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Split Black Lentil Dosa

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Split Black Lentil Dosa - Healthy and delicious dosa/adai prepared from Split Black Lentil. Black lentil has many health benefits. Lentil has special benefits like energy to burn while stabilizing blood sugar, rich in dietary fiber; provide excellent important minerals like B- Vitamins and protein all with no fat.  What else, we require in breakfast! Follow the step-by- step photo recipe on how to make healthy split black lentil dosa.






 Ingredients:

Soaking Ingredients:
Sada Rice – 1 cup
Idly Rice – 1 cup
Tuvar Dal/Thuvaram Paruppu / Yellow Lentil – ¼ cup
Karuppu Ulantham Paruppu/ Split Black Lentil – 1/2 cup

Masala items for grinding:
Red chilies – 5 to 6nos
Curry Leaves – Few
Ginger – ½ inch piece
Jeera /Cumin Seeds – 1 tbsp
Pepper corn – 6 to 7nos
Hing/Asafoetida – ½ tsp
Salt – 2 tbsp

Oil 
Split Black Lentils
Split Black Lentils



Method:

Step 01) Wash and soak both the rice’s together for 4 to 5 hrs.  And soak the tuvar dal for 1 hr and black lentil for 2 hrs.  Don’t over wash the black lentils and don’t discard the lentil skin.

Split Black Lentil Dosa Step 01


Step 02) In wet grinder, grind the masala items first without adding water. Once it is nicely pulse down, add the soaked rice and use the soaked rice water to grind.

Split Black Lentil Dosa Step 02

Step 03) Then add tuvar dal followed by black lentils. Grind it little bit coarse texture (i.e. not so rough or too smooth)

Split Black Lentil Dosa Step 03

Step 04) Transfer the batter to a container/vessel and add salt and mix and beat nicely with your hand.  Allow the batter to rest for at least 2 to 3 hrs for fermentation. In summer season there is no need of fermentation.

Split Black Lentil Dosa Step 04

Step 05) Heat tawa over medium flame, sprinkle few drops of water on tawa, if they sizzle, it is ready for Dosa. Take ladle full of batter pour it on center of tawa and then just rotate the batter to take shape of round. Pour 1 tsp of oil around edges of dosa and flip and cook on both side of dosa till surface turns to light golden brown.


Tips for fermentation of batter in cold season

In summer season, you can make immediate dosa after grinding.  But, in cold season it is bit difficult to ferment. Temperature is very important factor for fermentation.  Here are some tips, you can follow:

     01) Reserving the soaked water of rice and dal and using the water while grinding helps to fermentation. Reason, the starch of the rice is quickly consumed by the bacteria.

     02) Nicely rotate and beat the batter with your hand, speed helps the batter to aeration. Hand has the microbes that are the starter for fermentation. (Find out in your home, who has better bacteria in hand and tell them to mix the batter for u. Luckily my hand has!  :))

     03) Place the batter container under some wooden mat. Wood also releases some sort of light heat. 

     04) Or in the oven, just turn light on, light energy converted in to heat energy.

     05) Take big vessel filled with 1/4 level of Luke warm water and then place the batter container/vessel in it.
        
     06) ¼ tsp of yeast dissolved in ¼ of warm water and pour that mixture into batter and mix nicely.

     07) If nothing above works... baking soda does the magic. 




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Kollu Rasam | Horse Gram Rasam

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Kollu Rasam /Hore gram Rasam –  Rasam  is a category of hot spicy soup in southern Indian style.  There are various recipes of Rasam can be prepared in so many different process of method using different seasonings, base ingredients and special rasam Masala powder and fresh grounded spices.

Kollu Rasam / Horse Gram Rasam

 However, among many varieties of rasam,  Kollu Rasam stands tall to its simple preparation and heavenly incomparable taste. This recipe does not require any special/specific rasam powder. We are using fresh grounded spices which are always available in our pantry like Garlic, black pepper, cumin seeds, curry leaves and tomatoes. The taste of horse gram/kollu simply makes it stand out from other Rasam recipes.

Kollu Rasam / Horse Gram Rasam

Many people make rasam with only cooked kollu/horse gram drained water but, here pounded handful of cooked kollu and mixed it in rasam. This tastes good and filling. Rasam mandi is tastes divine with curd rice.

