February 12, 2008

Adai




Adai batter:

Boiled Rice - 5 cup
Channa dal - 2 cup

Toor dal -1/4 cup
Urad dal-2 tsp
red chilli - 15
corriander seeds - 1/4 cup
Ginger- 1 inch



To make Batter:

1.Wash rice and channa dal and other dals thrice.
2.Soak rice chilli and corriander for 5-6 hours.soak channa dal and other dals separately
3.Grind the rice ,chilli and corriander coarsely and then add channa dal and ginger to it and grind it again for 5 min.

To make adai:

1.To the adai batter add salt chopped small onions and chopped cabbageand carrot and mix it well.
2.Take a pan heat it and add little oil and pour the batter round towards the corner.
3.add oil on the sides.
4.cover it with lid.
5.leave it for 5 min till it become golden brown.
6.and then turn it to other side leave it for 3 min
7.serve hot with avial or butter.This is a very healthy dinner.

February 05, 2008

Beetroot Rice



Ingredients:

Beetroot(Finely chopped)- 3
channa dal- 3 tsp
mustard
coconut
chillipowder
salt



1.Take a deep pan and heat some oil add mustard and let it splutter
2.add channa dal and fry it for 2 min
3.add chopped beetroot to this and add some water and let it boil for 15-20 min
4.Once it is boiled and ready add the ground coconut to it and add 1 tsp of chillipowder and salt as required.
5.Mix it and boil it for 15 min
6 mix it with rice and serve.