Moongh Dal Baati / Baati Recipe / Rajastani Baati / Dal Baati Recipe

 

Moongh Dal Baati

Ingredients for the baati

Wheat flour - 1 cup or more if needed

 Yellow Moongh  dal - 1/2 cup 
( soak in water for 1 hour and grind to a thick smooth paste)
Crushed ajwain - 1/4 tsp

Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Coriander powder - 1/4 tsp

Crushed fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp

Sesame seeds - 1 tsp

Hing - 1/2 tsp

Chopped green chilly - 1

Grated ginger - 1/8 tsp

Chopped coriander seeds - 1 tbsp

Melted ghee - 1 tbsp

Cooking soda - 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste

Other ingredients

Ghee to cook the baati

Method

Take a wide plate add all the above ingredients and mix till combined. 

Add very little water if needed to form a semi tight dough, cover with a wet cloth for 5 minutes.

Divide the portion into equal size balls and roll them into a disc, apply ghee and sprinkle some wheat flour. Fold both sides into half meeting at the middle, apply ghee again and sprinkle wheat flour.

Then fold one side again ( like folding a book)  to for a rectangle shape.

Roll it like a log and cut it into half. Gently roll them to form a ball. ( See the way it's folded and cut into half and rolled to a ball ).

Take a appe pan pour ghee place the baatis  and cook the baatis till light golden brown on both sides.

Remove it from the pan and dip them in melted ghee and enjoy with Dal and Churma.

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Ramasseri Idli Recipe / How to make famous Ramassery idli at home / Ramasherri idli Recipe / Kerala Traditional Ramasseri Idli Recipe - Idli Recipes

Ramasseri Idli

Ingredients

Idli Rice - 1 cup

Sona masoori rice - 1 cup

Urad dal - 1/2 cup

Methi seeds - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Method

Wash and soak both the rice and urad dal and methi together separately for 4 hrs.

Drain water from urad dal, grind dal till its a light fluffy batter by adding water little by little. keep it aside.

Same way drain out water from rice, grind rice to a smooth batter, make sure your batter is not too thick or

too thin. add water little by little while grinding.

Mix both the batters add salt, mix gently till its well combined, leave it to ferment overnight.

Line a shallow plate or idiappam plate with a thin wet muslin cloth or a greased banana leaf, pour a large ladle of batter and gently spread like a semi thick dosa.

Cover it with a lid and steam it till cooked, these idlis cook very fast.

Switch off the stove let the Idli cool & gently remove the idlis from the muslin cloth or banana leaf.

Serve hot with chutney or sambar.

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Masala Pasta recipe / Indian Style Masala Pasta / Indian Style Pasta Recipe / Quick and Easy Masala Pasta Recipe

 

Masala Pasta

Ingredients

Oil - 2 tsp

Mustard - 1 tsp

Cumin - 1/2 tsp

Chopped onion - 1/2 cup

Chopped onion - 1 large

Chopped carrot , peas and beans - together 1 cup

Salt to taste

Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder - 1/4 tsp

Garam masala - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Water - 1 cup

Cooked pasta - 1 & 1/2 cups

Lemon juice - 1 tsp

Coriander & Curry leaves for garnish

Method

Heat oil in a pan temper it with mustard and cumin.

Add onions and fry till colour changes. Add tomatoes and vegetables sauté till tomatoes are soft.

Add all the spice powders and salt, pour water and cook till raw smell has disappeared.

Lastly add the pasta and gently mix till combined.

Pour the lemon juice garnish with curry and coriander leaves.

Mix and serve hot !

