Veg Masala Dosa

Masala Dosa in South India usually means Potato Filling in the normal dosa.
I don’t know why but somewhere Potato is not a favourite now a days. Yes I do use it, but very less in quantity.

This masala dosa is rich because it has all the vegetables.

It contains a additional chutney which gives this dosa a very nice taste.

Ingredients:

1. Dosa Batter           As required

Masala :

1. Vegetables             1 cup(carrot, beans, green peas, potato)

2. Onion                 1

3. Turmeric Powder        a pinch

4. Curry Leaves            few

5. Salt

Chutney

1. Small Onion(preferred)        5-6 no( Normal Onion - 1)

2. Garlic Pods                  4-5

3. Red Chili                    5

4. Tamarind                   a small piece

5. Jeera                       1 tsp

6. Ginger                      small piece

Grind them into a fine paste.

Method:

 1. Boil the vegetables and mash them with your hands. Then in a pan add oil , curry leaves and boiled vegetables with turmeric powder and salt.

Mix well.

2. Now pour the batter on the dosa pan. Flip it on the other side. Once it turns golden brown spread the chutney and then add a full spoon of the veg masala.

3. Serve it with chutney of your choice.

Gobi Manchurian (Dry)

I think this is the most loved starter for all of us. If you need to make a quick starter or a snack for your guest, this would be a great choice.

Here is the recipe:

Ingredients:

1. Gobi/ Cauliflower            1 (medium)

2. Maida                     4 tbsp

3. Cornflour                   2 tbsp

4. Red Chili Powder             1 tsp

5. Black Pepper powder         1/4 tsp+ 1/4 tsp

6. Curd                       1/4 cup

7. Green Chili                  2

8. Spring Onion                1/4 cup

9. Tomato Puree               1 (small tomato pureed)

10. Soya Sauce                 1/2 - 1 tbsp

11. Turmeric Powder            a pinch

12. Ginger & Garlic Paste         1 tsp

13. Curry leaves

14. oil

 Method:

1. Boil Cauliflower/Gobi in a pressure cooker with turmeric powder and salt for 2 whistles.

2. Once it is cool down completely, Drain the water completely.

3. In a bowl add maida, cornflour, red chili powder, black pepper, curd and ginger garlic paste.

4. Add salt and water to form the batter. It should not be too thick nor runny. (Like dosa batter).

5. In a kadai add oil once hot, dip these florets in the batter and fry them until golden brown.

6. Take them on absorbent paper so that the extra oil is absorbed.

7. Then in a pan add 1 tsp oil, add spring onion with green part, curry leaves, green chilies.

8. Saute it nicely then add tomato puree, soya sauce, black pepper powder and salt. Mix nicely.

9. Finely add the florets and toss nicely.

Serve Hot….

Crisp Corn and Palak lollipops

This stater is very healthy and tasty too…

We know spinach is rich in Iron . Kids are fussy when it comes to food. Including spinach this way will not only be tastier but healthy as well.

This is very easy and quick to make.

Ingredients:

1. Sweet Corn           1cup

2. Palak              1/2cup

3. Onion                1

4. Green Chili            1-2

5. Cheese               1/4 cup

6. Maida+Cornflour batter  1/2cup

7. Bread Crumbs          as required

8. Lemon Juice            2 drops

9. Wheat flour/Maida      2tbsp(for binding)

Method:

1. Boil sweet corn until soft. Cool them completely and then grind them roughly.

2. Finely chop palak. Then in a bowl mix sweet corn, palak, onion, green chill, cheese, lemon juice and salt.

3. Finally add 2 tbsp maida /wheat flour and form a dough. It will little sticky. No worries just roll them into small balls.

4. Take oil in a kadai to fry these balls.

5. Mean while dip these balls in the maida+cornflour batter and roll them on bread crumbs.

6. When the oil is really hot fry these balls until golden brown.

They are crisp outside and very soft from inside.

Please try…It was really tasty.