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May 19, 2016

Chana Dosa – Kondakadalai Dosai Recipe - Chickpeas Dosa

Chana dosa
Kabuli chana dosa/Chickpeas dosa / Kondakadalai dosai in Tamil. This recipe was shared to me by Suchi Vasan, my readerHappy.She shared this dosa recipe along with a side dish – Kara chutney. When she sent the recipe, I thought it would be more like our mixed lentil adai. But I was wrong. Its completely different from adai batter in ingredients and procedure.Its a very healthy, protein rich dosa recipe with more quantity of white chana and less rice. Batter should be ground like our usual dosa batter.This dosa can be made instantly, no fermentation needed. It comes out very soft and tasty. Sendhil & myself loved it a lot. Its a very good and healthy breakfast choice for adults and kids as well. I have decided to make this dosa very often in my kitchen.In fact I loved to have kabuli chana in the form of dosa more than sundal or gravy.Thanks a lot Suchi for sharing this yummy, healthy dosa variety with me.Friends, do try this dosa and share your feedback here. I guess this recipe works for kala chana/Black chana too.Lets see how to make Kabuli chana dosa recipe.HERE is the link for Kara Chutney.
Check out my Puffed rice dosa/Arisi pori dosai from Suchi Happy
Chana dosa recipe

Chana dosa - Kondakadalai dosa


Chana dosa - Kondakadalai dosa Healthy, Protein rich dosa recipe
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Dosa recipes
Yields: 10 nos
Prep time: 10 Hours
Cook time: 5 Minutes
Total time: 10 hours5Minutes


INGREDIENTS
1 cup - 200ml
  • Kabuli chana/ white chana - 1 cup
  • Idli rice - 1/4 cup
  • Methi seeds - 1/4 tsp
  • Asafetida/Hing – 1/2 tsp
  • Salt & water - as needed
METHOD

  • Wash and soak chana for 8 hrs. Wash and soak the rice & methi seeds for 2 hrs.
Chana dosa recipe
  • Grind the chana adding hing to a smooth paste in a big mixie jar. Add the required water while grinding. Transfer the batter to a vessel. Now grind the rice like rava(If you want to make crispy dosa, grind the rice till smooth).Add required salt. Mix both the batter and leave it aside. I kept the batter for 4-6 hours as we like mild sourness taste. If you want to make dosa instantly, you can go ahead.
Chana dosa recipe
Chana dosa recipe
  • Mix the batter well before making dosa. Make sure the batter is not too thick or too thin.Heat a dosa tawa and pour a ladleful of batter. Spread it thin or thick as u wish. Drizzle a tsp of oil around the dosa and in the middle of dosa. Let it cook in medium flame for few minutes. Flip the dosa and cook the other side for few minutes. Remove and serve hot with Kara chutney.
Chana dosa recipe

  • You can grind red chillies along with chana and hing and make it like spicy adai dosa. You can also add finely chopped onions, curry leaves and make dosa. You can modify this recipe as you like. I am sure adding all these spices makes this dosa even more flavorful.
  • If you have left over batter, refrigerate it and use it the next day. Suppose if the batter is too thin, you can add some rice flour and make it thicker. If you want to make crispy dosas, make the batter thin and spreadable.
    Enjoy !
Enjoy this protein rich dosa with kara chutney for breakfast or dinner !
Kondakadalai dosai recipe
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April 22, 2016

Veg Hakka Noodles Recipe

Veg Hakka Noodles Recipe 
Hakka noodles, or Hakka mee, is a type of noodles - It is yellow in color, normally served in soup and with meat such as pork or chicken fillet, with vegetables and egg ( Source: Wiki).Usually I make Veg noodles with store bought plain noodles.For the first time, I bought Ching’s Hakka noodles and made Vegetable noodles for our breakfast combining Indian & Chinese style.I never thought its so easy and quick to make. I followed the instruction given in the pack on how to cook hakka noodles and cooked it perfectly. Noodles was firm yet soft. It came out well and tasty. Sendhil & Raksha loved it so much. Rice Vinegar & Soy sauce are the star ingredients for this recipe. But I used White vinegar and little tomato ketchup too. I am happy that I tried hakka noodles at home.For a no onion, no garlic version, just skip those ingredients from the list and follow the recipe. Soon I am planning to try Schezwan and more varieties with hakka noodles.Now lets see how to make this Kids friendly, quick and easy Veg Hakka noodles.

