Rava Dosa

This is one of the easiest and tastiest dosa made with very few ingredients in various ways.In our home we call it as 'Attu'. My mom used to make it once a week mostly on thursdays and my dad likes it very much with Kobbari Pachadi which is made with onions , green chillies and fresh coconut.

Ingredients :
Rice Flour - 1 cup
Rava (Semolina) - 3/4 cup
Curry leaves - 4 to 5 tear in to small pieces
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp (Crush in between palms a little bit)
Sesame seeds (Optional) - 1 tsp
Green Chillies - 1 big chopped finely
Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp chopped finely
Onion (Optional) - 1 small chopped finely
Salt as per taste

Process:
1) Mix all the ingredients with 21/2 to 3 cups water.Adjust the amount of water and salt.Now the batter should be of buttermilk consistency.Keep it a side for 10 - 15 mts if possible.
2) heat a non-stick dosa pan or any plain griddle on medium heat.Once the pan gets hot sprinkle 1/2 tsp of oil and spread it all over the pan.
3) Now pour the dosa batter with a glass on to the pan starting from the outside into the center of the pan.Now sprinkle again a little bit of oil and cover it with a plate so that the dosa cooks fast.
4) Once the dosa gets little brown in the ends remove it and fry on the other side also for a minute .Transfer it to a plate and serve immediately.
5) Enjoy the tasty dosa with a pickle or some chutney.

Variations :
1. You can add 2 tbsp of Besan Flour or Maida for a different taste.
2. You can also add seasonings like pepper or crushed ginger to the batter .
3. You can beat an egg with little bit of salt and chillie powder and spread a little bit on dosa before frying on the other side.Ater the egg is cooked then fry the dosa on the other side.This EGG DOSA tastes better than plain dosa.

Tip :
To get dosa easily off the pan without sticking to it ,rub the pan with sliced onion.Then the dosa will come out easily.

Keera Dosakaya pachadi 

 
In my house everyone likes this pachadi very much including my 5 year old daughter. I make this atleast once in week.This pachadi can be made with indian variety which we call as Dosakaya or with the pickles. Usualy these type of pachadis tastes great when made in a stone mortar.

Ingredients :
Cucumber - 2 medium size
Peanuts(dry roasted) - 2 to 3 Tbsp
Sesame seed(dry roasted) - 1 Tbsp
Dry coconut - 1 Tbsp grated
Green chillies - 4 (i used thai chillies)
Tamarind - 1 tsp
Garlic cloves - 2 small
Salt - as per taste
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp

For Popu/Tadka :
Oil - 2-3 Tbsp
Cumin seeds- 1 tsp
Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Red chillies - 2
Curry leaves - 4

Process :
1) Wash cucumber ,peel it and remove the seeds and cut in to small pieces.(I reserve the seeds and grind it along with other ingredients)
2) Toss the cucumber pieces with 1/2 tsp of salt and keep it in the colanderfor 15 mts. This step helps pachadi stay thick without oozing water for a long time.
3) In a pan heat 1 Tbsp of oil and saute the chillies for a minute.Take out the chillies and add all the popu ingredients one by one. Switch off the heat.
4) Now grind peanuts , sesame seeds and coconut into a fine powder.Then add green chillies, tamarind , garlic and reserved seeds and salt water and turmeric and grind it into a smooth paste.
5) Adjust salt to your taste and now add half of the cucumber pieces and pulse it for a couple of times. Be careful not to grind the pieces in to a paste.
6) Now add the remaining pieces to the grinded mixture and add the popu .
7) Serve it with hot rice and ghee. It tastes wonderful.