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February 27, 2017

Vegetable Palav Recipe – Karnataka Style Veg Pulao - Rice Bath Recipe

Karnataka style veg pulao recipe
Here is a fool proof, Karnataka special Vegetable pulao recipe (vegetable palav) with step by step pictures and video. This mixed vegetable pulao is a must and should recipe in all the weddings, lunch buffet and parties in Bangalore, Karnataka. In hotels, its called as rice bath or veg palav in the menu. In our school moms group, we used to conduct kitty party once in a month in one of our houses. Mostly it would be a lunch party. I still remember Tara’s kitty party lunch menu. I had this pulao for the first time in her house and after that in few hotels, marriage functions and birthday parties. My friends call this as “Palav” in Kannada. I am a big fan of this Karnataka style pulao especially for its wonderful flavor. I don’t mind eating one full plate of it. 

I got this recipe from Tara and made it for our Sunday Lunch last week. It came out very well with the awesome masala flavor which is the highlight of this pulao. Tara makes it super spicy and very tasty. The whole pot gets emptied in few minutes. Thanks a lot Tara for teaching me this wonderful, authentic Karnataka veg pulao recipe to me. Now I am confident enough to try this rice variety for my guest and parties. This pulao looks mild green in color. 

In some hotels here, they serve a red colored pulao adding red chilli powder. If you are looking for that version, check out this delicious and Restaurant style SPICY VEG PULAO recipe which I learnt from my another friend Megha. Now lets see how to make this yummy, Karnataka style Vegetable pulao with step by step pictures and video !


Veg pulao recipe Karnataka

Karnataka style vegetable pualo recipe


Karnataka style vegetable pualo recipe How to make Karnataka style veg pulao recipe at home
Cuisine: Karnataka
Category: Rice varieties
Serves: 3
Prep time: 10 Minutes
Cook time: 20 Minutes
Total time: 30 Minutes


INGREDIENTS
1 cup - 250ml
  • Sona masoori / Raw rice - 1 cup ( Use good quality ones)
  • Water - 2 cups ( to soak rice)
  • Mixed vegetables - 1/2 cup ( 1 Carrot, 5 beans, 1 potato, fistful peas)
  • Cooking oil - 3 tbsp
  • Bay leaf - 1 no
  • Black stone flower - 2 nos
  • Marathi moggu - 1 no
  • Star anise - 1 no
  • Cinnamon - 1 inch piece
  • Cloves - 2 nos
  • Big onion -1 no ( sliced)
  • Tomato - 1 small ( chopped finely)
  • Dhania powder - 1 tsp
  • Crushed kasoori methi - 1 tsp (optional)
  • Salt - as needed
To grind
  • Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
  • Green chillies - 6 nos ( use 8 for more spicy taste, 4 for less spice)
  • Mint leaves - a handful
  • Big onion - 1/2 no
  • Cinnamon - 2 inch piece
  • Cloves - 3 nos
  • Cardamom - 2 nos
  • Ginger - 1.5 inch piece
  • Garlic cloves - 8 nos
  • Water - as needed ( to grind to paste)
HOW TO MAKE KARNATAKA VEG PULAO - METHOD

