Thursday, April 12, 2012

APPAM

Appam is a south Indian  breakfast ,which is very tasty.
 can  have with coconut dry chutney,potato curry or egg curry. etc.

First we have to make the batter,
ingredients for batter
white rice    2 cups
brown rice   1 cup
cooked rice  1 cup
grated coconut       1/2 cup
soda bi carbonate (baking powder)   1 tsp heaved
sugar             1/2 cup
salt to taste

grind all the ingredients together(should be in a pouring consistency } and keep closed to rise. if the weather is cold keep it in a hot oven for 5 minutes.(pre heat the oven and switch it off and keep the batter).
It will take 10 hrs to rise the batter.
you can make Appam  in a  special kadai (it is called appa chatti ) . pour one ladle of  batter in the middle and round it through the sides. you can make it like a pan cake too.

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Rava dosa

Rava Dosa

Ingredients:
Rava (Semolina) 1 cup
Maida (Plain flour) 1 cup
Rice Flour 1 cup
Jeera (Cummin seeds) 1 tsp
whole pepper 1/2 tsp
Green Chilli 1 ( finely chopped)
Onion finely chopped 1/2 cup
Giner 1 inch( Finely chopped)
Cashew  nut 3 tbs
Curry leaves and Coriander leaves - few chopped
Salt for taste
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Method:
Soak rava, maida and rice flour in water for 3 to 4 hrs.
Soak jeera in little water.
Add  soaked jeera, whole pepper,finely chopped green chilli and ginger and
Salt.
The batter should be watery.
Place the dosa tava in stove.
When tava is hot pour the batter and spread by swirling the tava using a ladle.
Sprinkle chopped onions and cashew nut and pour oil around and on the dosa.
Then turn side and cook it.
Rava dosa is ready  and can be served with hot chutney and sambar.