Puffed Rice/Charmburi/Murmura Dosa ..Version 3

Puffed Rice/Charmburi/Murmura Dosa ..Version 3

Dosa Rice - 1/2 cup
Urid Dhal-1/4 th  cup
Puffed Rice/Churmuri/Murmura  -2 cup's - i have used boiled rice churmuri ,can use any variety .
Methi/Fenugreek  seeds --1/2 tsp
Salt to taste .

Method
Wash rice , urid dhal n methi seeds n soak all together  for 3 to 4 hours

Wash n soak puffed rice in enough water for about 3 to 4 hours n then squeeze well to remove extra water . 

Grind all together to a fine thick batter , dont add too much of water n make it watery . The consistency of the batter should be thick but pouring . Add salt to the batter n ferment overnight .

Heat a dosa tawa , drizzle oil n spread ladle full batter n cook keeping it covered adding oil at the edges on one side . 

Serve hot with chutney/Sambar 

Ukde Peja , Happolu , Pappodu ,Hasi Kadale / Fresh green chick peas / Hara chana Upkari n Groundnut Roasted Gram Chutney Powder

Ukde Peja , Happolu , Pappodu ,Hasi Kadale / Fresh green chick peas / Hara chana  Upkari n Groundnut Roasted Gram Chutney Powder 

Hasi Kadale / Fresh green chick peas / Hara chana  Upkari 

• Fresh hara chana  - 2 cups 
• Salt to taste 

Season 

• Oil- 1 tsp 
• Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp 
• Urid dhal- 1tsp 
• Hing- 2 pinch 
• Green chilles -2 or according to the spice
• Curry leaves- 1 sprig 

Garnish

• Grated coconut- 2 tsp 
• Lime juice - 1 tsp 

Method
In a kadai add oil n splutter mustard seeds, add urid dhal n fry for a while , then add hing, chopped green chilles , curry leaves n fry for a minute . Add the fresh green chana   along with little water n salt ..cover n cook till done .Then do the garnishing .

Groundnut Roasted Gram Chutney Powder 

• Groundnuts- 1 cup 
• Roasted Gram ( Hurikadale )-1 cup 
• Red Chilly Powder- 1 or 11/2 tsp 
• Curry Leaves- 2 sprigs 
• Cumin Seeds- 1/2 tsp 
• Garlic Flakes- 10 /12 
• Salt to taste 

Method 
Dry roast groundnuts ..cool n peel them

Remove the skin of garlic flakes

Dry roast Curry Leaves

Grind Roasted gram, peeled roasted groundnuts, garlic flakes, curry leaves, cumin seeds, red chilly powder n salt to a semi coarse powder . keep it in a air tight container .

White Rice ,Instant dry Batate Batani vaagu /Potato Green Peas cooked in spicy dry masala , Potato Tawa Fries n Dalithoy

White Rice ,Instant dry Batate Batani  vaagu /Potato Green Peas cooked in spicy dry masala , Potato Tawa Fries n Dalithoy 

Instant dry Batate Batani  vaagu /Potato Green Peas cooked in spicy dry masala  . 

• Potatoes -2 
• Fresh green peas .. 1 cup 
• Tomatoes-2 huge   
• Red chilly powder- 2 tsp heaped 
• Hing - 1/4 th tsp ( generous pinch ) n i use solid hing . 
• Mustard -1 tsp
• Grated coconut- 2 tsp ( optional ) 
• oil- 3 tsp 
• salt to taste

Method
Wash n pressure cook potatoes . cool , peel the skin n cut it into cubes . 

Pressure cook green peas just for 1 whistle . 

In a kadai add oil,splutter  mustard seeds , add  hing, tomatoes n fry till the raw smell goes n its mushy  add in red chilly powder , salt n cooked chopped potatoes n green peas ,  grated coconut n mix well n cook for a while  .  

Potato Tawa Fries . 

• Potatoes - 2  
• Red chilly powder- 2 tsp 
• Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
• Rice flour - 1 tblsp  
• Hing /Asafoetida- 2 pinch  
• Salt to taste 
• Oil..little to tawa roast 

Method 
Wash n peel the  skin of Potatoes  n slice them thin into roundels .

In a bowl add the  red chilly powder, turmeric powder , hing ,salt n potato roundels .. mix well . keep aside for 5 minutes .

Run the marinated  pieces over  rice flour  .

Heat a tawa , smear little oil n place the marinated potato  roundels n  shallow fry on both sides till crisp.

Dalithoy 

• Toor dal - 1 cup
• Green chilly - 4  or according to the taste 

Seasoning 

• Oil/Ghee -1 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
•  Curry leaves - 1 sprig 
• Dry red chillies -2
• Hing/Asafoetida water- 1 tsp
• Salt to taste

Method
Pressure cook toor dal with 1 tsp of oil . It has to be cooked well ,then churn it . Add slit green chillies with salt n boil well .Add water for desired consistency ( medium , neither too thin nor too thick ) 
In a seasoning  pan add oil or ghee , Add mustard seeds , when they splutter add torn red chillies n curry leaves...add this to the cooked dhal n then add hing water . Mix well 

Hitikida Avarekalu / Deskinned Hyacinth Beans n Fresh Menthya Soppu/Fenugreek Leaves Pulov

Hitikida Avarekalu / Deskinned Hyacinth Beans n Fresh Menthya Soppu/Fenugreek Leaves Pulov 