Kollu Rasam / Horse Gram Rasam


Ingredients:
Black Pepper corn – 2 tsp
Jeera/Cumin seeds – 2 tsp
Garlic flakes – 4 to 5
Tomato – 1 medium

Broth Ingredients:
Kollu/ Horse gram – 2 tbsp
Imli/Tamarind Juice – ½ cup
Water – 2 cups

Masala Powder:
Turmeric Powder – 1/ 4 tsp
Salt
Hing
Jaggary Powder – 1tsp

For Tempering:
Mustard Seeds – ½ tsp
Urad Dal/White Lentils – ¼ tsp
Cumin Seeds – ¼ tsp
Red chili  – 1 no.
Curry leaves – 2 to 3 no.
Oil – 1 tbsp

For Garnishing:
Fresh Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp


Method:

1   Step 01) Wash and soak the kollu/horesgram for 1 to 2 hrs and then cook them in a pressure cooker up to 3 whistles. Drain the water in a separate bowl. (Don’t discard the drained water from cooked kollu; this recipe specially calls the broth to use). Grind the cooked kollu into fine paste

Kollu Rasam Recipe Step 01

       Step 02) In a mortar and pastel crush the cumin seeds, pepper corns and garlic flakes

Kollu Rasam Recipe Step 02

     Step 03) Heat thick medium size bottom pan add oil for seasoning, add mustard allow them to crackle then add cumin seeds, urad dal, red chili and curry leaves and saute for 2 mins. and then add crushed cuminseeds-pepper-garlic mixture fry for 2 more minutes and then add tomato pieces and fry till tomatoes turns to mushy

Kollu Rasam Recipe Step 03

     Step 04) Add the tamarind juice, 2 cups of water, turmeric powder, hing, jaggary and salt cook them till it starts to bubble form at edge. Add drained kollu water and grounded kollu paste and cook them nicely and garnish with fresh coriander leaves.

Kollu Rasam Recipe Step 04

Serving: Serve with steam rice, or as hot soup or even with curd rice. It taste so good however you want to take them.


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Thuvaram Paruppu Thogayal / Toor Dal Chutney

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It has been quite a long time I am back to my blogging space. To start with, I have come up with very easy, quick, simple yet healthy recipe of Thuvaram Paruppu Thogayal i.e. Toor Dal Chutney. Unlike other regular chutney, which usually goes for breakfast dishes; this chutney has the goodness of toor dal ready source of proteins for a balanced diet and it is so flavorful and delicious perfect combo with hot rice and ghee, rasam rice and even it goes well with chapatti. This thogayal is one of the best bachelor’s recipe. I have survived many days with this in my hostel days. 

Thuvaram Paruppu Thogayal

Whenever you feel lazy to cook for the day, try this simple thogayal recipe then.  It could ease your busy morning routine or it serve as brunch in the lazy weekends. 

Thuvaram Paruppu - Toor Dal

Ingredients:

Split Yellow Gram / Toor Dal/ Thuvaram Paruppu – 3 tbsp
Garlic flakes – 2 to 3 nos.
Tamarind/Imli –1/4 inch piece
Red Chilies  – 2 nos.
Pepper Corn – 2 to 3 nos.
Hing/Asafoetida – a pinch
Grated Coconut – 1 tbsp
Oil – 1 tsp
Salt to Taste

Method:

Thuvaram Paruppu Thogayal Recipe - Step 01
       In a pan heat oil, add toor dal/ thuvaram parruppu and fry them till golden brown and transfer dal/paruppu into a plate







Thuvaram Paruppu Thogayal Recipe - Step 02

In the same pan, add  tamarind piece, garlic flakes, red chilies, hing, pepper corn and  grated coconut saute them till coconut turns slightly golden color





Thuvaram Paruppu Thogayal  Recipe - Step 03


Once it is cool enough grind it in blender adding little water to a semi coarse paste. Add little more water if you want it in chutney consistency







     That’s it easy healthy simple and quick thogayal is ready to enjoy with Rasam rice, steam rice and even with chapatti too.

Thuvaram Paruppu Thogayal Recipe

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Pumpkin Dosa

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My family is big fan of dosa. So, I try to prepare all types of dosa varieties. This is one jewel in the crown. This is delightfully spicy dosa from Pumpkin. Yes, can prepare dosa from pumpkin too. Compare to regular dosa, it has mild spicy taste from red chili and pepper corns and nice aroma from cumin seeds.  Learn how to make delicious super special Pumpkin Dosa.

Pumpkin Dosa

Ingredients:
Pumpkin – 7 to 8 long pieces
Salt to taste
Oil

For Batter:
Boiled Rice – 1 cup
Raw Rice – ½ cup
Cumin Seeds / Jeera – 1 tbsp
Whole Red chili/ Akka Lal Mirchi – 3 to 4 nos.
Pepper corns – 2 tsp

Method:

Wash them nicely and soak all the above batter ingredients in water for about 4 to 5 hours.  









After soaking, grind them in to a mixer grinder until smooth batter









Add the cooked pumpkin pieces and grind with batter. (As raw pumpkin skin is very hard to cut with knife, it is better to cook this vegetable in microwave for about 5 minutes. Let it cool and it becomes very easy to remove the outer skin, and then chop them into smaller pieces.)






Transfer the batter in to a big vessel/container add salt and mix it well. The consistency of batter should be neither too watery nor regular dosa batter thickness. You can prepare the dosa instantly. It tastes even better if it is fermented.