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Rava Pulihora with Lemon Recipe / Lemon Idli Rava Puliyohara Recipe / Lemon Rava Pulihora Recipe / Lemon Rava Rice Recipe / Lemon Puliyohara Recipe

 

Lemon Rava Pulihora

Ingredients to cook the rava

Idli rava - 1 cup

Water - 2 cups

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Oil - 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

( Pour water into a pan add the turmeric powder , oil and salt, when water starts to boil reduce flame and add the rava. Cover and in low flame cook till done. Switch off the stove fluff it up with a fork and keep it aside)

Tempering

Oil - 1 tbsp

Mustard - 1 tsp

Urad dal and Channa dal - each  1 tsp

Peanuts - 2 tsp

Chopped cashew nuts - 1 tsp

Hing - a generous pinch

Slit Green chilies - 4

Minced ginger - 1/4 tsp

Broken red chilly - 1

( Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients, keep it aside)

Other ingredients

Few curry leaves

Lemon juice extracted from 1 medium size

( add more or less according to your taste)

Method

Take a wide plate spread the cooked idli rava add the curry leaves, tempering and pour the lemon juice.

Mix gently till everything is combined. 

Enjoy !

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Kollu Puttu Recipe / Horsegram Puttu Recipe / Healthy Puttu Recipe

Ingredients

Kollu / Horsegram - 1/2 cup

Method

Wash and soak the kollu for 6 hours.

Drain the water out and add it into a blender, sprinkle water and grind to a smooth thick batter.

Grease idli plates and pour the batter and steam stem till cooked.

Cool the idli and crumble them. Puttu base is ready to make Kara puttu or Sweet puttu.

Kara Puttu / Savourt Puttu

Oil - 2 tsp

Mustard - 1/2 tsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Channa dal - 1 tsp

Curry leaves few

Grated coconut - 2 tsp

Chopped onions - a handful

Chopped green chillies - 1

Salt to taste

Coriander leaves for garnish

Method

Heat oil in a pan temper it with mustard, urad & channa dal.

Add onions, chilies, curry leaves and salt sauté till light brown.

Add the steamed and crumbled kollu and in low flame fry for 2 to 3 minutes till they reach puttu consistency ( Must be dry without and sticky consistency)

Add coconut mix and switch off the stove. Garnish with coriander leaves and enjoy hot.

Sweet Puttu

Jaggery - as needed

Grated coconut as needed

Cardamom powder - as needed

Steamed and crumbled kollu 

( Fry the steam kollu in 1 tsp of ghee till they are dry and without and sticky consistency )

Method

Take a bowl mix all above ingredients together and enjoy!

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Navara Rice Idli / Dosa Batter / Ayurvedic Superfood Idlis with Navara Rice / Navara Rice Idli for a Healthy Start / Soft & Healthy Navara Rice Idli Recipe / Power-Packed Breakfast: Navara Rice Idli / Diabetic Friendly Navara Rice Idli

 

Navara Rice Idli

Ingredients

Navara Rice - 1 & 1/2 cups

Idli rice - 1/2 cup

Urad / Black gram dal - 1/2 cup

Salt to taste

Method

Wash & soak both the rice and urad dal in separate bowls for 5 hours.

Drain out excess water from the urad dal, add it to the wet grinder , grind till fluffy and soft thick batter

Sprinkle water in intervals , transfer to a wide bowl.

Same way grind the rice to a smooth batter. The batter should be little thicker than urad dal batter.

Add both the batters into a wide bowl add salt mix till combined.

Cover & leave it to ferment overnight or for at least 12 hours.

Next day beat the batter well and its ready to use.

Grease Idli plates with oil add a ladle of batter , steam them till cooked.

Enjoy with chutney or sambar

Note:

a) If making dosa dilute the batter a bit and make dosa.

Navara Rice is a unique and ancient variety of rice native to Kerala, often called the “miracle grain” in Ayurveda. Known for its rich red hue and earthy aroma, it is packed with nutrients and is traditionally used for both culinary and medicinal purposes.