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April 8, 2016

Poha Dosa - Aval Dosai - Instant Atukula Dosa Recipe

Poha dosa recipe
I have heard about Andhra’s Instant atukula dosa (Atukula Attu in Telugu, Avalakki Dosa in Kannada, Poha Dosa in Hindi, Aval Dosai in Tamil, Flattened rice in English) but I haven’t tried at home. For the first time, I tried this soft and spongy poha dosa yesterday for my in-laws as both of them have tooth problem. It came out super soft and everyone loved it at home with tomato chutney as side dish. 

This dosa batter is made without urad dal and the best part is that the batter doesn’t need over night fermentation. It can be made instantly after grinding. This aval dosai is sure a welcome change from the aval upma. I followed the recipe from Sailu’s blog but I altered the quantity of ingredients and made it without adding cooking soda/ baking soda. This recipe works great for this summer season. I prepared the dosa batter in the afternoon and made the dosa without adding baking soda for dinner. I gave a resting time of 6 hours for the batter. So I have mentioned it as instant poha dosa as I din't ferment the batter overnight. Also you can make this dosa instantly by adding baking soda. 

Do try it for your breakfast or dinner. You will love it and make it very often. Lets see how to make Andhra special South Indian Aval dosa recipe with step by step photos.

Check out my other variants of this dosa

Puffed rice dosa

Sponge Dosa

Set dosa

Also check out my 50 chutney recipes collection and choose any tomato chutney as a side dish for this dosa.
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February 11, 2016

Homemade Stovetop Pizza – No Oven Veg Pizza

stovetop pizza
Making homemade pizza must be the dream for many.Me too not an exceptionBatting Eyelashes.Whenever I order Pizza online from Dominos or Pizza Hut,i used to think “When I am i going to make it on my own???Day dreaming” Of course,I have tried pizza using readymade pizza base and shared a post in my blog years ago.But i was waiting to make a perfect pizza from scratch following a simple recipe.Recently my friend Shalini shared me an easy,no knead,no wait, stovetop pizza recipe(Also known as Tawa pizza/skillet pizza) video in youtube.I was super excited to see the ease and quickness of this recipe and tried it on the same day.I used a simple topping with onions,tomato,olives and capsicum.It was excellent in taste and got a big thumbs up from my family members!! Raksha loved it very much and asked me to make it the next day too.I tried a no yeast stovetop pizza as well.I will try to share that recipe by next week.As Valentine’s day is nearing,i thought this post would be useful for people to cook pizza without oven and treat your familyHappy.You can make the pizza base/crust thick or thin as per your wish.This recipe uses Self rising flour.As a susbtitute you can use maida + baking powder + salt.Check its quantity in ingredients section.I am sure this recipe would surely help you in making a great Veg pizza at home and that too within 20 minutes.You can enjoy it for breakfast,dinner or as an evening snack.Just give a try and share your feedback here,I am waitingggg Winking .Ok, lets check how to make this super easy,quick Tawa Veg pizza on stovetop with step by step pictures.
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January 25, 2016

Sorakkai Dosa / Bottle Gourd Dosa Recipe–Sorakkai Recipes

bottle gourd dosa
Usually I make Kootu with Sorakkai (Suraikai, Sorekai in Tamil, Sorakaya in Telugu, Lauki in Hindi, Bottle gourd in English). But this time for a change, I tried dosa with bottle gourd as suggested by my MIL.She usually adds it while grinding rice flour dosa/verum arisi dosa or in paruppu adai to make the dosa very soft. But I added some spices along with rice & bottle gourd to make a spicy, flavorful dosa like adai. 