  • Wash and soak 1 cup of rice in 2 cups of water for 15 to 30 minutes. Wash and chop the vegetables into small cubes.
    Karnataka veg pulao recipe
    Karnataka veg pulao recipe
  • Grind the ingredients given under “ To grind” to a smooth paste by adding required water. Set aside.
    Karnataka veg pulao recipe
  • Heat oil in a pressure cooker base and add the whole garam masala. Saute until aromatic and then add sliced onions. Saute till transparent. Now add the tomato pieces and saute till mushy.
    Karnataka veg pulao recipe
  • Add the ground masala paste. Mix well for a minute. Now add chopped vegetables, mix well for a minute. Then add the soaked rice along with water. Add dhania powder, crushed kasoori methi(optional) and required salt in the water. Mix well. Take some water and check for taste. Add more salt if required and slit green chilli for spicy taste.
    Karnataka veg pulao recipe
  • Pressure cook in very low flame for two whistles. Open the lid after the steam is released completely. Fluff the rice gently with a fork. Remove in a plate and serve hot with onion raita ! This rice looks slightly mushy when hot. But rice grains become fluffy and separate as it cools down.
    Karnataka veg pulao recipe
    Karnataka veg pulao recipe
  • If you are making it for parties or functions, make this pulao one hour in advance and let it be in the cooker to stay warm. If it cools down, sprinkle very little water and reheat it for few minutes before serving. Tastes and smells yum !
Enjoy !
Note
  • My friend Tara adds 8 to 10 chillies for the mentioned quantity. But I used 6 as my chillies were spicy. Adjust the quantity based on your taste. You can even add slit chillies in the water if you feel spiciness is less.
  • If you want, you can use red chilli powder or red chillies instead of green chillies while grinding the masala.
  • Addition of dhania powder and kasoori methi gives a nice flavor to pulao. Kasooi methi is not added usually in Karnataka style pulao, but I followed my friend's suggestion :)
  • Good quality raw rice is used for Karnataka style pulao. You can replace with basmati rice of you wish. In that case, use 1:1.5 cups of rice and water ratio based on the rice you have.
  • For variations, you can use coriander leaves instead of mint leaves but flavor may vary. 

Try this yummy, spicy Karnataka style veg pulao for your weekend lunch or lunch box, Enjoy !
Karnataka style pulao recipe
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February 6, 2017

Kerala Vegetable Stew | Ishtu Recipe – Side Dish For Appam, Idiyappam

 Kerala Vegetable stew recipe
Vegetable stew also known as Ishtu is one of the most popular side dish recipes served for Appam and Idiyappam/Noolappam in Kerala. I make appam at least twice in a month for breakfast as it is our family favorite. Usually I make mixed vegetable stew, potato kurma/ paya or onion chutney as side dish for appam. I learnt this stew recipe after watching a cookery show by a Chef in Raj TV. He addressed this recipe as “Restaurant style Vegetable Stew”. I got attracted by the title and wrote down the recipe in my cook book. Its a very simple & healthy vegetable stew recipe that looks colorful with awesome flavor and rich taste of mixed vegetables, coconut oil & coconut milk. I made this stew in pressure cooker to make my job easier.So its color was pale white but it tasted great. We loved it a lot with appam.This veg stew post was lying in my drafts for long time.So I thought of bringing out today. Friends, do try this easy, Kerala style vegetable stew recipe at home & relish it with appam or idiyappam for your breakfast. For variations, you can use potato instead of mixed veggies and make it as potato stew. Ok lets see how to make vegetable stew with step by step photos !
Check out my other “Kerala Recipes” too!
Vegetable stew recipe

Kerala Vegetable Stew Recipe


Kerala Vegetable Stew Recipe How to make Kerala style vegetable stew recipe
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Side dish For Appam
Serves: Serves 3
Prep time: 10 Minutes
Cook time: 20 Minutes
Total time: 30 Minutes


INGREDIENTS
1 cup - 240ml
  • *Mixed vegetables ( Carrot, Beans, Potato) - 3/4 cup
  • Big onion - 1 no ( Slice thinly)
  • Ginger - 2 inch piece ( Slice it thinly or finely chopped)
  • Green chilli – 2-3 nos ( slit)
  • Thin coconut milk – 1 cup
  • Thick coconut milk – 1 cup
  • Salt – As needed
  • Sugar – A big pinch
To temper
  • Coconut oil – 1 tbsp
  • Bay leaf - 1 no
  • Cinnamon - 1 inch piece
  • Cloves - 2 nos
  • Curry leaves – Few
** Carrot – 1 medium, Potato – 1 medium, Beans – 4 nos
METHOD

  • Grate or chop 1 coconut into pieces. Grind to a smooth paste adding 1 cup of water. Strain the thick coconut milk and keep it in a bowl. Again grind the coconut adding 1 cup of water.Take the second milk by extracting it. Keep in another bowl.
  • Wash and chop the vegetables of 1 inch length. Slit the green chilli, slice the onion.Chop the ginger into small pieces or slice it thinly.
    Vegetable stew recipe
    Vegetable stew recipe
  • Heat coconut oil in a pressure cooker base. Saute bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves. Add thinly sliced onion, ginger pieces and slit green chilli. Saute till onion turns transparent. Make sure color of onion stays white and not brown.
    Vegetable stew recipe
    Vegetable stew recipe

