Dokla
Ingredients • Channa dal, cleaned – 1 cup • Yogurt – 1/3 cup • Warm water – 1/2 cup • Chilies, minced – 2 fresh • Grated fresh ginger – 1 tbsp • Turmeric – 1/4 tsp • Salt – 1 tsp • Lemon juice – 1 tsp • Melted ghee – 1 1/2 tsp • Baking powder – 1 tsp For A Topping (optional, if you serve dokla with chutney) • Ghee – 2 tbsp • Black mustard seeds – 1 tbsp • Sesame...
Soft Cashew-Studded South-Indian Steamed Semolina Breads (Rawa Idli)
Ingredients Split urad dal, soaked in warm water for 2 hours – 2 tbsp Large dried red chili, sliced – 1 Raw cashews, chopped coarsely 2 tbsp Black mustard seeds – 1½ tbsp Ghee – 3 tbsp Coarse semolina – 1¼ cups Baking soda – 1 tsp Paking powder – ¾ tsp Salt – 2 tsp Yogurt – 1¼ cups Warm water – ½ – 1 cup Ghee or oil for greasing the moulds Preparation Heavily oil the...
Urd Dahl Dosa
Ingredients • Urad dahl, skinned, split or whole – 1 cup • Short grained rice – 2 cups • Water • Salt – 1 tbsp • Sugar – 1 tbsp • Chopped coriander leaves (or 1 t coriander powder if unavailable) – 2 tbsp • Chilies, minced (or 1/2 t cayenne or ground black pepper) – 1-2 • Ghee for frying • You will need a blender or food processor. Preparation 1. Sort, wash and soak the urd and rice together for at...
Chickpea Curry (Chana Masala)
Ingredients • 2 C dried chickpeas • 7-9 C of water • 3 Tbsp ghee/oil • ½ Tsp yellow asafetida powder • 2 Tsp cumin seeds • 2 Tsp garam masala • 1 Tbsp chana masala • 1 Tsp chat masala • 1 Tbsp coriander powder • 1 Tsp amchur powder (dry mango powder) • 1 Tsp turmeric powder • 1½ -inch ginger piece • 2 hot green chilies • 4-5 medium sized tomatoes, peeled and chopped • 2¼ Tsp salt • ¼ C chopped fresh coriander...
Idlis
Ingredients • 2 Cups rice • 1 C split urad dal without skins (if grinding in a wet stonegrinder, use ½ C urad dal) • 1½ C water (or as needed) • 1½ Tsp salt Preparation 1. Wash thoroughly the rice and urad dal. Soak them separately in water for 8 hours or overnight. 2. Drain the rice and dal. In a food processor or wet grinder, first grind the dal, to a fine paste by adding water little by little or as required. Scrape often to...
Roasted peanut jaggery
Ingredients •Oil- 1 tbsp •Peanuts- 1½ cup • Salt- to taste •Red chili powder- ¼ tsp •Jaggery Preparation Roast the peanuts in oil. Add salt, red chili powder to the roasted peanuts. Serve it with jaggery (optional), it taste good on rainy evenings. By...