🌿 Health Benefits:

• Boosts immunity and energy levels

• Aids digestion and is gentle on the stomach

• Rich in antioxidants, iron, and essential minerals

• Beneficial for people with anemia and fatigue

• Helps in bone and joint health, especially during recovery

• Gluten-free and diabetic-friendly due to its low glycemic index

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Rava Mor Upma Recipe / Buttermilk Vegetable Upma Recipe / Rava Mor Upuma Recipe / Buttermilk Upma Recipe

Rava Mor Upuma

Ingredients 

Rava (Semolina) – 1 cup (medium or coarse) 

Carrots, peas, beans together - 1 cup

Luke warm buttermilk – 2 & 1/2 cups 

Tempering

Dry Red chilies – 4 

( you can also use mor milagai)

Broken cashews - few pieces fried in ghee

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp 

Urad dal - 1 tsp 

Cumin seeds – ½ tsp 

Chopped green chilies – 2 

Chopped ginger – 1 inch 

Curry leaves – few 

Hing – 1/4 tsp 

Salt – to taste 

Oil and Ghee – 2 tbsp 

Warm buttermilk – 2 & 1/2 cups 

Method

Pour some ghee in a pan add rava and roast till colour changes, do not over fry and burn them.

Heat ghee and temper it with above ingredients.

Add the ginger, green chillies, curry leaves and vegetables sauté for few minutes. Pour some water cover and cook for couple minutes.

Add the roasted rava and pour the luke warm buttermilk , mix cover and cook in low flame till cooked.

Add the fried cashew nuts garnish with curry leaves and enjoy hot with chutney or pickle.

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Rava Mor Upma is a light and comforting South Indian dish made with roasted semolina (rava) and spiced buttermilk. Mildly tangy and flavored with curry leaves, green chilies, and ginger, this wholesome recipe is easy to digest and perfect for breakfast or a simple meal.

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Cabbage Upma Recipe / Cabbage Rava Upma Recipe / Cabbage Uppittu Recipe / Upma Recipe

 

Cabbage Upma

Tempering ingredients

Oil-3tsp

Coconut oil -2tsp

Mustard-1tsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Channa dal - 1 tsp

Cashew nuts broken - 5

Chopped ginger - 1/2 tsp

Green chilies - 3

Red chilly - 1

Curry leaves few

Other ingredients

Finely  shredded cabbage - 1 cup

Roasted Sooji / Rava / Semolina - 1 cup

Salt to taste

Boiling hot water - 2 & 1/2 cup

Method

Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.

Add the cabbage and sauté for a minute, add salt and pour the water and reduce the flame.

Slowly add the roasted sooji and mix well quickly to avoid lumps. Cover and cook till the upma is cooked. switch off the flame mix and enjoy hot with any chutney or pickle.

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Instant Ragi Bun Dosa Recipe / Ragi Bun Dosa Recipe / Bun Dosa Recipe / Finger Millet Bun Dosa Recipe / Millet Recipes

 

Ragi Bun Dosa

Ingredients

Ragi flour / Finger Millet - 1/2 cup

Sooji - 1/2 cup

( do not roast the rava)

Curd - 1/4 cup

Water as needed to mix the batter

Salt to taste

Cooking soda - 1/4 tsp

Tempering

Oil - 1 tsp

Mustard , Urad dal, Channa dal - each -1/4 tsp

Jeera - 1/8 tsp

Chopped green chilies - 1

Chopped curry leaves few

Chopped onions - a handful

( Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients and keep it aside)

Method

Add ragi flour, sooji, curd and water into a bowl, mix well till combines.

Cover and rest it for 10 minutes. Add this into a blender and blend to a smooth batter.

Transfer to a container the consistency of the batter must be a semi thick pouring consistency. Add water accordingly.

Pour the tempering into the batter add salt and cooking soda, mix well.

Heat a shallow kadai pour a ladle of the batter pour oil around the dosa.

 Cover and cook till both sides a light brown.

Enjoy with any chutney you like.

Note:

To make this dosa more interesting add grated vegetables of your choice, drumstick leaves or spinach.

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Talbina Recipe/ Prophetic Talbina / Healthy Barley Porridge Recipe / Sunnah Meals Recipe / Talbinah Recipe / The Prophetic Medicine / Talbeenah Recipe / An Iftar Recipe

Talbina

Ingredients

Barley flour - 3 tsps 

( use good quality barley)

Milk - 3 cups

( add more milk if needed)

Chopped nuts of your choice - 2 tsp

Chopped dates - 4

Honey as needed to drizzle on top

Method

Pour milk into a pot add the barley flour and mix making sure there are no lumps.

