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...
Kanjeevaram Idli
Ingredients • Par boiled rice – 1 cup • Raw rice – 1 cup • Split black gram or urad dal – ¾ cup • Dried ginger (sukku in Tamil) – small piece • Asafetida – 2 pinch • Cooking soda – pinch (optional) • Salt – as per taste For seasoning: • Mustard – 1 tsp • Urad dal – 1 tsp • Bengal gram – 1 tsp • Chopped cashew nut – 1 big tbsp • Crushed pepper – 1 tbsp • Cumin seed...
Toasted Coconut Rice
If you have a piece of fresh coconut in your refrigerator, try this recipe. It is quick, easy and delightful. The rice is cooked with whole sweet spices, and golden-fried coconut strips are folded in along with the chaunk (spices cooked in ghee or coconut oil), which adds to the flavor. Finally, the dish is garnished with more coconut strips. This is a most attractive rice dish, with a slightly crunchy texture and faintly sweet,...