Monday, 15 October 2018

Set Dosa with Chutney


Set Dosa with Chutney for breakfast, these are thick savoury pancakes best for breakfast
You can make Set Dosa by fermenting the regular Dosa batter and making thicker pancakes

If you want very soft and tasty set dosa follow this recipe

Ingredients: for Set Dosa
Urad dal 1 cup
Rice 3 cups
Poha(beaten rice): 1 cup
Fenugreek seeds(methi): 1 tsp
Boiled cooked rice: 1/2 cup


Method: 

Soak Urad dal & Dosa Rice along with fenugreek seeds for 4hrs  
Soak beaten rice poha for half an hr  before grinding
Wash all the ingredients twice with clean water


Add the soaked Poha & boiled rice as well(you can use leftover rice)
Then grind all together to fine paste with 1 cup water
Leave it to Ferment overnite or 4-5 hrs
While making dosas, add salt & mix well

On a hot griddle(Dosa Pan) Pour 2 cups batter & dont flatten let it be thick 
(if you want uttapam style sprinkle chopped onion & tomato)
Put little oil to the dosa sides & Sprinkle some ghee on top...
Close lid & cook  one side for 2 min then turn the dosa & cook other side for a minute

Soft Soft set Dosas -thick savoury pancakes ready for breakfast enjoy with chutney of your choice



Wednesday, 3 October 2018

Horsegram Idli (Kulith Idli)


Healthy Breakfast Horsegram Idli Soft Fluffy Idlis are great for breakfast and you can make it more healthy by adding lentils here is such healthy Idli

Like millet Idlis these Horsegram Idli are also power packed with nutrients

Some other Idli's i have tried are using Foxtail Millet, You can use any millet of your choice
Millets are traditionally important grains,Millets are gaining popularity these days because of their health benefits like high fiber content, gluten free and rich nutritional content. So replace your Rice with Millets & make all the dishes healthy & low calorie, click here for some of my Millet dishes: Millet Idli recipe, Millet Dosa Recipe, Millet Kheer Recipe, Millet Neer Dosa recipe

Even Red Rice Idli is healthy breakfast option recipe for Red Rice Idli Recipe


Ingredients for Idli(Makes 24 Idlis)

For Idli Batter:

Horsegram : 1+1/2 cup

Dosa Rice: 2+1/2 cups



Soak Horsegram & Dosa Rice in separate containers for  4 hrs 

Wash & Grind Horsegram with enough water to fine paste

Remove in a big vessel

Then Wash & Grind soaked Dosa Rice with little water to a coarse paste

Then mix this with Horsegram paste Paste

Keep in warm place to Ferment Overnite or 4hrs as this batter gets fermented very soon grind it a bit late at night



Procedure For Idli as follows:

After fermentation when making Idli add Salt to batter & mix
Add little water & make it dosa paste consistency
Grease the Idli mould with Oil
Pour a laddle full of Idli batter in each section of Idli
Keep in Idli steamer(Keeping water below)& steam for 20 min
After 20 min switch off the heat & let it cool down a bit
Then remove the Idli stand, let it release its steam a bit
Then with help of a wet spatula(ie dip the spatula in water)
Remove the Idli from each section & serve

Healthy Horse gram Idli is ready Served with chutney powder