  • Then add the chopped mixed vegetables, a big pinch of sugar and saute for a minute. Sugar helps to retain the color of vegetables.Add the required salt and the second coconut milk.Mix well and close the cooker. Cook for one whistle in very low flame. It takes 7-8 minutes.Open the cooker after the steam is released.Veggies would be cooked soft.
  • Now add the thick coconut milk now and give one boil.Check for taste, add more salt if needed. Switch off the flame. Garnish with curry leaves and set aside. Give a standing time of 15 minutes and serve with appam/idiyappam.
    Vegetable stew recipe
  • Enjoy !


Note
  • Add more green chilli for spicy taste.
  • Add cashew paste for thickness and richness to the stew. Grind 6 cashews and add the paste.
  • This stew has a mild masala flavor.
  • Coconut oil is very important for tempering. Do not skip it.
Try this Kerala style vegetable stew with appam and enjoy !!
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January 24, 2017

Coimbatore Annapoorna Hotel Sambar Recipe – Restaurant Style Idli Sambar Recipe

Annapoorna hotel sambar
Coimbatore Annapoorna hotel sambar was in my try list for years. Usually I make varieties of idli, dosa at least thrice in week. So I keep trying different side dishes, it may be either chutney or sambar. As a result of this, I could share a collection of South Indian style 50 chutney recipes and 30 idli sambar/Tiffin sambar recipes in my blog. In my idli sambar collection, I have already shared few hotel style sambar recipes like Saravana bhavan hotel sambar, Tamilnadu style hotel sambar ( Madurai, Tirunelveli), easy restaurant style sambar, Udupi hotel style sambar and AAB sambar recipes. But my collection won’t be a complete one without some of the most popular idli sambar recipes like Coimbatore Annapoorna Hotel Tiffin sambar and Madras Ratna Cafe Sambar. I have tasted this sambar only once from Hotel Sree Annapoorna Sree Gowri Shankar near Coimbatore Bus stand. 

Recently my friend Sudha suggested me to try this sambar recipe from Kannamma’s blog. Thank you so much Suguna & Chef Mr.Palanisami for sharing this wonderful recipe with us. After seeing the excellent feedbacks from many readers of Coimbatore, I got the confidence to try it. Just like other hotel sambar recipes, this one also calls for roasting, grinding and adding freshly ground spices. But the ingredients for sambar powder is different.

Actually my friend had advised me to use half the quantity of ingredients as the yield of this sambar will be more for a 2-3 members family. So I halved the quantity of sambar powder ingredients & dal, modified the cooking procedure slightly for ease. Raksha & Sendhil loved it a lot. Friends, do try this yummy hotel style sambar recipe at home (If possible with drumstick). Its one of the best side dish for idli/ mini idli, dosa, pongal and vada. You will love it for sure. Ok, Lets see how to make this yummy, Coimbatore special Annapoorna hotel sambar recipe with step by step photos and a video !! Don’t forget to go through the “Points to note” given below.

UPDATED :  Recently I tasted this sambar in Annapoorna hotel, Coimbatore. I felt the sambar was more sweet in taste and I could smell some ginger too. So I have updated this recipe based on the one I tasted. Also I tried this sambar with drumstick and updated a picture above. When I added drumstick, it tasted good with rice as well. So this sambar can be had with rice if you add drumstick. But reduce the quantity of jaggery if making for rice. Also see the actual color of sambar. I served it with brown rice idli below.

Please check the video recipe below.





