Brown Rice Dosa Recipe / Crispy Brown Rice Dosa Recipe

Brown Rice Dosa

Ingredients
Brown rice-3 cups
Urad dal-1 cup
Channa dhal, moongh dal,Thur dhal- Each-1/3 cup
Poha/beaten rice-1 cup
Methi / fenugreek seeds-1tsp
Salt to taste
Oil-to make dosa.
Method
Wash & soak rice,dals & methi together for 6 hours & soak poha separately for an hour.
Grind everything to a smooth semi thick batter.
Add salt to the batter mix & leave it to ferment for 8 hours.Next day mix it well,if your batter is very thick add some water & dilute.
Heat a tawa pour a ladle of batter,spread it to a thin circle.Pour oil around the dosa,cook till crisp & light brown on all sides.
Do not flip the other side,your crispy dosa is ready to serve with any chutney you like.

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Rava Vadiyalu Recipe / Rawa Vadiyalu / Sooji ke Papad / Bombay Rava Vadiyalu / Rava Odiyalu / Rava Vadam

Rava Vadiyalu

Ingredients
Sooji / Rava / Semolina -1 cup
Water-8 cups
Salt - to taste ( about 3/4 tsp)
Jeera/cumin seeds -1tsp
Green chillies-2
Ginger -a small piece

Rava Vadam

Method
Grind ginger,green chillies & salt to a smooth paste.
Boil water in a heavy bottom pan add the jeera & ground paste.
Reduce the flame & add the rava ,stir it continuously to avoid forming of lumps.
Cook this mixture till rava is cooked & its slightly thick.
Switch off the flame,while still warm spread a plastic sheet & drop a spoon full of batter & spread.Do not spread it very thin.
Dry these for 2 days or till its completely dry & crisp.
Remove from the sheet & store them in a container.
Deep fry these vadiyalu/Vadam in hot oil & enjoy!

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Paneer Korma Recipe / Paneer Kuruma / Paneer Kurma Recipe

Paneer Korma

Ingredients fried in 2tsp of oil till light brown & ground to a smooth paste
Chopped onion-1/4
Chopped tomato-1 large
Salt to taste
Red chilly powder-1/2tsp
Turmeric powder-1/8tsp
Coriander powder-1/2tsp
Green chillies-2
Ginger & Garlic paste-1tsp
Fennel seeds-1tsp
Cloves-2
Cinnamon-a small piece
Poppy seeds-1tsp
Coconut-2tsp
Almonds-6
Other ingredients
Paneer cubes-1 & 1/2 cup
(slightly tossed in oil)
Tempering
Oil-4tsp
Cinnamon-a small piece
Bay leaf-2
Cloves-2
Cardamom-2
Method
Heat oil in a pan temper it with above ingredients.
Pour the ground paste & saute for couple of minutes till oil separates the pan.
Pour enough water for making the gravy,cover & in medium low flame cook the gravy till its semi thick.
Add the paneer cubes & give a boil,switch off the stove.
Garnish with curry leaves,serve it with roti or poori......

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Palak Raita Recipe / Palak Ka Raita / Spinach Raita - Spinach In Yogurt

Palak Raita

Ingredients
Steamed & finely chopped spinach/palak-1/2 cup
Chopped fresh mint leaves-10
Chopped green chillies-1
Thick beaten curd-1 cup
Black pepper powder & Salt to taste
Black salt-a pinch
Roasted & powdered jeera/cumin -1/2tsp
Method
Beat the curd with salt,pepper powder,jeera powder & black salt.
Add the chopped spinach,mint & green chillies,mix it well..
Serve the raita cold with any flavoured rice or roti.

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Vegetable Cutlets /Mixed Vegetable Cutlets - How to make Vegetable Cutlets.