• Raw Rice - 1 cup 
• Water -2 cup's
• Hitikida Avarekalu /Deskinned Hyacinth Beans -1/2 cup
• Methi leaves - 1/2 cup 
• Ghee - 1 tblsp
•  Whole green Cardamom - 2 
• Bay leaf -1 
• Cloves -2 
• Onion -1 huge 
• Tomato -1 
• Turmeric Powder -1/4 th tsp 
• Salt to taste 

To grind to a paste 

• Grated coconut - 2 tbsp
• Green chilly – 3 or  according to the spice 
• Cinnamon - 2 inch stick
• Cloves - 4 to 6 
• Onion - 1 small  
• Ginger – 1/2 inch piece 
• Garlic cloves - 6 flakes 

Method 

Wash and chop methi leaves ( Better with hands ) Chop onion n tomato . Grind all the ingredients meant to grind into a smooth paste with little water , remove n keep  aside. In a pressure cooker add ghee. Add  bay leaf, whole green cardamom n saute for a while.Now add the chopped onion and saute till transparent. Add chopped tomatoes n cook till mushy . Add methi leaves n  Deskinned hyacinth beans/ avarekalu n stir for few mts , now add the ground masala paste.Saute till the  raw smell goes .add turmeric powder , rice n stir for few seconds n then add  water and salt , mix well n pressure cook for 2 whistle .  Serve hot with Raita .

Navil Kosu / Navilkhol /Knol Khol Ambat /Cooked in Coconut Based Gravy

Navil Kosu  / Navilkhol /Knol Khol Ambat /Cooked in Coconut Based Gravy

• Tender  Navil Kosu  / Navilkhol /Knol Khol ...3
•  Onion ... 1 
• Tomato --2 medium 
• Thur Dhal ..1/2 cup   

 To grind to a fine paste 

• Grated coconut ... 1 cup
•  Roasted Dry red chilly ...4 to 5
•  Tamarind ..Tamarind seed size 
• Salt to taste . 

Seasoning .. 

• Oil..2 tsp 
• Onion chopped ...1 tblsp 

Method 
 Wash n roughly scrap the navilkosu , Chop them into 2 inch cubical's 

Roughly chop onion n tomatoes .

Wash n pressure cook thur dhal , cool n churn it ..In it add  chopped navil kosu , chopped onion , tomatoes n  cook for just one whistle . 

Grind all the ingredients meant for grinding  to a fine paste . 

Add the ground paste to the cooked vegetables  along with cooked thur dal  n boil well ,then do the seasoning . 

Phova/Beaten Rice Appo -Version 2 with Coconut Hing Chutney .

Phova/Beaten Rice  Appo -Version 2 with Coconut Hing Chutney .

•  Dosa rice- 1 cup
• Urad Dhal  -1 fistful
• Fenugreek /Methi seeds -1 tsp
• Phova/Beaten rice  ( thin variety) - 1 fistful
• Salt to taste 

Method 
Wash n Soak dosa rice, urad dhal n fenugreek seeds in water for about 5 hours . 

Just before grinding the batter , soak thin beaten rice/phova in little water just for 5 mts n grind all  these ingredients to a very fine batter .

Add salt to the batter n ferment overnight . 


Heat an Appa Tawa , smear  oil in each moulds n pour in the batter n  roast on both the sides adding little  oil at the edges . 

Coconut Hing Chutney 

• Grated coconut-1 cup
• Hing/Asafoetida- 2 pinch ( i use solid hing )  
• Green chillies -2 or 3 according to the taste 
• salt to taste 

seasoning 

• Oil-1 tsp
• Mustard-1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves -1 sprig 

Method
Grind grated coconut , Hing, green chillies n salt to a paste ..remove n season it  

Terrace Grown Tomato Salna

Terrace Grown Tomato Salna   

• Oil -2 tsp 
• Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp
• Saunf /Fennel seeds-1/2 tsp
• Cloves- 3 
• Curry leaves -1 Sprig 
• Tomatoes - 4  Medium 
• Onion-1 huge 
• Ginger Garlic paste-1 tsp
• Green chilly-1 
• Chilly powder-1 tsp
• Coriander powder-1 tsp
• Turmeric powder-1/4 th tsp
• Garam Masala Powder-1 tsp
• Coriander leaves- chopped - 2 tsp 
• Kasuri Methi/Dried Fenugreek leaves -1 tsp Crushed 
• Water - 1 cup  

To Roast n  Grind to a paste 

• Cashew nuts -8 to 10 
• Ground nut- 2 tsp heaped 
• Poppy seeds /Khus khus-1 tsp
• White Sesame seeds-2 tsp
• Grated Coconut-2 tbsp
• Oil- 2 tsp 
• Salt to taste

Method 

In a pan add oil n then add poppy seed's , once its pops up add cashew nuts, groundnut, grated coconut & lastly  add sesame seeds. Just roast for a few seconds on sim flame and allow it to cool n then  grind it as a paste adding little water N keep the paste aside 

Chop onion, Tomatoes n Green Chilly 

 In a kadai add oil, then  add cumin seeds, fennel seeds and cloves. Once they start to splutter, add curry leaves, chopped green chilly along with chopped  onion n roast till golden brown , Add ginger  garlic paste saute it for a minute  & then add chopped tomatoes n cook till soft , mushy n till the raw smell goes .Then add all the masala powders n stir for few seconds , Add the ground paste along with salt  n stir for few seconds , add water , crushed kasuri methi n cook for sometime . Switch off n add chopped coriander leaves . .

Note : The consistency of the gravy should be semi solid . 

Serve hot with Pooris, Rottis, Phulkas/ Ghee Rice etc .