My friend Shalini used to tell me about her Karam dosa recipe. So I just used those spices for grinding this batter. It came out very well with a nice color as I expected. With coconut chutney as side dish, we loved it a lot. I was very happy that I could make a spicy, yummy, flavorful dosa variety adding a healthy vegetable. 

Friends, if you buy bottle gourd/Sorakkai, don’t forget to try this dosa. You can enjoy it for your breakfast and dinner as well. Ok, lets see how to make bottle gourd dosa with step by step pictures.

Here is my Sorakkai Kootu Recipe – 2 versions,check it out !

Sorakkai dosa

Sorakkai Dosa/Bottle gourd dosa Recipe


Sorakkai Dosa/Bottle gourd dosa Recipe Spicy,soft dosa made of bottle gourd.
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Breakfast
Serves: 15
Prep time: 120 Minutes + 12 hours
Cook time: 5 Minutes
Total time: 125 Minutes
INGREDIENTS
1 cup = 250ml
  • Idli rice - 2 cups
  • Sorakkai/Botlle gourd - 1 cup (chopped)
  • Red chilli - 8 nos ( I used Byadge chilli to get bright red color)
  • Ginger - 2 inch piece
  • Cumin seeds/Jeera - 2 tsp
  • Hing/asafetida - 1/4 tsp
  • Salt & water - as needed
HOW TO MAKE SORAKKAI DOSAI - METHOD

  • Wash and cut the bottle gourd. Scrape the outer skin and discard it. Now slit the bottle gourd into two pieces and remove the central soft, spongy part. Discard it. Chop the remaining bottle gourd into pieces and add to batter.
  • Wash and soak the idli rice for 2 hours. After 2 hours, take the big mixie jar and add the chopped bottle gourd flesh part, red chillies, cumin seeds, hing and ginger piece. Grind it to a smooth paste. Now add the rice draining the soaked water and required salt and water. Grind it to a smooth paste.
  • Transfer the batter to a bowl and let it ferment for 8 hours or over night. The next morning, mix the batter well and add some water if its very thick. Heat dosa pan and pour a ladleful of batter. Spread it thin and drizzle a tsp of oil around the dosa. Cook the dosa in medium flame and flip the other side. Cook for few minutes and remove. Serve hot with coconut chutney.
Sorakkai dosa
    Enjoy !
Note
  • If you don’t want to flip the dosa, cover and cook the dosa for few minutes, fold it and serve.
  • I used byadge chillies to get more color and less spicy taste. Please adjust the quantity of chillies as per your need.
  • If you wish to make this dosa as thick adai adding lentils, soak 1/4 cup of toor dal and 1/4 cup of chana dal with rice and grind the batter.



Enjoy this yummy, colorful, healthy bottle gourd dosa with coconut chutney and Idli podi !!
How to make bottlegourd dosa
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January 21, 2016

Red Rice Idli Dosa Recipe – Kerala Matta Rice Idli dosa - Healthy Idli Recipes

Red rice idli recipe

We all know Red rice has amazing health benefits when compared with our usual white rice. So I always think to include it in my regular diet. Last week I made this healthy red rice (Kerala Rosematta) idli recipe for the first time. I have tried varieties of idli recipes using millets, brown rice, oats and even with barley. 

When I saw 1/2 kg of Kerala red rice in my pantry which I bought for my Onam sadya, red rice idli & dosa flashed in my mind. I browsed through many recipes and watched some youtube video recipes too. Finally I came up with this version. Idli came out super soft and dosa was very flavorful except the color was dull white. I was very happy with the result and including this in my Idli varieties collection.

