Chutney

Tomato chutney

December 28, 2015




Ingredients:


Red chilli pdr                      : 3 nos
Toamto                                : 1medium
Shallots                               : 6 nos
Salt to taste
Coconut oil                         : 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds                     : 1/2 tsp
 

Method:


Heat one tsp of coconut oil, add shallots to this and saute well. (You can also use big onion instead of shallots, in that case slice the onion) .  Reduce flame and add chilli pdr and   chopped tomato pieces. Saute for a minute and then switch off the stove. 
Add salt and grind this to a smooth paste.  Heat the remaining coconut oil and add mustard seeds, when it pops up add to the chammanthi.  Serve it with idli, dosa, appam or uthappam!!



 

Mysore masala dosa

Mysore masla dosa

December 02, 2015


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Ingredients:


For making dosa batter:

Boiled rice or Idli rice           : 2 cups
Raw rice                                : 1 cup
Urad dal                                : 1/2 cup
Fenugreek                             : 2 tbsp
Salt to taste

Method:

Soak  both the rices together for 2 hours.
Soak urad dal and fenugreek together for 2 hours.  Grind urad dal and fenugreek together first and  then grind both the rices together. Add salt and mix all the batter together and keep it for fermentation for about 6 hours.
Mix well before making dosa, add required amount of water .

For making masala:


Potatoes                                   : 2 nos
Oil                                           : 1 tbsp
Onion                                      : 1 big
Green chillies                          : 2 nos
Ginger chopped                       : 1 tbsp
Turmeric pdr                           : 1/8 tsp
Salt to taste
Curry leaves                            : 1 sprig


Method:


Pressure cook potatoes, cool it and peel the skin. Mash it slightly.
Chop onion, ginger and green chillies and keep aside. 
Heat oil in a fry pan and saute chopped onion, green chillies and ginger for one minute. Then add the mashed potatoes to this, add very little water and a pinch of turmeric pdr. Mix well and cook it for one more minute. Add curry leaves and keep aside.




For the Red Chutney:


Red chillies                           : 5nos
Urad dal                                : 1tbsp
Shallots                                 : 2 nos
Garlic cloves                         : 4nos
Salt as needed

Method:

Heat half tsp of oil and roast red chillies and urad dal. Then add shallots and garlic flakes to it mix well and switch off the stove. Cool it and grind it to a paste adding salt.  Keep aside.
 
Heat dosa tawa pour one full ladle of the batter in the middle of tawa and spread in circular motion to make  dosa. Sprinkle one tsp of oil over the dosa.  When it is half cooked,  spread one spoon of  red chutney evenly using the back side of the spoon, over  the dosa.
Then take two tablespoons of potato masala and place it over one side of the dosa and fold it carefully.









Serve hot with coconut chutney or sambhar!!


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