breakfast

APPAM

2012-04-12T15:11:00.000-07:00

Appam is a south Indian breakfast ,which is very tasty.
can have with coconut dry chutney,potato curry or egg curry. etc.

First we have to make the batter,
ingredients for batter
white rice    2 cups
brown rice   1 cup
cooked rice 1 cup
grated coconut       1/2 cup
soda bi carbonate (baking powder)   1 tsp heaved
sugar             1/2 cup
salt to taste

grind all the ingredients together(should be in a pouring consistency } and keep closed to rise. if the weather is cold keep it in a hot oven for 5 minutes.(pre heat the oven and switch it off and keep the batter).
It will take 10 hrs to rise the batter.

you can make Appam in a special kadai (it is called appa chatti ) . pour one ladle of batter in the middle and round it through the sides. you can make it like a pan cake too.

Rava dosa

2012-03-17T13:05:00.001-07:00

Rava Dosa

Ingredients:
Rava (Semolina) 1 cup
Maida (Plain flour) 1 cup
Rice Flour 1 cup
Jeera (Cummin seeds) 1 tsp
whole pepper 1/2 tsp
Green Chilli 1 ( finely chopped)
Onion finely chopped 1/2 cup
Giner 1 inch( Finely chopped)
Cashew nut 3 tbs
Curry leaves and Coriander leaves - few chopped
Salt for taste
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Method:
Soak rava, maida and rice flour in water for 3 to 4 hrs.
Soak jeera in little water.
Add soaked jeera, whole pepper,finely chopped green chilli and ginger and
Salt.
The batter should be watery.
Place the dosa tava in stove.
When tava is hot pour the batter and spread by swirling the tava using a ladle.
Sprinkle chopped onions and cashew nut and pour oil around and on the dosa.
Then turn side and cook it.
Rava dosa is ready and can be served with hot chutney and sambar.

BROKEN WHEAT AND BANANA PORRIDGE

2009-08-19T08:51:00.000-07:00

INGREDIENTS
1.BROKEN WHEAT 100 GRAMS
2.RICE FLAKES 50 GRAMS
MILK 2 CUPS
MOLASSES(JAGGERY) 40 GRAMS
BANANA SLICED 80 GRAMS
BUTTER 2 TBS

METHOD OF PREPARATION

1.WASH AND DRAIN WHEAT.
2.HEAT A PRESSURE COOKER AND PUT BUTTER.ADD BROKEN WHEAT AND SAUTE FOR
5 MINUTES IN LOW FLAME.
3.ADD RICE FLAKES .SAUTE WELL.
4.ADD MILK AND MOLASSES AND PRESSURE COOK.
5,SERVE HOT ADDING THE SLICED BANANA.
6.CAN ADD CUMIN POWDER FOR FLAVOUR.

Peanut Dosa(pancake)

2009-06-11T21:04:00.001-07:00

Raw Rice. 2 cups
Peanut. 1 cup
Fenugreek. 1 TBS
Coconut scraped. 1/2cup (optional)
Green chilly. 2 nos
Onion. 50grams
Salt
Wash and Soak rice peanut and fenugreek
For 5 hours.Grind all ingrediants
Together.

Can make dosa (pancake ) in a griddle immediately.

MIXED ADA (PANCAKE WITH LENTILS &RICE)

2009-05-26T20:59:00.000-07:00

INGREDIENTS

1.RAW RICE 50 GRAMS
2.BOILED RICE OR BASMATHI 50 GRAMS
3.GREEN GRAM 50 GRAMS
4.BENGAL GRAM 30 GRAMS
4.CUMIN SEED 10 GRAMS
5.RED CHILLY 4 NO.
6.ASAFOITIDA(OPTIONAL) 1 TEA SPOON
7.SCRAPED COCONUT 1 CUP
8.SALT

SOAK 1-5 INGREDIENTS OVERNIGHT.GRIND COARSELY WITHOUT MUCH WATER.
MIX COCONUT,ASAFOITEDA AND SALT.KEEP A TAWA ON FIRE.WHEN IT IS
HOT SMEAR SOME OIL.FLATTEN THE DOUGH ON TAWA.KEEP THE FIRE SLOW.
WHEN ONE SIDE IS DONE TURN THE ADA.CAN POUR OIL IN THE MIDDLE
OF ADA-WILL BE REALLY TASTY-BUT IT IS OPTIONAL.

2009-05-25T08:38:00.000-07:00

MIXED GRAIN DOSHA

INGREDIANTS

1.BOILED RICE 1 CUP

2.RAW RICE 1 CUP

3.WHEAT 1 CUP

4.FENUGREEK SEED 1 1/2 TBS

5.SALT

WASH AND SOAK ALL INGREDIENTS TOGETHER FOR SIX HOURS.
ADD SALT.MAKE THIN DOSA.THE BATTER SHOULD NOT FERMENT.

GREEN GRAM DOSHA

2009-05-23T07:12:00.000-07:00

INGREDIANTS

GREEN GRAM (SPLIT) 1/2CUP
RAW RICE 1/2 CUP
FENUGREEK 1 TBS
GREEN CHILLIES CHOPPED 2 NOS
CARROT CHOPPED 1/2 CUP
SALT

1.SOAK RICE,GREEN GRAM AND FENUGREEK OVERNIGHT.
2.GRIND THE SOAKED INGREDIANTS IN A MIXER AND LEAVE
THE BATTER ASIDE TO FERMENT FOR 2 HRS.
3.ADD SALT,CARROT AND GREEN CHILLY.MIX WELL.
4.MAKE DOSA AND SERVE WITH COCONUT CHUTNY.

IDDLY

2009-05-20T23:21:00.001-07:00

> INGREDIANTS
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> 1.BASMATHI RICE 2 CUPS, BROWN RICE 1 CUP, COOKED WHITE RICE 1 CUP
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> 2.BLACK GRAM(URUD DAL) 2 CUPS
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> 3.FENUGREEK(ULUA) 1 TBS
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> 4.SALT
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> METHOD OF PREPARATION
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> 1.WASH AND SOAK RICE SEPERATE AND BLACK GRAM AND FENUGREEK TOGETHER OVER NIGHT.
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> 2.GRIND RICE.(SHOULD NOT BE VERY SMOOTH),ADD COOKED RICE AND GRIND .
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> 3.GRIND BLACKGRAM AND FENUGREEK TILL IT BECOMES VERY SMOOTH.
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>
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> 4.MIX BOTH BATTER AND SALT AND KEEP TILL IT BECOMES LITTLE SOUR.IF THE BATTER IS WATERY YOU CAN ADD LITTLE SEMOLINA (Rava ) TO MAKE THE BATTER INTO POURING CONSISTENCY.
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> 6.SMEAR OIL IN THE IDLY MOULD AND POUR BATTER.
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> 7.STEAM FOR 10-15 MINUTES-TILL DONE