Sorry, I am not able to post this recipe with stepwise pictures as they got deleted by mistake. Please find the picture of red rice I used in this recipe. Lets see how to make this healthy, soft idli recipe using Kerala Red rice. 

Check out my Idli varities collection HERE


Red rice

Red rice idli,dosa

Red rice idli,dosa recipe


Red rice idli,dosa recipe Red rice idli, dosa recipe - Healthy breakfast ideas
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Breakfast
Serves: 25 
Prep time: 18 Hours
Cook time: 15 Minutes
Total time: 18Hrs15Min


INGREDIENTS
1 cup = 200ml
  • Red rice - 2 cups ( I used Kerala Red Rice)
  • Salem Idli rice - 1/2 cup
  • White round urad dal - 1/2 cup
  • Thick Poha/Aval – 1 tbsp
  • Methi seeds - 1/4 tsp
  • Salt & water - as needed
METHOD
  • Wash and soak Red rice + Idli rice + poha together for 2-3 hours. Wash & soak urad dal + Methi seeds for 2 hours.
  • Grind the soaked urad dal first adding water little by little in regular intervals. I used nearly 1 to 1.25 cups of water. Make a smooth, fluffy batter. Remove in a bowl.
  • Grind the rice to a smooth paste adding required salt & water. Remove the batter and mix with urad dal batter. Use your hands and mix it well.  Allow the batter to ferment for 15 hours or overnight.
  • The next day morning,batter would have raised a bit with sour smell. Batter din’t double for me. Mix the batter well and make idlis. Heat idli pot with water. Grease the idli plate with little oil and pour the batter. Steam the idlis for 10 to 15 minutes till the back of spoon comes out clean. Remove the idlis and serve hot with chutney & sambar.
  • For making dosa, mix the batter well. Add little water if its very thick. Heat dosa pan, pour a ladleful of batter and spread it thin. Drizzle a tsp of oil around the dosa. Cook both the sides and remove. Enjoy !
I served it with  Chidambaram kathirikai gothsu and tomato chutney.

Note
  • Here I have used 5:1 ratio of rice & dal. You can use 4:1 if you use red rice alone.
  • I used a small portion of white rice just for the taste. You can skip it if you wish.

Enjoy this healthy, super soft red rice idli recipe for your breakfast & dinner !!

I served it with  Chidambaram kathirikai gothsu and tomato chutney.

Red rice idli,dosa
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December 11, 2015

Paneer Paratha Recipe - Stuffed Paratha Recipes

Paneer paratha recipe
Basically I love to try different varieties of paratha recipes at home.I make aloo paratha and mooli paratha most often. But I have not tried paneeer paratha & gobi paratha recipes so far.I have tried many paneer recipes like paneer gravies, korma, Paneer Kheer,  Paneer biryani & even Paneer bonda. But somehow I haven’t tried my hands on the most popular paneer paratha recipe.Yesterday I bought a 200gms block of paneer just to make this stufffed paratha.It was so easy to make and it came out so tasty, flavorful and soft. This paratha would be loved by kids and adults as well. For variations, you can mix some grated cheese along with paneer and make it for kids.Try making this paratha for you lunch or dinner. It tastes yum. Lets see how to make this easy & healthy paneer paratha recipe !

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November 17, 2015

Easy Arisi Upma | Rice Upma Recipe In Pressure Cooker - Fasting Lunch Recipes/Vrat Food

Arisi upma
Arisi upma /Rice upma is our family favorite recipe. I learnt this from my MIL.Its one of our traditional recipes in which raw rice & toor dal is soaked in water for 2 hours,ground coarsely and slowly cooked in Vengala paanai/Brass pot with seasoning. It takes nearly 45 minutes to prepare in pot. This upma is also prepared by Iyengars/Iyers. 

