Set Dosa

Set Dosa

Ingredients

1 cup Urad dal(minapappu)

2 cups rice

1 cup parboiled rice(uppudu biyyam)

3/4th cup poha/rice flakes(atukulu)

1/2 tsp methi seeds

salt

oil to drizzle

finely chopped onions

grated carrot

finely chopped green chilli

coriander leaves to garnish

Method

• Soak rice, parboiled rice, urad dal and methi seeds in enough water for 6 hours. Separately soak the poha or beaten rice for 1-2 hours.
• Grind all the ingredients along with poha adding enough water to form a pouring consistency. Let it ferment all over the night.
• Add salt  before preparing the dosas in the morning and combine well.
• Pre-heat a dosa pan……. pour 11/2 laddles of batter  and let it cook gradually over medium heat(dont spread the batter all over the pan like a dosa,it should look like a thick pan cake). Drizzle some oil along the edges and let it cook for 2 mts.spread finely chopped onions,grated carrot,finely chopped green chilli……and gently press with the back side of the laddle….
• Flip the dosa over and let it cook further till it is slightly roasted(this is optional).garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with coconut chutney/peanut chutney/curry leaves powder……

These dosa’s are very fluffy and should be served hot……

 

Idli

Idli

Ingredients

1 cup Urad dal(minappappu)

11/2 cup idli ravva

salt

Procedure

• Soak the urad dal and idli ravva in water for 6 hrs.Now,first grind the urad dal adding little water ,when it is completely done add the idli ravva  to the grinder ……grind it for a minute and stop…..let this mixture  ferment during  the  night and in the morning  after fermentation add salt and mix well……now ur idli batter is ready
• now,grease ur idli plate with some oil and fill with idli batter
• you can use idli cooker or pressure cooker to prepare idli….if you use pressure cooker place the idli plates in the cooker with little water inside the cooker and close the lid without  the cooker whistle and cook on high flame…..when the steam comes out of the cooker reduce the flame and cook on sim flame for 10mts……switch off the stove and place the cooker whistle…not to let the heat go out of the cooker…….
• After 5mts remove each idli with a spatula and keep aside….
• Serve with coriander chutney,sambar,sugar n ghee,peanut chutney,onion chutney……..