Cucumber Dosa

Ingredients

Idly rice     : 1 cup
Cucumber  : 1 cup ( chopped)
Green chillies  : 3
Aval ( poha)   : just 2 tbsp
Salt
Oil

Method

Wash and soak rice for 3 hrs and aval ( poha) for just 10 mins
First grind cucumber and green chillies and then add rice and finally add poha to a fine paste.
Add salt to it and mix well.
The batter should be like idly batter consistency.
Heat dosa Tawa and make like normal dosas.
Serve with onion chutney or any side dish of your choice.

Malpua

Ingredients

Maida : 1 cup
Corn flour : 2 tbsps
Milk : 1 litres
Sugar : 1 and 1/2 cups
Cardamom
Saffron
Cashews
Oil

Method

Boil the milk till it reduces to 1/2 of its quantity and let it cool.
Mix maida and corn flour and add it to the milk and mix without lumps.
It should be smoothy and pouring consistency like dosa batter.
Fry it in oil till turns brown on both the sides and keep aside.
Make sugar syrup of 1 string consistency .
Add cardamom powder and saffron.
Dip the Malpuas one by one in sugar syrup.
Take out from sugar syrup and arrange in a plate.
Decorate with cashews.

Soya & Vegetable Pulao

Sending this to Priya's CWS - Cardamom seeds

Ingredients

Rice      : 1 cup
Coconut milk  : 2 cups
Soya Chunks  : 1/2 cup soaked in hot water
Onion             : 1
Mixed vegetables   : 1 cup ( i used carrot, beans and peas)
Green Chilly          : 3
Cardamom
Cinnamon
Cloves
Salt
Oil

Method

Wash and soak rice in coconut milk and keep aside.
Heat oil in a pressure pan and put cinnamon, cardamom cloves, onion and slitted green chillies one by one.
Squeeze out the excess water in soya and add to the onion mixture .
Add chopped vegetables now.
Saute well and add salt
Now add soaked rice with the coconut water.
Close the pressure pan and wait for 1 whistle and reduce the flame for 5 mins. 
Let it sit for few mins.
Now open the lid and garnish with coriander and mint leaves.
Serve with raita and any side dish.

Dhokla ( with left over rice)

 

Dhokla is made with a fermented batter of besan flour.. But here i am using leftover cooked rice to make dhoklas.. it is very yummy and really really very soft.. So here is Jiffy dhoklas.. sending this to PJ's scrumptious delights from leftovers event and also to cooking Escapades steamy kitchen event

Ingredients

Cooked rice  : 1 cup
Wheat flour   : 1 tbsp
Coconut        : 1/4 cup
Green chilly   : 2
Mustard
Urad dal
curry leaves
coriander leaves
Asafotida
Salt
Oil

Method

Mix well rice , wheat flour and salt to a smooth douth..
Spread it on a greased plate and steam cook just like we cook idlis.
Leave it for 5 mins to cool and cut into pieces.
Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds,urad dal,curry leaves , slitted green chillies,asafotida one by one..
Add dhokla pieces and grated coconut and mix well.
Garnish with coriander leaves.