Karuveppilai Dosai (Curry Leaves Dosai)

This is one of the best ways to get full nutrients from curry leaves. Fresh curry leaves are ground with rice, dal and spices. Another tasty dish with healthy Curry leaves is being added to our blog list along with our Curry Leaves Kuzhambu , Curry Leaves Chutney, and Curry Leaves Rice. 

Here you go!!!

Yields : Around 25 Dosai

Ingredients:

Idli Rice                   - 1 cup
Raw Rice                 - 1/2 cup
Urad Dal                  - 1/2 cup
Toor Dal                  - 2 tbsp
Fenugreek Seeds     - 2 tsp
Curry Leaves           - 1 cup (tightly packed)
Small Onion             - 6
Dry Red Chili           - 3
Cumin Seeds             - 1/2 tsp

Procedure:

• Soak Idli rice, raw rice, toor dal, urad dal and fenugreek seeds  together for 3 hours. Peel small onion. Wash curry leaves.
• Take a Mixer-Grinder. Add small onions, dry red chili, cumin seeds, washed curry leaves and soaked rice-dal to it. Grind it to a smooth batter. Add enough salt and let the batter ferment over night .
• In the morning heat a dosai pan. Add batter to it and expand it. After its done on one side, slowly turn it to the other side. Serve the dosai hot, after its done on both the sides.
• Enjoy with Sambar and Chutney of your choice.

Oats Roti

Today's recipe is another alternative to Oats Porridge. This roti is prepared with powdered oats. Little whole wheat flour is added to bind powdered oats. Very much healthy recipe indeed. Try this recipe once, instead of regular roti. Over to the recipe..

Yields : Around 6 roti

Preparation time : 20 minutes

Ingredients:

Oats                              - 1 cup
Whole Wheat Flour     - 1/3 cup
Salt                               - As needed
Water                            - For Kneading
Oil                                 - For Roti

Procedure:

Powder Oats. Take a bowl. Add powdered oats , whole wheat flour and enough salt to it. Add hot water and start kneading the dough. This roti will absorb more water than that of whole wheat flour roti. Cover the dough and rest it for 10 minutes. After that take a lemon size ball and roll it with the help of flour.

Heat Dosa pan.. place rolled out chapathi.. Cook it on both sides and serve with side dish of your choice. If you want spray some oil or ghee

Here is the link for veg side dish gravies

Here is the link for Non veg side dish gravies

Idiyappam

Today's recipe is specially for kitchen beginners, Basic Idiyappam recipe. Softness and taste of Idiyappam depends only on the rice flour which we are using. Click this for Idiyappam flour preparation, How to prepare Idiyappam flour?.

You can prepare healthy, tasty Idiyappam in less than 20 minutes. The recipe follows..

Yields : Around 8 Idiyappam

Preparation Time : 20 minutes

Ingredients:

Rice Flour          - 1 cup

Salt                    - As required

Water                 - As required

Procedure:

• Take rice flour in a bowl. Boil 3/4th cup of water in a pan. Add needed salt for flour to it. When the water is hot, add it to the flour and mix it with a ladle. After it has cooled down, bind it to a soft dough with your hands. Add water while kneading if needed. 
• Take a muruku press with Idiyappam holes plate. Add dough to the press and Start pressing the dough. 
• If the idiyappam strings are breaking , it means dough needs some water. So add water to the dough and bind again.
• If the idiyappam strings are not coming in perfect shape, it means more water has been added to the dough. So add some more flour and bind again.
• Press it on Greased Idli plates..
• Steam it for about 10 minutes.
• Serve it hot with Coconut Milk or Vegetable Stew.