Now switch on the stove and in low flame whisk and cook till the barley is cooked completely and the mixture is thick.

Switch off the stove and transfer to a bowl or shallow plate.

Sprinkle the dates , nuts and drizzle the honey on top and enjoy hot or warm.

Note:

a) Dry roasting the barley flour gives a nice flavor to the dish, this step is optional.

b) You can even use whole barley but make sure you soak it overnight.

c) Adding cinnamon powder gives extra flavor to the dish.

d) Do not add honey while cooking, add only after you switch off the stove.

e) Use slow cooking method as traditionally it's cooked that way.

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Wheat Rava Kozhukattai Recipe / Wheat Rava Kolukattai Recipe / Godhumai Rava Kolukattai / Godhumai Rava Pidi Kozhukkatai Recipe / Spicy Godhumai Rava Kolukattai Recipe

 

Wheat Rava Kolukattai

Ingredients 

Wheat rava / Godhumai rava - 1 cup

( pulse the rava if it's big and dry roasted till light brown, do not over fry and burn them)

Water - 2 cups

Salt to taste

Channa dal - 1/4 cup

Red chilly - 3

Grated coconut - a handful

Tempering ingredients

Coconut oil - 2 tsp

Mustard - 1 tsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Chopped ginger - 1 tsp

Chopped green chillies - 1

Chopped curry leaves few

Hing - 1/2 tsp

Method

Wash and soak channa dal and red chilly for 1 hour, drain out the water and grind to a semi coarse thick mixture, keep it aside.

Heat oil in a pan temper it with above ingredients. Add the ground channa dal mixture and coconut sauté in low flame for a minute.

Pour water and mix well, add roasted wheat rava add salt mix well . 

Cover it with a lid and cook in low flame till rava has absorbed the water and mixture is dry. Switch off the flame.

Rest for few minutes and shape it into desired shape.

Steam them for 3 minutes and enjoy hot with any chutney you like.

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Kerala Matta Rice Kozhukattai Recipe / Matta Rice Kolukattai Recipe / Kolukattai Recipe / Kerala Kozhukattai Recipe

 

Kerala Matta rice Kozhukattai

Ingredients

Kerala matta rice - 1 cup

( wash and soak it for 8 hours)

Grated coconut - 1/2 cup

Salt to taste

Cumin seeds - 1 & 1/2 tsp

Method

Drain the water from the rice add it into a blender , grind to a thick coarse mixture.

Do not add water while grinding, if needed just sprinkle very little water.

Transfer to a bowl , in the same blender add cumin and coconut , pulse till combined.

Add the coconut mixture into the ground rice mixture, add salt and mix well.

Shape it into small balls and steam them for 5 minutes or till cooked.

Enjoy with any spicy chutney.

Note:

If you want it to be spicy then add chopped green chilies, onions, curry leaves fried in a teaspoon of oil mix it into the ground rice mixture and steam.

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Kerala Matta Rice Upma Recipe / Ari Upma Recipe / Matta Rice Upma Recipe

 

Kerala Matta Rice Upma

Ingredients for tempering

Oil - 2 tbsp.

( For this recipe oil is added a bit more so add accordingly)

Mustard - 1 tsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Red chilly - 1

Few curry leaves

Chopped ginger - 1/4 tsp

Ingredients ground to a coarse mixture

Kerala matta rice /  - 1/2 cup

( wash and soak the rice for 8 hours )

Coconut - 2 tbsp.

Chopped onion - 1 tbsp.

Curry leaves few

( Drain out the water from the rice add it into a blender, add the above ingredients and grind to a coarse thick mixture, add very little water while grinding )

Other ingredients

Salt to taste

Coconut oil - 1 tsp

Method

Take a heavy bottomed pan i have used a cast iron skillet, temper it with above ingredients.

Pour the ground mixture and mix well. Spread it evenly and cover it with a lid , in low flame cook for 10 minutes.

