Imarti
Jan26

Imarti

  Ingredients • Urad dal – 2 cups • Sugar – 3 cups • Water – 300 ml • Saffron color – Pinch • Cardamom ground – ½ tsp • Pure ghee – 500 gms Preparation 1. Soak urad dal overnight in plenty of water. 2. Wash and drain. Grind urad dal to fine thick batter. 3. Put water little by little as needed, add color and mix very well. 4. If using a mixer, beat the dal...

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Paper Dosa
Jan05

Paper Dosa

  Ingredients • 1-cup urad dal    • 2-cup boiled rice • 1-tsp fenugreek seeds    salt, oil Preparation 1. Soak rice and urad dal separately in water overnight. Grind them separately. 2. Mix and make soft batter. 3. Keep it covered for 8 hours. 4. Add fenugreek seeds paste. 5. Heat a griddle. Sprinkle water. 6. Keep the heat medium low. 7. Pour 1-tsp. full of the batter and quickly spread...

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Fried Idly’s
Nov13

Fried Idly’s

  Description Idly's are traditionally steamed cooked. By frying them, they turn into an incredible snack!   Ingredients • 2 cups dried whole peas, or urad dahl • 2 cups rice • 1 tsp fenugreek   Preparation 1. Place all the ingredients into a large bowl. Traditionally idly's are made using urad dahl but because I cannot get that dahl where I live, I used whole dried peas, and it works just as...

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Sambar Masala
Nov07

Sambar Masala

  Ingredients •Coriander seeds ………………………………………50gm •Dry red chilies …………………………………………5-6no •Cumin seeds (Jeera) …………………………………5gm •Black gram dal (Urad...

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Stuffed Baby Eggplants-1
Oct18

Stuffed Baby Eggplants-1

Ingredients •25 baby eggplants •6 large dried red chilies, deseeded •2½ Tbsp coriander seeds •1 Tbsp urad dal •1 Tbsp chana dal •2 Tbsp grated coconut (fresh or dried) •¼ Tsp yellow asafetida powder •1½ Tsp salt •2-3 Tsp plus ½ C oil •½ Tsp turmeric powder Preparation 1.Wash and pat dry the eggplants. Make crisscross cut (two intersecting lines) from the rounded base end to within 1/2 & dash;inch of the stem and cap. 2.Heat a pan...

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