Taushe Idli ( Cucumber Sweet Idli ) - Version 2

This one is healthy feeling breakfast specially during hot summer :) Cucumber has soo many health benefits, it keeps us hydrated,lavishes us with vitamins, revives the eye and the list goes on. Do try this healthy yummy  idli . Here goes the recipe.

Ingredients :

• 2 medium cucumbers
• Semolina / sooji 1 cup
• Powdered Jaggery 1/2 cup (adjust according to sweetness you prefer )
• Grated coconut 1/4 cup
• Salt to taste.

Method :

• Peel and grate cucumbers, keep aside ( Donot discard the water )
• Roast sooji on medium flame till you get nice aroma.
• Grind grated coconut into coarse paste, use kept aside cucumber water for grinding.
• Now mix grated cucumber, roasted sooji, powdered jaggery, ground coconut & salt
• Consistency should little thicker than normal idli batter consistency
• Keep aside batter for 10 minutes.
• Grease the idli mould, pour the batter & steam it for 15 to 20 minutes.

Serve hot with butter or ghee 

Phova Usli ( Seasoned Rice Flakes )

One of the easy breakfast / evening snack recipe which can be prepared in jiffy :) Here is the recipe.

Ingredients :

• Phova ( Rice Flakes ) thick variety  1 cup
• Finley chopped green chilles 2 to 3
• Curry leaves 1 spring 
• Mustard 1 tsp
• Urdal 1/2 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Sugar 1 tsp
• Oil 2 tsp
• Fresh grated coconut 1 tbsp. 

 Method :

• Soak phova in enough water for 20 minutes.
• Squeeze out the water & spread it on a plate apply salt & sugar mix well, & keep aside for 10 minutes.
• In a wok heat oil & season it with mustard, when it splutters add urdal, chopped chillies, curry leaves.
• Now add phova sprinkle little water & mix well 
• Finally garnish with grated coconut.

Serve with thin shev or mixture.

   

Rava Dosa - Version 1

Ingredients :

• Rava/ Sooji/ Semolina   1/2 cup
• Rice flour  1/2 cup
• Maida/ all purpose flour 1/4 cup
• Crushed black pepper 2 tsp
• Jeera   1 tsp
• Chopped coriander leaves 1 tbsp
• Curry leaves 1 spring , torn into small pieces.
• Salt
• Oil/ ghee for making dosa.  

Method :

• Mix all the ingredients except salt & oil
• Add water & make it thin batter,whisk the batter well with egg beater to avoid any lumps.  The batter should be thin butter milk consistency. Keep aside the batter for 15 minutes.
• Heat a tava  preferably non stick tawa, it should be really hot, when you drizzle water it should sizzle, then its perfectly hot . 
• Pour a batter with ladel ,  first cover the outer layer & then fill in the center
• Add tsp of oil / ghee & keep the flame to medium & allow the dosa to cook till its crisp.
• Donot flip, just fold & serve hot with chutney of your choice.

Note : 

• Mix the batter every time before pouring batter, as rava has the tendency to settle down in the bottom.
• Cook the dosa only in medium flame,  if you cook in high flame dosa will not cook perfectly.

Set Dosa

Back after long time !!! Here comes one more easy breakfast menu " Set Dosa " !!! This is one of the famous breakfast menu in most of the restaurants in Bangalore ;) So here comes the recipe.

Ingredients :

• Dosa rice 2 cups
• Split black gram ( Urdal ) 1/2 cup
• Methi seeds 2 tsp
• Thin phova 1 cup.   
• Salt
• Oil to make dosa.

Method :

• Soak dosa rice, split black gram & methi seeds in water for  minimum 4 hours.
• Grind everything together with phova previously soaked in water for 2 minutes.
• Add salt & keep it for fermentation overnite.
• Next day keep dosa tava when its  hot add ladel ful of batter, don't spread it much, apply oil to the sides & cook it both the sides.

Your dosa is ready to serve ! Relish with your favourite dip :)