Remove the lid and mix well, cook the upma till the mixture turn light brown and leaves the sides of the pan. Switch off the stove add curry leaves and coconut oil , mix and enjoy hot!

Broken Matta Rice Upma version 2 recipe click HERE

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Acorn Squash Dosa Recipe / Yellow Pumpkin Dosa Recipe / Parangikai Dosa Recipe / Interesting Dosa Recipes

 

Acorn Squash Dosa

Ingredients

Idli rice - 1 cup

Sona masoori rice - 1 cup

Urad dal - 1/4 cup

Methi / Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp

Grated acorn squash - 1 cup

( ass more if needed)

Salt to taste

Method

Wash and soak both the rice , urad dal and methi seeds for 3 hours.

Add this into a blender add the grated squash and grind to a smooth semi thick batter.

Add salt mix and let it ferment for 8 hours. Next day add water if needed to get a dosa batter consistency.

Heat a tawa pour a ladle of batter and spread it thin , drizzle some oil. Flip the dosa and cook the others ide too.

Enjoy these delicious dosa with chutney or sambar.

Note:

You can add yellow pumpkin instead of acorn squash in this recipe.

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Broken Matta Rice Upma / Red Rice Upma Recipe / Kerala Matta Rice Upma Recipe / Matta Rice Upma Recipe / Kerala Red Rice Upma Recipe

 

Kerala Matta Rice Upma

Tempering ingredients

Coconut oil - 3 tsp

Mustard - 1 tsp

Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

Channa dal - 1/4 tsp

Red chilly -1

Chopped onion - a handful

Chopped green chilly - 2

Chopped ginger -  1/2 tsp

Curry leaves few

Other ingredients

Kerala matta rice - 1/2 cup

Water - 2 cups

Salt to taste

Grated coconut - a handful

Curry leaves few for garnish

Method

Wash the rice and drain out the water, add the wet rice into a pan.

In medium high flame roast the rice till they splutter. Make sure you don't over fry and burn the rice then the upma will taste bitter.

Cool the mixture and dry grind to a coarse rava consistency and keep it aside.

Heat coconut oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.

Add onion , green chilly, ginger and curry leaves fry till onion changes it's colour.

Now pour the water add salt and grated coconut when it starts to boil reduce flame and add the ground rice rava stir it to make sure there are no lumps.

Close it with a lid and in low flame cook till it's done, switch off the stove.

Garnish with few curry leaves mix and serve hot with any chutney or pickle.

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Rail Palaharam Recipe / How to make Rail Palaram Recipe? / Telangana Popular Tiffin Rail Palaharam / Railu Palaram Recipe

 

Rail Palaharam

Ingredients for the rice balls

Rice flour - 1/2 cup

Water - 3/4 cup

Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste 

Oil - 1 tsp

( Pour water into a pan add oil, salt, red chilly powder and bring it to a boil. Reduce flame and add the rice flour, mix well to avoid lumps. Switch off the stove cover and let it rest for few minutes. When it's still warm knead the dough using your palm to form a smooth dough. Pinch small portion of the dough and roll it into tiny balls. Steam all the rice balls for 2 to 3 minutes and keep it aside. )

Other ingredients

Oil - 6 tsp

( add more if needed)

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Mustard - 1 tsp

Jeera - 1/2 tsp

Chopped onions - a handful

Chopped green chilies - 3

Grated coconut - 2 tbsp

Yellow moogh dal - 1/4 cup

( Wash and soak the dal in water for 1 hour, drain out the water save 2 tsp separately and grind the remaining to a thick mixture. Do not add too much water to grind)

Chopped curry and Coriander leaves few

Method

Heat oil in a pan temper it with mustard and jeera. add onion, few curry leaves and green chilly sauté till onion changes it's colour.

Now add the saved soaked moongh dal , salt ,turmeric powder and the ground dal mixture, in low flame keep mixing till the dal is cooked and resembles like bread crumbs.

Add the grated coconut and the steamed rice balls, gently mix  cover and cook for few minutes in low flame.

