Spring Onion Dosa

Time 15 min
Ingredients
Dosa batter 2 cups
Chopped onion lengthwise
French beans , cut diagonally into thin strips 1/2 cup 
Carrot , cut into long thin strips 1/2 cup 
Shredded cabbage 1/2 cup 
Chopped capsicum 1/2 cup
Chopped spring onion greens 1/2 cup
Soy sauce 1 tsp
Vinegar 1 tsp or more as per taste
Chili sauce 1 tsp
Pepper powder 1/2 tsp
Chopped garlic 1/2 tsp
Oil 1 tbsp 
Salt to taste

Method
Heat the oil in a pan, add garlic, after it turns light golden brown then add onion and all vegetables. Sauté over a high flame for 4 to 5 minutes till the vegetables soften.

Then add soya sauce, vinegar, pepper powder, chili sauce, sauté for 2 minutes. Switch off the flame.

Heat non stick pan, sprinkle salt water (2 tbsp water+1/4 tsp salt) all over the pan.

Then immediately pour spoonful of batter at the center, with the help of spoon spread batter fast in circular fashion.

Spread vegetables mixture at the center, apply 1tsp ghee all over the dosa, then roll from both sides and serve hot.

Broken Wheat / Dalia Upma

Time 20 min

Ingredients

Dalia 1/2 cup

Green chilies 2 (Cut into small pieces)

Chopped onion 1 medium size

Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp

Curry leaves 5-6

Groundnuts 1 tbsp

Coriander for garnishing

Sugar 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Hot water 1.5 cup

Oil / Ghee 1 tbsp

Method

In a  pan take dalia, roast without oil till it changes its colour from white to little yellow / golden colour. Switch off the flame take out the dalia and keep in different vessel. 

In pressure cooker heat oil then add mustard seeds and cumin seeds.  After mustard seeds pops out, add onion, tomato, curry leaves, green chilies and groundnuts. Fry onion till it becomes golden brown. 

Then add roasted dalia, salt, sugar. Stir well, then add hot water. Mix well. Cover with lid and wait for 3 whistles. Switch off flame. Immediately release pressure. Open lid and turn upside down. If you feel upma is dry then you can add 3-4 tsp water and coook for another 5-6 min. Garnish with coriander and sev.

Tip

Dalia takes time to cook so better to use pressure cooker.

Gulgule

Time 15 min

Ingredients

All purpose flour/ maida 1 cup

Grated jaggery 1/2 cup

Fennel seeds powder/ sauf powder 1/4 tsp

Kismis 2 tbsp

Poppy seeds 1/2 tsp

Water 1/2 cup ( or 1 tbsp less)

2 pinch of Salt

Ghee/oil for frying

Method

Mix all ingredients.  The mixture looks like idli batter. Take of spoonful of batter then deep fry in oil till light brown in colour. Serve hot.

Tip

U can use one smashed banana. If using banana then reduce water.

U can use appe patra to make appe using this batter.