SPONGE DOSA RECIPE

Being a south Indian I always love to have South Indian food in my breakfast. Dosa and idli is my favourite. I like to try more dosa recipes whenever I have time. So far I have shared plain dosa, masala dosa, Mysore masala dosa, neer dosa, onion dosa and egg dosa recipes in my blog. This one is another addition to my dosa recipes. Still there are many dosa recipes in my list to share here. Will try to share as soon as possible. Coming to today’s recipe, it’s an sponge dosa recipe. The name itself describes everything about this fish. Yes it’s so fluffy and spongy. Tastes so yum. We call pullattu in Telugu. No need of urad dal and oil for this recipe. But oil is optional. Also don’t spread batter with paddle on tawa just swirl tawa little to spread. You can have a nice spongy dosa. So, give it try and let me know how it turned out for you.

Makes 10 to 12 dosa

Ingredients :

Rice : 2 cups(400 grams)

Fenugreek seeds/methi : 1/2 tea spoons

Curd : 1 cup

Poha/pressed rice : 1/2 cup

Salt to taste

Sodabicorb/baking soda : 1/8 tea spoon

Oil or ghee : 1/2 tea spoon for each dosa (optional)

Method :

Take rice and methi in a bowl, add water and soak it for 6 to 8 hours.

Now wash soaked rice 3 times and add poha and soak it for 10 minutes.

Now drain water and take into a blender, add some water and blend into a fine paste.

Now transfer this batter into a bowl and add curd, mix it well and let it ferment for 8 to 10 hours or overnight by covering the lid.

Now take fermented batter, add soda and baking soda, add little water and mix it well. 

Now heat tawa and pour a paddle of batter and just swirl tawa little and spread it. Don’t spread it too much. 

Now cook on medium flame by covering the lid for few minutes and you can see lots of pores on dosa , now take into a plate and serve hot.

IDLI KARAM PODI RECIPE/IDLI PODI RECIPE

Hi friends........ I hope you are doing good. I’m so sorry for not posting recipes from long time. You know ? My previous mobile was completely damaged and can’t take pics with it. Yes , I used to take pics and upload recipes with my Sony experia mobile. Now it was damaged and I was waiting for my new mobile. Yesterday hubby gave me a sweet surprise !!!!! Want to know what is it? He gifted me iPhone 7 Plus mobile!!!!!! I was expecting iPhone 5 or one plus 3 but he surprised me with this awesome mobile phone. I was like top of the world!!!! Pictures are so perfect and clear just as dslr. Thank you so much hubby .

                  Ok, coming to today’s recipe , today I’m gonna share Andhra’s idli karam PODI recipe. It is very easy and tasty podi recipe. It well goes with idli,dosa and white rice with a spoon of melted ghee. My kids like to eat idlies only with ghee and podi.So I always prepare podi different types of podia and store them in airtight containers.

So,I hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

Ingredients :

Phutana/putnalu/roasted China dal : 100 grams

Dried coconut : 50 grams

Dried red chillies : 15

Garlic: 50 grams 

Cumin seeds/jeera : 2 tea spoons

Salt to taste

Oil as needed

Method :

First heat oil in a pan and add coconut, sauté until they changes into golden colour and take them into a plate.

Now add cumin seeds and chillies fry for sometime and take into a plate. 

Now add phutana and fry for some time and take into a plate.

Now let them cool completely.

Now take coconut and chilles into a blender and blend into a powder .

Now add phutana and salt, blend for few seconds and add garlic. Blend into a fine powder.

Now your idli karam podi is ready. Store it in airtight container and serve.

Pictorial :

Take all your ingredients

Heat oil in a pan, add coconut and fry until they changes into golden color and take into a plate

Now fry chillies and cumin seeds

Now add phutana and fry it

Let all ingredients cool down, now take coconut and chillies in a blender

Blend into a powder

Now add phutana and salt,blend into a powder

Add garlic

Blend into a fine powder and serve

Tasty podi is ready to serve with idli!!!!

MASALA VADA RECIPE

Masala vada is a very popular south Indian dish. It is mostly served in breakfast or as tea time snack. Masala vada is also a street food in Andhra and tamilnadu. They tastes so good. Crispy exterior and soft interior. I serve them with idly, lemon rice and dosa. We also make vada curry by using these vada. Will share that recipe some day.

I hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turned out for you.

Makes 10 to 12 vadas.

Ingredients  :

Pachhi sanagapappu/chana dal/Bengal gram : 1 cup

Chopped medium onion : 1

Chopped green chillies : 2

Chopped curry leaves : 2  strings

Chopped coriander leaves : 2 table spoons

Ginger garlic paste : 1 tea spoon

Garam masala powder : 3/4 tea spoon

Salt to taste

Cooking soda : 1 pinch

Oil for deep frying

Method :

Soak dal for 3 to 4 hours and wash it well and drain the water.

Now take dal in to a blender,add ginger garlic paste,salt, cooking soda,garam masala powder.

Now blend it coarsely without adding water. (Just pulse it for few seconds)

Now take this mixture into a bowl and add remaining ingredients and mix it well.

Now take some portion of vada mixture, press it with your both hands gently and give a vada shape as shown in pic and drop them in hot oil.

Fry until they changes into golden color and take into a plate and serve.

Pictorial :

Soak dal for few hours and wash it thoroughly and drain the water

Now take dal in a blender,add ginger garlic paste,garam masala,salt and cooking soda

Blend it coarsely without adding water

Now take this vada mixture into a bowl,add onions and chillies

Add curry leaves and coriander leaves

Mix it well

Give it a vada shape

Drop them in hot oil

Fry on both sides until they changes into golden color

Take them into a plate

Serve hot

Ragi poori recipe/finger millets puri recipe

Ragi poori is a simple and healthy breakfast dish. I  like to try New dishes with ragi flour. Will try share more ragi recipes. You just need 4 to 5 ingredients to make yummy pooris. They can be served with any curries. Kids will also definitely love them a lot.

I hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turned out for you.

Ingredients :

Ragi flour : 1 cup

Wheat flour : 1 cup

Semolina/soji/ravva : 1/4 cup

Salt to taste

Oil for deep frying

Method :

Take ragi flour,wheat flour,semolina and salt in a bowl,mix it well, add water little by little and knead into a dough.

Rest the dough for 15 minutes and divide into equal portions.

Now take one portion of dough and dust it with wheat flour and roll into small poori.

Now drop them in hot oil, fry on both sides,take into a plate and serve.

Method :

Take wheat flour and ragi flour in a bowl

Add semolina and salt, mix it well

Make well in a middle and add water little by little

Knead into a soft dough

Take some portion of dough

Dust with wheat flour well and roll it

Drop them in hot oil and gently press on poori,by doing like this poori will puff well

Fry on both sides and take them into a plate

Serve!!!!!