Monday, 30 March 2015

Zucchini Fry

A very nice side dish, different from normal recipes and very tasty. and simple. Needless to say about its nutrients. It just needs a zucchini and 10 minutes of your time.

Ingredients:
1. Zucchini - 1/2 
2. Salt to taste
3. Oil - 1 tsp

To Temper:
1. Hing - a pinch
2. Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
3. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
4. Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
5. Dry red chillies - 2

Preparation:
Slit the zucchini into half and slice thinly

Method:
1. In a kadai, heat oil and add all ingredients under 'To Temper'
2. Once chillies and urad dal are brownish, add zucchini  and fry till its tender and soft. Keep stirring in between.

Enjoy!


Instant Gram Flour Dosa

An instant dosa that does not require any soaking or grinding. All this requires is gram flour. Its easy, do not stick to pan and healthy.



Ingredients:

Gram Flour - 1/2 cup
Rice Flour - 2 tbsp
Onion - 1/2 (finely chopped)
Tomato - 1/2 (finely chopped)
Green Chilly - 1 (finely chopped)
Curry leaves - 3 or 4 finely chopped
Salt to taste
Water
Oil to roast dosa

Method:
1. Mix onion, tomato in a bowl
2. Mix gram flour, rice flour and salt in a separate bowl. Then add 1/4 th of mixture from step 1 except water and mix well. Then add water and prepare batter. It should not be too thick like normal dosa batter nor too thin
3. Heat pan and sprinkle oil, pour the batter, sprinkle oil and add the mixture from step 1 on top of dosa and press lightly. Roast both sides and enjoy!