Rice Adai(Dosa)

It is called Verum Arasi Adai in tamil. A different in taste. This is simple, tasty and easy to prepare.

Ingredients
Boiled rice - 2 cups
Grated coconut - 1 cup
Salt

Method
Soak boiled rice in water for 6 - 8 hours
Grind in mixie with grated coconut to smooth paste
Add salt and leave for 3-4 hrs for fermentation
Then pour batter on skillet like dosa
Cook on reverse side also.

Rice Adai is ready to serve. This can be served with coconut chutney or onion chutney.

PS - If batter is leftover can be kept in fridge and used.

Masala Vada

A tasty snack mixed with lentils and onion then deep fried. This can also be prepared anytime for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

A great idea on a rainy day….

A great combination with Puliyogare (Tamarind rice) …………

Ingredients
Bengal gram(Yellow lentils) – 2 cups
Onion – 2 nos big
Fennel (saunf) – 1 tspn
Curry leaves – 4 tspns
Green chilli – 2 nos
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying

Preparation Method
Soak Bengal gram in water for 3- 4 hours
Cut the onions, chillies and curry leaves into small pieces
Now wash the Bengal gram and grind it to coarse paste(not smooth) without adding much water
Add chopped onions, chillies, curry leaves, salt and saunf to the paste.
Mix well and make lemon size balls
Heat the oil in a pan
Press slowly and drop in oil
Deep fry on both sides till brown

Take it on a tissue paper for 5mins to absorb excess oil

Serve hot as it is or with tomato ketchup or coconut chutney

SIMPLE COCONUT CHUTNEY

Simple Coconut Chutney is a very tasty side dish. Its very quick and easy to prepare.

INGREDIENTS FRESH GRATED COCONUT - 2 CUPS
DRY RED CHILLIES - 2 NOS (AS PER YOUR TASTE)
SALT TO TASTE
ASAFOTIDA - PINCH
PREPARATION METHOD
GRIND ALL THE ABOVE INGREDIENTS IN MIXIE LIKE PASTE FOR A TASTY AND QUICK COCONUT CHUTNEY.

SERVE WITH DOSA AND CHAPATHI.

Akki roti | Rice Flat Bread| Karnataka Style!

Ingredients

Rice flour – 3 cups
Onion – 2nos
Green chillies – 3nos
Curry leaves – 2tsp
Coriander leaves - 2tspns
Jeera - 1/2 tspn
Salt as reqd

Preparation Method

Mix all the above ingredients in hot water and make soft dough.
Leave the dough to rest for half n hour to an hour.
Take a tawa or kadai, apply oil and start spreading by hand.
Heat the same and cook both sides till brown.

Another method
Mix all the above ingredients in hot water and make soft dough.
Leave the dough to rest for half n hour to an hour.

Spread oil on a polythene paper

Heat the pan

Make balls and spread dough like chapati with your hand on the polythene paper and now remove slowly and put on the hot pan

Bake both sides in low flame

When turns slightly brownish, remove and serve with chutney

This will be crispy and can be served with groundnut or coconut chutney or chutney pudi.