Mostly we make this upma for Lunch and sometimes for breakfast or dinner during fasting/Vrat/Vratham days like Maha Shivratri, Ekadesi, Kanda Shasti and Karthigai. Today for Kanda Shasti,  we made this rice upma along with no onion no garlic sambar recipe and sweet puttu for our lunch.You can make some payasam, pongal or some sweet dishes adding jaggery and offer for Neivedyam. Sambar & coconut chutney are the best side dishes for this upma. 

My MIL taught me how to make this upma quickly & easily using pressure cooker without even soaking rice & dal. You can make in instant pot too. So I thought of sharing this simple and easy fasting lunch recipes idea for you all to make your food quickly under 15 minutes on fasting days. If you are allowed to take raw rice on Vrat days, do try this easy upma recipe. You will love it.  Lets see how to make our South Indian breakfast recipe - Rice Upma/Arisi upma easily in a pressure cooker without soaking rice.

I have discussed the traditional method in Notes section. Please have a look at it !

Rice upma

Rice upma recipe/Arisi upma


Rice upma recipe/Arisi upma How to make rice upma recipe for fasting - Vrat food !
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Breakfast/Dinner
Serves: 2
Prep time: 10 Minutes
Cook time: 20 Minutes
Total time: 30 Minutes


INGREDIENTS
1 cup - 240ml
  • Raw rice/Pacha arisi - 1 cup
  • Toor dal - 1.5 tbsp
  • Salt - as needed
  • Water - 2.25 cups
  • Pepper corns - 1/2 tsp  ( crushed powder)
To temper
  • Cooking oil - 2 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Urad dal -1 tsp
  • Chana dal - 2 tsp
  • Red chillies - 2nos
  • Ginger - 1 inch piece( finely chopped)
  • Curry leaves - few
  • Asafetida/Hing - 1/8tsp
Click HERE for Sambar Recipe ( Omit onions)
METHOD
  • Take raw rice & toor dal in a big mixie jar and grind it coarsely like rava. Remove in a bowl. Wash well, drain the water and set aside. If you are using small sized jar, grind in batches. Crush the pepper and set aside.
Arisi upma recipe
  • Heat a cooker base with oil and temper mustard seeds, urad dal and chana dal. Saute until dals turn golden brown. Now add the pinched red chillies, ginger, curry leaves and hing. Saute for a while. Add water and required salt.
  • When the water comes to a roll boil, add the ground rice+dal. Keep mixing in high flame till 80% of the water is absorbed by the rice. Close the cooker and put the weight valve. Cook in low flame for one whistle. It will take 10-15 minutes based on the size of cooker.
    Arisi upma

  • Open the cooker after the steam is released. Add the crushed pepper powder. Mix well and serve hot with sambar or chutney ! This upma looks mushy when hot but it will separate as it cools down.
Arisi upma
Note
  • Traditionally rice & dal should be washed & soaked for 2 hours. Then it should be spreaded in a towel or paper for 10 minutes. It should be ground coarsely in batches. By doing this way, you get really soft upma. But the method I have suggested saves time and this upma can be done quickly.So its finally your choice of making it : ))
  • You can replace red chillies by green chillies too.
  • You can make the same upma using broken rice/Noi.

Enjoy this traditional, easy rice upma recipe for your breakfast or dinner with sambar or Chutney !
Arisi upma recipe

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July 10, 2015

Iyengar Bakery Bread Toast - Bangalore Style Masala Vegetable Sandwich Recipe

Iyengar bakery bread toast
 Iyengar Bakery’s masala vegetable bread toast also known as open sandwich is very popular in Bangalore. I have tasted this many times but never thought of sharing this simple and easy bread recipe here.You can call this as “Indian Bruschetta”, hehe. Yesterday I bought a pair of toast from the bakery and relished it with tea. I got tempted to make it at home. This morning I made it for Raksha and Sendhil’s lunch box. Yes, this sandwich tastes good even if it cools down. The spicy vegetable masala used here is a very simple one with onion,tomato and grated carrot. So no kid would say NO to this combo. I have made it as an open sandwich. You can even grill this sandwich recipe.I am sure it would taste great in all the ways. Last year I shared Iyengar bakery style benne biscuit recipe which is super hit in my blog. I am happy to share yet another Iyengar Bakery style recipe in my blog. I have made this sandwich with milk bread.You can also replace it with whole wheat bread.I hope you will try this recipe and like it. Lets see how to prepare this yummy and easy bread sandwich recipe.

