Showing posts with label Dosa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dosa. Show all posts

Friday, January 8, 2010

Rice Flour Dosa

Rice flour dosa is simple and easy breakfast or evening snack.kids really love this dosa .In Telugu this Dosa is called as attu.to prepare dosa we have long process i.e, soaking,grinding,fermenting ,,oh....for this dosa no need it,it is a instant dosa,with in 10 mins we can prepare this dosa.It goes with any pickle or chutney.
Ingredients:
rice flour-1 cup
water -2 to 3 cups
salt to taste
oil -to spray
Method:
In a mix all the ingredients except oil prepare thin batter.there are no lumps in the batter,it should be watery, other wise you won't get crispy dosa.
heat the dosa pan add oil and wipe it.To make this dosa don't spread the batter pour the batter around the pan.in the dosa batter always flour will settle down and the water float on the top,when start pouring dosa mix well.take a glass or ladle full of batter pour slowly at a minimum height in a circular motion start from the edges.
when pouring dosa few wholes are formed,then fill the wholes with little batter.add 1 tsp of oil around dosa.
cover it with lid and cook for 2 min the flip other side cook for another 2 min.
then transfer into the plate eat with any pickle.it will be more taste with onion chutney.
Tips:
if this dosas sticky to the pan add 2 tsp of wheat flour.
you can also add red chilly powder and eat the dosas with ghee.
I am sending this recipe to Veggie Platter's JIHVA Break Fast event  and the Jihva event is Started by Indira.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Besan omelette/vegetable omlette with besan flour.

This omlette made with Besan flour(chickpea flour) with out egg.This omlette looks like egg omlette.
Ingredients:
1 cup-Besan flour/chick pea flour
1 medium sized -chopped Tomato
1 medium sized -chopped onion
1 tsp- green chilly paste or red chilly powder-
1 tsp-cumin seeds
1 to 11/2 cup-water
chopped coriander leaves
salt to taste
chopped spring onions (optional)
oil for spray
Method:
  Mix all the ingredients except oil and make thin batter than dosa batter.heat the frying pan and spray oil on it.now pour the batter  in a circular motion to form a thin pan cake.
spray oil around pan cake.
cover it with lid for 2 mins.then remove the lid and flip the pan cake.
cook the other side for 2 mins.
then turn off the flame and take it into a plate.see the color,it is looks like egg omlette.
eat hot with any sour sauce.
I am sending this recipe to Veggie Platter's JIHVA Break Fast event  and the Jihva event is Started by Indira.

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Pesarattu Upma/MLA pesarattu/ Moong dal dosa

Pesarattu is famous break fast in AP,India.It tastes great and healthy.pesarattu is prepared with moong dal(pesallu in telugu)batter.topping with onion,ginger.and also upmais called MLA pesarattu.t.Pesarattu tastes well when served with ginger chutney.

Ingredients:
whole moong dal-2 cups
Rice-1 or 1/2 cup (more rice will give more crispy dosa)
green chilly-5 to 6
ginger-small piece
cumin seeds -1tsp
salt to taste
for topping:
 1 onion chopped
 1 tsp cumin seeds
 small piece ginger fine chopped
 chopped coriander(optional)
For MLA pesarattu:
 1 cup upma
 1 tsp roasted cashew nuts(optional)
Method:
 soak moong dal and rice about 9 to 10 hrs.then wash and drain them.
In mixie or grinder add moong dal,rice, cumin seeds,green chilly,ginger,salt.grind it into smooth batter by adding the few water.
now for topping heat a frying pan add 1 tsp oil when it heat add chopped onion,ginger and cumin seeds,add chopped coriander leaves(optional).
fry them till onion turns into light golden color.
and  prepare the upma for MLA pesarattu.
now heat pan on medium heat to make pesarattu.grease it with little oil.pour a ladle full of batter on pan
and spread it into thin round layer.sprinkle little oil over edges.
put 2tsp of  upma in middle of dosa and  sprinkle fried onion mixture and roasted cashew nuts around the upma.If you want plain pesarattu don't put upma on top of the pesarattu.just sprinkle onions.
cover the pesarattu with lid ,cook about 5 min on medium flame.then fold it .


take it into a plate.that's it.pesarattu is ready to have.
serve hot with ginger chutney or coconut chutney or pea nut chutney and sambar also taste good. I like to eat with ginger chutney.
I am sending this recipe to Veggie Platter's JIHVA Break Fast event  and the Jihva event is Started by Indira.