POINTS TO NOTE
  1. As per the original recipe, the quantity of drumstick should be twice that of toor dal. For this quantity, you should use 1 drumstick. Chop into small finger size pieces. Alternatively, you can use 2 brinjal, 1 medium carrot,1 medium sized potato. But flavor of the sambar may vary.
  2. If you add drumstick, u can serve this sambar with rice too. Color of the sambar also varies.
  3. This Sambar masala needs 12 ingredients. So please keep them ready in a plate before roasting. Roasting the spices perfectly is the key for this sambar.So do not burn them.
  4. According to the original recipe, the quantity of tamarind and jaggery should be equal. But I reduced the jaggery as Sendhil doesn’t like the sweet taste in sambar.
  5. I used long red chilli but original recipe called for using guntur chilli. So slight color deviation in the sambar was there. 
  6. The original recipe called for pressure cooking tomato, onion and drumstick pieces separately for one or two whistles in high flame whereas I cooked them along with the dal by keeping them in a small box inside the cooker. Refer the pics and video for more detail. I did this to reduce the cooking time of sambar.
  7. As a general rule of hotel sambar, it tastes the best when you give more standing time.So if you prepare this sambar for your guest, prepare it 3-4 hours in advance. Reheat it at the time of serving.
  8. The yield of this sambar will be more as it thickens when cools down. So add little water at the end, mix well, check for salt and then serve.
  9. If you want to make this sambar only for 2 people, use half of the quantity of ingredients mentioned.
  10. Adding ghee at the end is a must. It gives awesome flavor to this sambar.
  11. Garnish with coriander leaves without fail.

Annapoorna Hotel Style Idli Sambar Recipe


Annapoorna Hotel Style Idli Sambar Recipe Coimbatore Annapoorna Hotel Idli Sambar Recipe - One of the best hotel sambar recipes !
Cuisine: South Indian
Category: Side dish for Idli, dosa
Serves: Serves 4
Prep time: 10 Minutes
Cook time: 20 Minutes
Total time: 30 Minutes


INGREDIENTS
1 cup - 250ml
To pressure cook
  • Toor dal - 1/4 cup
  • Water - 2 cups
  • Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
  • Cooking oil - Few drops
  • Tomato - 1 no ( Chopped)
  • Big onion - 1 no ( cube cut)
  • Drumstick - 1/2 no ( Chop into small finger size)
For sambar powder
  • Sesame oil/Gingely oil - 2 tsp
  • Methi seeds - 1/8 tsp
  • Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Pepper corns - 3 nos
  • Red chilli - 2 nos ( I used long variety, 3 Guntur chilli can also be used)
  • Coriander seeds/Dhania - 2 tsp
  • Chana dal - 1 tbsp
  • Urad dal - 1/2 tbsp
  • Grated coconut or dry coconut - 1 tbsp
  • Curry leaves -  5 nos ( 1/2 sprig)
  • Asafetida - 2 big pinches
  • Jaggery - 1 tsp to 2 tsp (I used 2 tsp after tasting the original sambar)
  • Ginger - 1/4 tsp ( chop finely, optional)
  • Tamarind - Medium gooseberry size ( slightly bigger than small gooseberry size)
  • Water – 2 + 1/2 cup ( To boil + grind)
To temper
  • Sesame oil/Gingely oil - 2 tsp
  • Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Curry leaves - few
  • Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
To garnish
  • Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp ( finely chopped)
  • Ghee - 1 tbsp
HOW TO MAKE ANNAPOORNA HOTEL SAMBAR - METHOD

  • In a cooker base, add toor dal, 2 cups water, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder and few drops of cooking oil. In a small box, add chopped onion, tomato, drumstick pieces or other vegetables if using. Add 1/4 cup water. Keep the box inside the cooker.
    Annapoorna hotel sambar recipe
  • Pressure cook in low flame for 2 whistles. Open the cooker and take the box out. Keep aside.Mash the dal with a whisk or ladle. Set aside.
    Annapoorna hotel sambar recipe
  • In a kadai, heat 2 tsp sesame oil. Roast methi seeds, cumin seeds, chana dal, urad dal, red chilli, pepper corns, dhania and roast till dals turn golden in color. Add pinched tamarind. Saute for a second. Add the curry leaves, hing, grated coconut, ginger and jaggery. Saute for 30 seconds. Grind this mixture to a smooth paste adding 1/2 cup water. Slightly coarse paste is also fine.
    Annapoorna hotel sambar recipe
  • In the same kadai, add the ground paste + 2 cups of water.Mix well and boil for few minutes. Add the cooked onion+ tomato + Veggies mixture.Boil for a minute. Add the mashed dal, required salt & boil the sambar in medium flame for few minutes.
    Annapoorna hotel sambar recipe
    Annapoorna hotel sambar recipe
  • Heat oil in a kadai and when it gets heated , splutter mustard seeds, curry leaves. SWITCH OFF THE FLAME !  Add red chilli powder, mix well quickly and add this to the boiling sambar. Do not burn the red chilli powder. Boil the sambar for a minute.
  • Last but not the least, add 2 tsp ghee,  chopped coriander leaves and mix well. Serve hot with idli !
  • This sambar becomes thick as it cools down. So add water to adjust the consistency before serving. Check for salt as well.
    Annapoorna hotel sambar recipe
    Annapoorna hotel sambar recipe
Enjoy !

