Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Instant Rava Idli



Preparation Time:     30 mins
Ingredients:   
  • Rava: 1 cup (medium thickness)
  • Finely chopped green chillies: 2-3
  • Channa Dal: 1 tea spoon
  • Grated carrot: 3/4 cup
  • Mustard seeds: 1/2 tea spoon
  • Soda: 1/4 tea spoon
  • Finely Chopped Ginger: 1 spoon
  • Freshly grated coconut: 1/4 cup
  • Coriander leaves: 2-3 strands
  • Yogurt or curd: 1 cup
  • Oil: 1-2 table spoon
  • Salt to taste

 Directions:      
  • Heat the oil and add mustard seeds.
  • When they start popping, add ginger chopped, green chillies, chana dal and allow them to splutter for sometime.
  • Reduce the heat and immediately add rava, mix well.
  • Add salt, soda, carrot, coriander leaves, coconut, curd and mix well.
  • Leave it for around 30 mins ( something like fermenting).
  • Smear the idli cups with a little oil or wet it with water. this will prevent the idlies from sticking to the surface
  • and helps in easy clean-up.
  • Steam for around 12-15 mins in a pressure cooker .
  • Serve hot.   

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Healthy Moong Dal Salad


Healthy Salad (Moong Dal salad)

Preparation Time:     10 mins (excluding the time taken to soak the moong dal)
   Ingredients:      1/2 cup moong dal (washes and soak the moong dal for 1 hour)
                               1 cup cucumber finely chopped
                               2 green chillies finely chopped
                               2 spoon fresh coconuts (grated)
                               1/2 tea spoon salt
                               Coriander leaves

           Directions:      Drain the water from the moong dal
                                   Add the cucumber, green chillies, coconut, coriander leaves &salt
                                   The moong dal salad is ready to serve