Pol Roti / Coconut Roti / Sri Lankan Pol Roti Recipe - A Sri Lankan Breakfast Recipe

Pol Roti

Ingredients
Maida/all purpose flour - 1 cup
Boiling water as needed
Salt to taste
Grated fresh coconut - 5tsp
Oil - 1tsp
Oil for cooking as needed

Pol Roti

Method
Add all above ingredients in a bowl.
Pour boiling water little by little and make a soft dough.Add 1tsp of oil and mix it well.
Cover the dough and rest for 10 minutes,Divide the dough into medium size balls.
Grease a plastic sheet with oil and flatten the ball with your palm to a semi thick disc.
Heat a tawa place the roti and cook in medium low flame till its light brown on all sides.Make use its well cooked.Apply oil to both sides while cooking.
Remove it on a plate and serve them hot with Pol Sambol.

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Baked Seedai Recipe / Uppu Seedai Recipe / Vella Seedai Recipe / Crispy Baked Uppu Cheedai

Baked Seedai

Ingredients
Rice flour - 1 cup
( I used the store bought)
Urad dal 2 tbsp
Freshly grated coconut - 1 tbsp
Melted butter - 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Sesame seeds - 1 tsp
Hing-1/8 tsp
Coconut oil-to brush on top of seedai and to grease the baking tray
Water-needed amount

Method
Dry roast the rice flour in low flame till it slightly changes colour.Do not fry till brown.Keep it aside.
Dry roast the urad dal  till its light brown,Cool and grind it to a smooth powder and sieve it.
Take a wide bowl add all the above ingredients together & mix them well.
Pour water little by little & make a soft dough.Do not make a hard  or sticky dough.
Grease your palm with coconut oil and roll the dough into small balls.
Arrange these balls in a greased baking tray.Brush some oil on top of all the balls.
Bake these balls at 350 deg.for 20 to 30 minutes or till light golden brown.
Shake the tray and brush oil in intervals for even baking.
Cool & store it in an air tight container.

Baked seedai

Note:
a) Do not roast the rice flour till colour changes.
b) You can also use store bought urad dal powder fry till raw smell disappears and then use.
c) Each oven is different so check on the temperature & time frequently.
d) Brushing coconut oil give a nice flavour to your seedai.
e) Always keep the dough covered otherwise they will become dry.


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Chena Murki Recipe / Chhenna Murki Recipe / Chenna Murki Recipe / An Easy Bengali Sweet With Paneer

Chena murki

Ingredients
Home made paneer cubes - 15
( Check out for recipe HERE )
Sugar - 1/4 cup
Water - 1/8 cup
Milk - 2 tsp
Crushed cardamom - 1
Rose essence - 2 drops
Method
Add sugar & water in a non stick pan or kadai,give a boil.
Reduce the flame and add the milk, when the mixture comes to a one string consistency add the paneer cubes & crushed cardamom.
In low flame keep mixing gently till the paneer cubes are well coated with the sugar and dry.
Add the essence and give a quick mix.
Switch off the stove cool & serve.

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Lemon Rasam Recipe / Elumichai Rasam Recipe / South Indian Lemon Soup

Lemon Rasam

Ingredients for tempering
Ghee - 1 tsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Hing - 1/8 tsp
Curry leaves few
Red chillies -1
Other ingredients
Cooked toor dal - 1/4 cup
Water as needed
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp
Chopped tomato - 1
Slit green chillies -2
Crushed ginger - 1/4 tsp
Chopped coriander and curry leaves - little
Pepper and Jeera crushed - together 1 & 1/2 tsp
Lemon - 1 small
Method
Take a bowl add the cooked dal water as needed,tomato,green chillies,ginger,salt & turmeric powder.
Boil this for 2 minutes reduce flame add the crushed pepper,jeera,curry and coriander leaves.
Heat a pan and temper it with above ingredients.
Pour this hot tempering into the boiling rasam and switch off the stove.
Lastly squeeze the lemon juice mix and serve it with plain rice or serve as a soup.
Note:
a) You can add rasam powder too.
b) Once lemon juice is added do not reheat or boil.

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Cranberry Sweet Thokku / Cranberry Jam / Cranberry Relish

Cranberry Sweet Thokku

Ingredients
Fresh Cranberry - 3 cups
Grated jaggery - 1/2 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chilly powder - 3/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Tempering
Sesame oil - 1/4 cup
Mustard - 1 tsp
Methi / Fenugreek powder - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves few
Red chillies 2
Hing - 1/4 tsp
Method
Take a pan add the cranberry and cook till its mashed in medium low heat.Do not add any water..
Now add the jaggery and cook till its well combined.Switch off the stove.
Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.
While still warm add it to the cooked thokku.
Mix well and store it in fridge.
Best served with rice or roti.

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Channa Dhal Dhokla Masala Fry / Dhokla Masala Fry Recipe

Dhokla Masala Fry

Ingredients ground to a smooth paste
Soaked channa dhal / Bengal gram-1/2 cup
Baking soda -a large pinch
Garlic -1
Salt to taste
Red chilly powder-a pinch
(Grind above ingredients to a smooth thick batter,mix in the baking soda just before steaming.Pour it in a greased plate & steam it till cooked.Cool & cut into small pieces)
Ingredients ground to a smooth paste
Coconut-1 tbsp
Green chillies-2
Ginger & garlic paste-1/2tsp
Cinnamon-a small piece
Cloves-2
Fennel seeds-1/2tsp
Turmeric powder-1/8tsp
Other ingredients
Oil-3tsp
Bay leaf-1
Chopped onion-1/2
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves for garnish
Method
Heat oil in a pan and temper it with bay leaf,add the onion and fry till light brown.
Now add the ground masala and fry till raw smell has disappeared.Add salt if needed.
Add the dhokla cubes and toss it gently make sure all the pieces are well coated with the masala.
Switch off the stove and serve as a side dish for rice.

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Podi Idli Recipe / Spicy Podi Idli Recipe / Podi Idli Fry - A Quick Idli Variety

Podi Idli Recipe

Ingredients
Mini Idli - 18
Idli Podi - 3 tsp
Sesame oil - 2 tsp
Coconut oil - 1 tsp
Chopped onion - 2 tbsp
Chopped green chillies - 1
Chopped curry & coriander leaves - 1 tsp
Mustard,Urad,Channa dal,jeera - 1 tsp together
Method
Heat both the oils temper it with mustard,urad,channa dal & jeera.
Add onion,chillies & curry leaves fry for a minute.
Reduce the flame add the idli & idli podi.
Gently toss it well till everything is well coated.
Switch off the stove garnish with curry & coriander leaves.Serve hot.
Note:
a) To make it more colourful add grated carrots & capsicum.

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Moru Kachiyathu Recipe / Kachimoru Recipe / Kachiya Moru Recipe / Kerala Moru Kachiyathu / Seasoned Butter Milk Recipe

Moru Kachiyathu

Ingredients
Coconut oil - 2tsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Methi / Fenugreek seeds - 1/8tsp
Red chillies - 2
Chopped small onions -4
Chopped garlic - 1
Chopped ginger - 1/2 tsp
Chopped green chillies - 1
Curry leaves few
Butter milk- 2 cups
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Method
Heat oil in a pan and temper it with mustard,methi and red chillies.
Add onion,ginger,garlic,curry leaves,green chillies fry till onion is transparent.
Now add turmeric powder and salt saute for a minute reduce the heat and pour the buttermilk.
Mix and once its heated switch off the stove.Do not allow it to boil.
Serve it with plain rice.

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