Note
  • Adjust the quantity of red chilli & chilli powder if you want more spicy taste.
  • Do not add more tamarind. Tamarind should be minimum for idli sambar.
  • This sambar becomes thick as it cools down. So add water whenever needed, mix well. Check for salt and serve.
Enjoy this yummy idli sambar with piping hot idli ! Tastes great.

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September 23, 2016

Chola Poori Recipe – How To Make Chola Puri

Chola poori recipe
Recently I tasted a big sized, puffy Chola poori with chana masala in Hotel Saravana bhavan, Salem. Actually speaking, Punjabi special chole bhatura was in my try list for years. But I haven’t tasted it so far. Soon I must taste it in North Indian restaurants to know its actual taste and then experiment at home. I think Chola poori must be an adaptive version of chole bhatura in South. So I tried this Tamil nadu style chola poori at home. I was thinking chola poori is called as chole bhatura in Hindi. But there are variations in the ingredients for dough and preparation for making bhatura and chola poori. 

For making bhatura yeast, baking powder or soda water is used whereas chola puri is made without yeast or any raising agent. Only curd/yogurt is used. Bhatura dough needs a resting time of 3-4 hours whereas this one needs just 30 minutes. The method of preparation of chola poori is quite similar to our plain wheat flour poori. All the tips and tricks we follow for wheat flour poori is applicable to this as well.I got this awesome recipe from this blog. I have tried it thrice during weekends. It comes out very well with a puffy looking, soft texture. 

We all know the best, popular side dish for chola poori is chana masala or chole masala. So I prepared Punjabi chole following this recipe from my Punjabi thali post and served with chola poori. It was a yummy combo.We loved it to the core. Friends, do try this easy chola poori recipe. Don’t mind about calories, just enjoy with chana masala. Serve it for weekend breakfast or dinner. 

Ok, Lets see how to make Chola poori recipe with stepwise pictures. I will try to make a detailed video post soon.

Check out my beetroot poori and Palak poori recipes if interested !

Chola poori

Chola poori recipe


Chola poori recipe How to make Chola poori recipe - Delicious breakfast recipe for weekends
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Breakfast/Dinner recipe
Serves: 12-14
Prep time: 30 Minutes
Cook time: 2 Minutes
Total time: 32 Minutes


INGREDIENTS
1 cup - 240ml
  • Maida/All purpose flour - 2 cups
  • Sooji/Rava – 1/4 cup ( Semolina, Upma rava)
  • Wheat flour/Atta – 1/4 cup
  • Cooking oil - 1 tbsp
  • Fresh Curd/yogurt – 2 tbsp
  • Salt - as needed
  • Water - as needed
  • Cooking oil - to deep fry
METHOD