Iyengar bakery vegetable masala toast

Iyengar Bakery Bread Toast Recipe


Iyengar Bakery Bread Toast Recipe Masala vegetable toast - Iyengar Bakery Style Recipe
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Snacks
Serves: Serves 3
Prep time: 10 Minutes
Cook time: 20 Minutes
Total time: 30 Minutes


INGREDIENTS

  • Bread slices - 5 no
  • Carrot - 1 big
  • Big onions - 2 nos
  • Tomato - 1 no
  • Green chilli – 1 no
  • Capsicum - 2 tbsp ( chopped)
  • Curry leaves - few
  • Grated cabbage - a fistful ( optional)
  • Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp
  • Cumin powder – 1/4 tsp
  • Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Tomato ketchup / sauce - 1 tbsp
  • Salt - as needed
  • Cooking oil - 2 tbsp
  • Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Ghee or oil - to toast the bread
HOW TO MAKE IYENGAR BAKERY MASALA TOAST - METHOD
  • Wash and grate the carrot using a grater.Slice the onions and chop the tomatoes. Chop & slit the green chilli. Set aside.
  • Heat oil in a kadai, splutter cumin seeds and saute the onions,green chillies, capsicum, curry leaves, grated carrot together. Lastly add the tomato pieces and mix well till it starts to turn mushy.
Iyengar bakery bread sandwich

  • Add salt, turmeric powder, chilli powder, cumin powder, garam masala powder, tomato sauce and mix well.
Iyengar bakery bread toast
  • Heat a dosa pan and toast the bread slices by adding oil or ghee. Apply the masala on one side.Serve hot !
Iyengar bakery bread toast

Enjoy !
Note
  • Adding grated cabbage is optional. If you don’t want to add onions, you can use cabbage in place of it.
  • I used more carrot for my daughter’s sake. But in Iyengar bakery original recipe,they had used more onions than carrot. So change the quantity of ingredient as per your liking.
  • You can replace garam masala powder by chat masala powder.

Enjoy this easy sandwich for your tea time !
Iyengar bakery vegetable masala toast


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July 9, 2015

How To Make Naan At Home Without Yeast on Tawa - Homemade Naan Recipe

Naan recipe without yeast on tawa
Naan recipe without yeast on stove top with step by step photos. Naan is basically a flat bread recipe that is most popular in North India. It is loved by all irrespective of ages. Usually naan is prepared with yeast in a tandoor in restaurants. But my friend Shalini shared this stove top naan recipe without yeast and suggested me to try it. This recipe has no yeast, no butter and no ghee too. Yogurt is used in this recipe to bring softness. Yes, it comes out really soft and stays good for an hour. In my home, Sendhil likes garlic naan and my vote is for butter naan. I love to have with varieties of side dish in restaurants like paneer butter masala, palak paneer etc. Sendhil loved it very much and gave a big thumbs upHappy. Do try this  homemade naan recipe on tawa and share your feedback with me. So lets see how to make soft naan at home without tandoor or oven easily.

If you are curious to know the difference between Naan and Kulcha, please check this post.
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May 13, 2015

Veg Kothu Parotta Recipe - Kothu Parotta Recipe without egg

Kothu parotta recipe
கொத்து பரோட்டா / Kothu Parotta is one of the most popular street foods of Tamil nadu especially in Madurai that makes you drool. I know many fans are out there like me. Before my marriage, my dad used to buy veg kothu parotta from a nearby small hotel once in a month. Its completely a vegetarian version only with vegetables (without egg). My friend was recently telling me about the chilli parotta she had in Saravna bhavan hotel. I got so tempted and tried this recipe. Few months back when I shared Malabar parotta recipe, I thought of trying this recipe immediately and share here. But lazy me, din’t do it.

