In a pressure cooker, add all the above ingredients
  2. Add water until all the ingredients is immersed
  3. close the cokker lid and cook until 1 whistle and simmer for 5 mins
  4. Off the stove.
  5. In another pan, heat oil, add kadagu..
  6. Then add this to the sambar. Now deleicuos sambar ready.!!

Thursday 1 December 2011

Adai Dosa

Adai dosa is rich in protien. One can taste this delicious dosai with simple easy steps. No fermentation needed like the ordinary one.

Ingredients:
  1. Bengal gram dal - 1/4 cup
  2. Thhor dal           - 1/4 cup
  3. Green gram        - 1/4 cup
  4. Urad dal            - 1/4 cup 
  5. Idly rice             - 1/2 cup
  6. Red chillies        - 4
  7. Ginger               - 1 inch
  8. Jeera                 - 1 tsp
  9. perungayam       - 1/2 tsp
  10. salt
Method:

  1. Soak all the dal and rice for 6 hours
  2. Grind them in a mixer along with red chillies, ginger, jeera and salt.
  3. Now add the perungayam to the grinded mixer.
  4. Add water as required and prepare the batter in dosa consistency
  5. No need to ferment the batter. Can use it after 1 hour.
  6. Delicious and Protien rich dosa ready.
Best side dish is cocunut chutney...!!

Paneer Paratha

Ingredients:

Paneer grated - 100g
Finely chopped onions- 1
Finely chopped tomato - 1
Turmeric powder - 1tsp
Garam masala powder - 1 tsp
Chilli powder - 1tsp
Salt
Wheat floor
Corriander leaves chopped - few

Method:

  • Initially prepare the wheat dough like we do for chappathi
  • In a pan, heat 1tsp of oil. Add the chopped onions, sprinkle salt and fry until golden brown.
  • Then add the chopped tomato, fry for 2 mins
  • Now add the grated paneer and mix well. Add the turmeric powder, garam masala powder, chilli powder and cook well.
  • Do not add water to cook. The stuff will cook in its own with tomato.
  • Now roll the dough like a chappathi
  • Place the stuffing in the centre. Wrap the stuff and roll it again. Roll it slowly.. This time it will be somewhat thick in nature.
  • Place a pan, then roast this adding little oil on its sides.
The best side dish for Paneer chappathi is Raita.
Enjoy the dish..!! :)