Heat dosa tawa over medium flame once it is hot enough add one tsp of oil and wipe with potato piece (cut the potato in to half, insert the knife on half piece of potato and wipe on surface of hot tawa.) Follow this process before and after making each dosa. This trick works each time and dosa comes out easily.

Pour the batter on tawa from edges towards center as thin as possible to make big circle. Shake over ½ tsp of oil around edges of dosa and cook till dosa turns to light brown color



Turn it to other side, when it turns to golden brown it is ready to be taken off from the frying.









Serving: Serve dosa with any of your favorite chutneys like: Coconut Chutney, Onion tomato chutney and mint chutney

Pumpkin Dosa

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Banana Stem Sabji | VazhaiThandu Poriyal

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In my childhood days, I remember my mother make this Banana Stem SabjiVazhaithandu Poriyal back home. So far I was thinking, it is too tedious to clean and chop the stem and it needs to remove lots of fiber. So I rarely lay my hand on this healthy stem. Moreover it was not available easily in the Indian grocery store here. But, this time when I saw this native veggie I was so happy to try… and I learned cleaning and chopping is not at all big challenge to skip this awesome medicinal value vegetable. So I determined whenever I see Vazhai thandu in store, I am going try all types of recipes from this vegetable. Here is one such simple sabji/ poriyal in step by step photo recipe and how to clean and cut Vazhaithandu/Banana Stem.

Vazhai Thandu Poriyal

Ingredients:
Banana Stem / Vazhai Thandu – 1 medium Length
Pasi Paruppu/ Moong Dal/ Green Gram split Lentil - ¼ cup
Turmeric Powder - ¼ tsp
Salt to Taste
Oil for tempering – 1 tbsp
Grated Coconut for Garnishing – 1 tbsp (optional)

For Seasoning:
Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp
Urud Dal / White Lentil – ¼ tsp
Red Chili or Green Chili – 2 nos.
Curry Leaves – Few
Hing /Asafoetida – a pinch


Preparation:

How to clean and cut Vazhaithandu/Banana Stem


Remove the outer layer from the stem with knife or peeler. 










Till you found the inside shiny stem.  See the picture for reference.


Chop the stem as round size disk pieces and remove the fiber from each disk from your finger.


Immerse the disks pieces in water immediately to avoid the discoloration. If you are cooking immediately then no need to add the buttermilk to the water.








Chop the disk pieces in to long size pieces or small size pieces and immediately immerse them in to water again to avoid the change in color
Method:

Soak the moong dal in water for about 1/2 to 1 hour










Heat the pan with tablespoon of oil and once the oil is heat enough add the seasoning seeds and allow them to splutter and then add red chili or green chili, curry leaves, turmeric powder,  hing and salt and saute them for a minute. Add the moong dal and fry for 2 minutes.


Add the chopped vazhai thandu /Banana stem pieces, mix it well with lentils and cook them for about 3 to 4 minutes. Garnish with grated coconut.

Serving: Serve Vazhaithandu poriyal / sabji with Sambar rice and papad.

Banana Stem Sabji


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RAGI SEVAI / RAGI SEMIYA | FINGER MILLET VERMICELLI UPMA - INSTANT !!

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This is yet another stunning recipe from Finger millet/ Ragi. As you all aware,  
We can prepare from Ragi all kinds of dishes like Dosa, Idli, Rotti, Porridge, Cake, Puddings, Laddu and Cookies. Here is one such super healthy breakfast - Ragi Sevai/ Ragi semiya upma which you can prepare quick and easy and comforting. Apt for diabetic and calcium deficient people. This dish can be served as breakfast or light dinner. I have used brand - Anil semiya/Instant vermicelli. 

Ragi Semiya
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Ingredients:
Ragi semiya  - 2 cup
Onion – 1 Medium
Green Chili – 1 no.
Oil – 1 tbsp
Salt to Taste

Seasoning:
Mustard Seeds – ½ tsp
Urud Dal/ White lentils – ½ tsp
Curry Leaves –Few

For Garnish:
Grated coconut – 1 tbsp
Fresh coriander leaves – 1 tbsp

Method:

Add one cup of water in a pan and bring water to boil









Add the ragi semiya and cook for just one minute. And switch off the gas. Don’t cook more than one minute. It will be mushy and will turn as paste. The timing may vary from brand to brand so please check the package for instruction. 






Strain the semiya and wash with cold water once. Leave them in strainer for 3 to 4 minutes, to ensure complete drying.









Heat a tbsp of oil in a pan in medium flame. Add seasoning seeds and allow them to crack then add onions, green chili, curry leaves, salt and fry till onion turns to slight pink







Add cooked ragi semia and mix it gently and make sure evenly coated with onion mixture and turn off the gas








Garnish with coconut grated and coriander leaves.

Ragi Semiya

Check out our other recipes on Ragi/ Finger millet/ Nachini.


You can also prepare from rice vermicelli in many flavours like Lemon semiya, Tamarind Semiya, Spicy coconut semiya. Will post the recipes soon.

Lemon Semiya

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