Yesterday I got a sudden craving to eat kothu parotta and bought ID brand mini parotta from a store nearby my house. I watched some videos in youtube like Madurai egg / Mutta parotta in Kairali channel and chicken, mutton kothu parotta recipes too. I prepared Vegetable Parotta Salna, the most important ingredient for making kothu parotta using my own recipe and made this Tamilnadu’s most popular street food successfully. You can also use leftover mixed veg kurma in place of salna. A glass of tea with this hot and spicy kothu parotta was my dinner yesterday. It was absolutely delicious and I enjoyed eating every spoon of it.

Friends, try this recipe immediately if you have left over salna or vegetable kurma with few store bought parotta in hand. You can try the same with left over chapathi too. Tastes simply great !! 
Ok, Lets see how to make veg kothu parotta at home easily.

Check out my Chilli parotta recipe here.

Kothu parotta recipe

Kothu parotta recipe


Kothu parotta recipe Kothu parotta recipe - Vegetarian version
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Dinner
Serves: 2
Prep time: 10 Minutes
Cook time: 10 Minutes
Total time: 20 Minutes


INGREDIENTS

  • Parotta - 2 nos ( If big) I used 4 mini parotta
  • Parotta salna - as needed ( I used 1/2 cup)
  • Big onion- 1 no (finely chopped)
  • Tomato - 1 no ( finely chopped)
  • Green chilli - 1 no (-do-)
  • Curry leaves - few
  • Mint+coriander leaves - 2 tbsp (finely chopped)
  • Red chilli powder - 1/2-1tsp ( adjust)
  • Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp
  • Ginger&garlic paste- 1/2 tsp ( Optional, I din't add)
  • Salt - as needed
  • Cooking oil - 2 tbsp
HOW TO MAKE VEG KOTHU PAROTTA - METHOD

  • Heat a dosa pan.Iron griddle works the best. Cook the parotta by adding a tsp of oil. Stack the cooked parotta and pat it sideward to get the layers. Chop them into small pieces roughly using your hands or a knife. I feel hands can do a better job. Set aside.
Kothu parotta recipe
  • In the same hot dosa pan, put the finely chopped onions and saute for few seconds. No need to add oil. Keep the flame medium and saute well.
Kothu parotta recipe
  • When it turns slightly transparent, add the finely chopped green chillies and tomato pieces. Mix well. Add curry leaves and cooking oil. Saute till tomato turns mushy.
Kothu parotta recipe
  • Add salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and pepper powder. Mix well and add salna. Stir for a second and put the chopped parotta pieces. Mix it really well. (If you don't find time to make salna, just replace it with a powder of 1 inch cinnamon, 1 cardamom, 2 cloves and 1/2 tsp of garam masala powder along with other spice powders. Add little water and make it wet. Then add parotta pieces). 
Kothu parotta recipe
  • Now take a dosa flipper & another ladle similar to dosa flipper OR you can use a tumbler and turn it upside down. Do the pounding with a rhyming sound(:)) until everything blends well and make a semi dry mixture. Add extra salna if you wish. Garnish with finely chopped coriander+mint leaves and if needed drizzle some lemon juice. Serve hot immediately to enjoy its best taste. Keep Onion raita as side dish if desired.
Kothu parotta recipe
Kothu parotta recipe

Enjoy !


Note

  • For variations, you can add finely chopped vegetables in Salna and make the same. I made plain salna.
  • Non-vegetarians can add scrambled eggs and mutton/chicken salna instead of veg salna to make mutta parotta and chicken kothu parotta.
Kothu-parotta-recipe

Try this yummy kothu parotta at home and enjoy with hot tea !
Kothu parotta recipe

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