Butter Idli

Ingredients:

Instant idli mix - 200 gms
Curd - 1 cup(whisk well)
Water - 1 cup
Chopped coriander - 1/2 cup
Butter - 1 stick
Cashew for garnishing

Preparation:

1.Combine instant idli mix,curd,chopped coriander and 1/2 stick butter in a bowl and keep aside for 5 minutes.
2.Grease the idli plates with butter then pour laddleful of idli mix into each impression.
3.Place cashew on top of each idli and steam cook it for 15 minutes

    Now butter idli is ready for serving.It is great with sambar or chutney.Please post ur comments on this recipe.

Aloo Bhaji

Ingredients:

Potatoes -  2 lbs
Onions - 2(finely chopped)
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Grated Ginger - 1 tsp
Green chilli - 4(chopped)
Clarified butter - 3 tbsp
Curry Leaves - few
Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt as required
Cilantro leaves for garnishing
Preparation:

1.Boil the potatoes in a pan untill well done.Peel the outer skin and dice.
2.Heat clarified butter in kadai,add mustard seeds and fry untill they pop.Add grated ginger,green chilli pieces and curry leaves.
3.Add chopped onions and saute untill they become soft and golden brown.
4.Add diced potatoes,red chilli powder and let it cook for 10 minutes by adding required water for gravy.Add salt and combine well.Now switch off the heat.

   Garnish it with chopped cilantro before serving.It tastes great with poori.Please post ur comments on this recipe.

Mango Rice

Ingredients:

Rice -1 cup(cooked)
Grated Mango -1/4 cup
Mustard seeds -1 tsp
Green chilli -3(slitted)
Red chilli -1(halved)
Chana dal -1 tsp
Urad dal -1 tsp
Cashew -1 tsp
Peanuts -1tsp
Oil or Ghee-2 tbsp
Curry leaves -5
Salt as required
Cilantro for garnishing

Preparation:

1.Cook the rice and keep aside.Heat oil in a sauce pan,add mustard sedds.Once they start spluttering,add chana dal,urad dal,slitted green chilli,peanuts,red chilli and curry leaves to it.
2.Add cashew once the dal turns brown,fry it till golden brown.
3.In a bowl add the cooked rice,Grated Mango,fried ingredients,salt as required and garnish it with cilanto.

      Now Mango Rice is ready for serving.Please post ur comments on this recipe.

Dosa

Ingredients:

Rice -2 cups(i use long grain rice instead of sona masoori it tastes better)
Urad dal -1cup
Fenugreekseeds -1/4 tsp
cooked rice -1 handful

Preparation:

1.Wash rice and dal together ,add fenugreek seeds and soak it in enough water for 7 hours.
2.Grind it to smooth batter(fine like semolina) by adding handful of cooked rice .Adding rice makes ur dosa more crispy.
3.Keep it in a sealed container overnight or for 7 hours in a warm place.
4. Add water to the batter if required so that the consistency should be thick enough for making dosa.
5.Heat nonstick flat pan and pour spoonful of batter on it.Spread the batter with back side of spoon to round shape.Dribble a little bit of oil on the edges.If the dosa is thin enough no need to cook the other side.Remove from heat and enjoy it with chutney or sambar by folding over.
  Now crispy and tasty dosa is ready for serving.Please post ur comments on the recipe.