Khandvi

Ingredients   

Besan flour    : 1 cup
Yogurt           : 1 cup
Water            : 1 cup
Ginger + Green chilly paste   : 1 tsp
Mustard seeds       : 1 tsp
Sesame seeds        : 1 tbsp
Grated coconut      : 2 tbsps
Turmeric powder
Salt
Asafoetida
Oil
Coriander leaves 

Method

Grease the reverse side of a plate with little oil and keep aside. 
Mix besan, yogurt, water, ginger -green chilly paste, salt and turmeric powder well.
Cook this mixture on low flame stirring continuously till it becomes a smooth batter.
Quickly spread the mixture over the greased plates and let it cool.
When cool, cut into stripes and roll them tightly and arrange them in a plate.
Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan add mustard seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves ,Sesame seeds, when they splutter pour it  over the khandvi pieces. 
Garnish with grated coconut and coriander leaves.
Serve and Enjoy.

Eggless Dates & Walnut cake

Ingredients 

Maida /All Purpose flour   : 11/2 cups
Dates                               : 20 
Walnuts chopped             : 1/4 cup 
Raisins                            :  2 tbsps
Butter                             : 1/2 cup 
Condensed milk             : 1/2 cup 
Baking soda                  : 11/2 tsp 
Baking powder              : 1 tsp 
Water ( for soaking dates ) : 1/2 cup

Method

Preheat oven to 180 C
Soak dates in warm water for 1/2 an hour.
Sift the maida, baking powder and baking soda together for 3 times.
Grind dates to a smooth paste.
In a wide bowl and condensed milk,pureed dates, butter and mix together.
Add flour little at a time and keep mixing.
Make sure there is no lumps.
Fold in the walnuts as well.
Pour the batter into a greased Baking tin/ pan and bake for 40 minutes.
Once done , take the cake out and allow it to stand for few minutes.
Serve and enjoy..

Onion Rava Dosa / Instant karacha Dosa

Ingredients 

Rava  : 1 cup 
Rice flour : 1 cup 
Maida      : 1/2 cup 
Grated ginger  : 1/2 tsp
Chopped onion  : 1/2 cup 
Chopped coconuts  : 2 tbsps 
Chopped green chillies  : 1 tbsp
Cunin seeds       : 1 tbsp
Pepper corns     : 1 tsp 
Coriander leaves 
Curry leaves
Salt 
oil

Method 

Mix all the ingredients well except oil and keep aside for 20 minutes.
Heat a non stick pan, rub some oil , drizzle a ladle of batter on to the hot tawa.
Pour some oil around the corners, let it cook till the edges turn brown.
Flip over and let the other side cook.
Crispy rava dosa is ready.
Serve hot with coconut chutney and Sambar  

Quick Puliyodharai /Tamarind rice / Puli satham without Pulikachal

Ingredients

Tamarind          : Big  lemon size
Raw Rice                 : 1 1/2cups
Salt 
Turmeric powder 


For the Powder 

Coriander seeds      : 3 tbsps 
Red chillies              : 8 nos 
Chana dal                : 1tbsp
Sesame seeds          : 1 tsp 
Fenugreek seeds      : 1/4 tsp 
Pepper corns           : 1/2 tsp

To temper 

Sesame oil    : 3 tbsps 
Mustard seeds  : 1 tbsp
Urad dal       : 1 tsp 
Chana dal      : 1 tsp 
Peanuts         : 2 tbps
Cashewnuts   : 1 tbsp
Red chilly       : 2 
Curry leaves  
Asafoetida  

Method 

Soak tamarind  and extract 4 cups of juice from it.
Pressure cook rice along with 3 cups of tamarind water, turmeric powder and salt till 4 whistles. 
Allow the rice to cool completely in a wide bowl and add 1 tbsp sesame oil to it so that grains will separate.

Dry roast coriander seeds, red chillies,chana dal, fenugreek seeds, sesame seeds, pepper corns to golden brown and powder it.  

Now in a kadai add remaining 2 tbsps oil and add all the ingredients under 'to temper'  in the same order.
Now add the  powdered malala  to the cooled rice and pour the above tempering over it and mix everything thoroughly. 
Adjust the masala powder and salt according to your taste. 
Serve with fried appalam.