Switch off the stove garnish with coriander and curry leaves and enjoy hot!

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Instant Appam Using Idli Dosa Batter / Appam Recipe Using Idli Dosa Batter / Appam from Leftover Idli Batter

Appam using Idli Batter

Ingredient

Idli batter - 4 large ladles

Thick coconut milk - 1 & 1/2 ladle

( I used tinned coconut milk)

Water a needed

Salt to taste

Sugar - 1/4 tsp

Cooking soda - a pinch

Method

Mix all the above ingredients together in a bowl, pour water little by little to get a semi thin consistency.

Do not add too much water then batter will be runny.

Grease a appam pan  (non stick works great) with little oil , when hot pour a ladle of batter and swirl the pan. The center portion should be thick and outer portion must be thin. Pour some oil around cover with a lid and cook till done.

Gently loosen up the edges and remove the appam from the pan.

Enjoy with Paya or sweetened coconut milk with a pinch of cardamom powder.

Regular Appam recipe click HERE 

Wheat Appam recipe click HERE

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Coconut Spaghetti Recipe / Thengai Spaghetti Recipe / Edamame Spaghetti With Coconut

Coconut Spaghetti

Tempering

Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Urad dal and Channa Dal - 1 tsp each
Jeera/Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Chopped cashew nuts - 10
Chopped green chilliest - 2
Hing - 1/8 tsp

Other Ingredients

Cooked Edamame spaghetti - 2 cups
( cook according to the direction on the pack)
Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Chopped Curry and Coriander leaves - few

Method

Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.
Add the grated coconut and fry for a minute, add pepper powder and salt mix well.
Reduce flame add the cooked edamame spaghetti and toss well till well combined.
Garnish with curry and coriander leaves and serve hot!
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Black Rice Dosa Recipe / Kavuni Arisi Dosa / Karuppu Kavuni Arisi Dosa Recipe - A Healthy Dosa Recipe

Kavuni Arisi Dosa

Ingredients

Kavuni arisi / Black Rice- 2 cups

( You can add 1 cup idli ice and i cup kavuni arisi for a variation)

Urad dal with skin - 1/2 cup

( You can add urad dal without skin too)

Methi seeds - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Method

Wash and soak kavuni arisi for 6 hours and urad dal and methi together for 3 hours.
Now grind all together to a semi thick smooth batter or grind urad dal and rice separately and then mix both the batters.

Add salt mix and leave it to ferment for 8 hours.
Next day add water if needed to get the right consistency, heat a dosa pan when hot pour a ladle of batter and spread it.
Pour few drops of oil around the dosa once brown on one side flip the other side to cook.
Remove it on a plate and serve with any chutney you like.

For more Dosa recipes click HERE 

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Black Channa Poori Recipe / Channa Puri Recipe / Kala Chana Puri / Kondai Kadalaii Poori Recipe / Kadalai Poori Recipe / Chana Puri Recipe

 

Black Channa Poori

Ingredients

Black channa / Kondai kadalai / Kala channa - 1/2 cup

( wash and soak it in water for overnight)

Wheat flour - 1 & 3/4 cup

( add more or less as needed)

Salt to taste

Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp

Red chilly powder - 1 tsp

Crushed kastoori methi - 1/2 tsp

Garam masala - 1/2 tsp

Cubed potato - 1 small size

( do not boil, peel the skin and cut into cubes)

Oil to deep fry

Kala Channa Puri

Method

Drain the water from the kala channa and add it into a blender grind it along with the potato to a smooth thick paste. Do not add water for grinding, add very little water if needed to grind.

Transfer to a bowl and add the spice powders, salt and add wheat flour little by little to form a soft non sticky stiff dough.

Divide the dough into equal size balls and dust with flour and roll it out into semi thick disc.

Heat oil in a pan and deep fry till both side are light brown.

Remove from oil and place it on a kitchen tissue for excess oil to get absorbed.

Enjoy hot with any side dish, pickle or raita.

Note:

If you don't want to deep fry roll it out into a roti cook it on a tawa and enjoy.

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