Vegetable Cutlet

Ingredients
Potato boiled & mashed-4
Finely chopped or grated mixed Vegetables of your choice -1 cup
Ginger & Garlic-1tsp
Green chillies crushed-2
Coriander leaves-1/4 bunch
Mint chopped -1tsp
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
Garam masala powder-1/2tsp
Amchur powder-2 pinch (optional)
Salt to taste
Onion chopped-1/2
Jeera-1 tsp
Oil to deep fry
Outer covering ingredients
Maida/All purpose flour-3tsp
(dilute it in little water)
Bread crumbs for coating required amount
Method
Heat 1 tsp of oil temper it with jeera & garam masala powder.
Add the onions fry it till light brown,now add the ginger & garlic paste,green chillies & the mixed vegetables,fry it till the water has evaporated from the vegetables.
Add salt ,turmeric powder,coriander leaves,mint & potato,mix it well .
Switch off the stove & cool the mixture.
Take small balls from the mixture & shape it into desired shapes.
Dip it in maida paste then roll it in bread crumbs,keep it in fridge for at least 10 mins.
Then shallow fry them in little oil till crisp & light brown on all sides.
Serve it with ketchup.
Tips
If you don't have bread crumbs substitute with rava.
Deep fry them in medium high flame.

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Crab Pepper Masala / Nandu Milagu Masala Recipe / Crab Masala Recipe

Crab Pepper Masala

Ingredients
Blue crabs-3
(cleaned & cut)
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder-1/2tsp
Pepper powder-1tbsp
Coriander powder-1 & 1/2tsp
Dessicated coconut-1tbsp
Chopped onion-1
Chopped tomato-3
Ginger & Garlic paste-1tsp
Tempering
Oil-1tbsp
Fennel seeds-1tsp
Cinnamon-a small piece
Green chillies-3
Red chillies-3
Curry leaves-little
Method
Heat oil in a pan temper it with above ingredients.
Add onions & fry till light brown,now add the tomato,ginger ,garlic paste,coconut & all dry masala powders.
Fry till raw smell disappears,sprinkle very little water
Add the cleaned crabs,cover & in low flame cook.
Cook it till the masala leaves the sides of the pan & its dry.
Garnish with curry leaves & serve hot with hot rice.

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Koozh Vadam Recipe / Koozh Vathal / Arisi Vathal Recipe / Rice Vathal

Koozh Vadam

Ingredients
Raw rice- 1 cup
( I used sona masoori rice)
Sago/sabudhana/Javvarisi-1/4 cup
( I used milk white big variety sago)
Salt to taste- I added 1tsp
Hing-1tsp
Small green chillies-4
Jeera/cumin-1 tsp
Water- 3 cups
Method
Wash rice & sago together,pour water just above the rice & leave it overnight.
Next day grind the soaked rice,sago,hing,salt & green chillies to a very smooth paste.You can add water while grinding
Consistency should look like a semi thick dosa batter.
Boil 3 cups of water in a heavy bottom pan,add the jeera now reduce the flame & pour the ground mixture.
Keep stirring constantly in medium low flame , cook till the mixture thickens & no lumps formed.
Wet your hands take a small ball from the mixture to check if cooked.The dough should not be sticky & its easy to roll like a ball then your dough it ready.
Fill the murukku press with the dough,i used single star shaped plate.
Squeeze it out directly onto a wet cloth or on a thick plastic sheet.
Dry it in hot sun for at least 3 days,then peel it out from the sheet & dry till crisp.
Store it in a container.
Deep fry in oil when ever needed & enjoy!
Note:
a) Amount of water depends upon the quality of rice & sago,so keep some hot water ready while cooking the dough.
b) Add chillies according to your taste.

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Sesame Ladoo Recipe / Nuvvula Unda / Til Ka Ladoo Recipe / Til Ke Laddoo

Sesame Ladoo

Ingredients
Roasted & powdered  white sesame seeds -1 cup
Brown sugar-1 cup
Melted ghee-3tsp
Method
Mix above ingredients in a bowl.
Pour the warm melted ghee & mix it well.
Roll it out into tight balls while still warm.
Store it in a jar.
Note:
You can also use grated jaggery in this recipe.
Do not burn the sesame seeds while frying.Sesame should be just light golden brown.
You can add cardamom powder for flavour.

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