  • In a wide bowl, sift the maida and wheat flour.To this, add sooji, Oil, salt and curd. Mix well with your fingers. Oil and curd should spread well with flour and the mixture looks crumbly. ( Sooji helps to maintain puffiness for long time. Wheat flour helps to make perfect round shape. Oil  & curd is to give softness to the poori)
    How to make chola poori
  • Add the required water little by little and make a stiff dough.Dough should be non-sticky, thick and stiff like our usual wheat flour poori.Cover it with a damp cloth. Let the dough rest for 30 minutes.
    How to make chola poori
  • After 30 minutes, knead the dough for 2-3 minutes and make it smooth. Make small or big sized balls from the dough as per your wish. In hotels, they serve big sized poori. Roll it slightly thicker than the usual poori. Use wheat flour to dust the balls. Arrange them in a paper or a plate.
    How to make chola poori
    How to make chola poori
  • Heat oil in a kadai and when it gets heated, drop a pinch of dough to check the oil temperature.The dough should rise immediately to the top. Keep the flame medium high and drop one poori at a time. Poori will puff up immediately. If not, press the poori gently with a slotted ladle. It will puff up. Flip it and cook the other side till bubbles cease.It will look slightly golden in color.
  • The color of poori will change based on the oil temperature. You can find the difference in color or pooris in the main picture. To maintain white colored pooris, switch off the heat after making 2-3 pooris, let the oil cool down slightly. Then heat it and check with a pinch of dough. Proceed as mentioned above and deep fry the poori.
  • Remove the puri in a tissue paper. Drain and enjoy with chole masala or chana masala. Adjust the heat before frying each poori. Make sure oil is not smoking hot. Please check my POORI RECIPE for more details.
    How to make chola poori
    How to make chola poori
Enjoy !
Check out my beetroot poori and Palak poori recipes if interested !

Note
  • Make sure the dough is thick and hard but smooth. It should not be too soft like soft chapathi dough. So add water accordingly.
  • Resting time of 30 minutes is needed.
  • Poori will puff up only when its rolled thick. Thin poori will become like papad. So roll it thick.
  • The temperature of oil is very important to get puffy poori. If the oil temperature is too low, poori will absorb more oil and does not puff up. If oil temperature is too high and smoky, poori will turn golden brown very soon and cook unevenly.
Enjoy this white, puffy chola poori at home with chana/chole masala !!
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August 16, 2016

Vazhaipoo Dosai Recipe – Banana Flower Dosa

Vazhaipoo dosai
Recently I tasted vazhaipoo dosai / vazhaipoo uthappam in Salem Saravana bhavan – Aasai Dosai restaurant. It was very tasty and I din’t have the feel of eating vazhaipoo/ banana flower. As its a healthy dosa, I wanted to try at home. I was able to guess the ingredients of the masala(topping) and recreated the same. It came out very close. Sendhil loved it a lot. 

Most of us make Vazhaipoo usili, vazhaipoo vada  and even vazhaipoo adai at home. This vazhaipoo dosa is sure a welcome change from them. The consumption of banana flower would be more in this dosa. Make this dosa for your husband and ask him to guess the ingredients. He would love its taste for sure and definitely becomes surprised to know it is a vazhaipoo recipe. This dosa tastes the best with coconut chutney

Make sure you use fresh banana flower and its not bitter to taste. For variations, you can make thin dosa and stuff this masala in the center. You can make it as vazhaipoo masala dosai. Ok, let see how to make restaurant style, healthy vazhaipoo uthappam recipe for your breakfast/dinner with step by step photos.

Don’t forget to check out my how to clean vazhaipooVazhaipoo kuzhambu, Vazhaipoo vadai, vazhaipoo poriyal, Vazhaipoo usili and vegetable uthappam recipes.

Banana flower dosa

Vazhaipoo dosa/ Banana flower dosa recipe


Vazhaipoo dosa/ Banana flower dosa recipe Vazhaipoo/Banana flower dosa recipe – Healthy dosa variety for breakfast/dinner
Cuisine: South Indian
Category: Main - Breakfast
Serves: 7
Prep time: 10 Minutes
Cook time: 15 Minutes
Total time: 25 Minutes


INGREDIENTS
1 cup - 250ml
For the masala
  • Vazhaipoo/Banana flower - 1 no
  • Big onion - 2 nos
  • Green chillies - 2 nos ( thinly sliced)
  • Curry leaves - few
  • Ginger,garlic paste - 1 tsp 
  • Chilli powder or sambar powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
  • Salt & water - as needed
  • Lemon juice – few drops (optional)
  • Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp 
To temper
  • Cooking oil - 2 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Urad dal - 1 tsp
  • fennel seeds or cumin seeds - 1 tsp
  • Hing/Asafetida - a big pinch
HOW TO MAKE VAZHAIPOO DOSAI - METHOD

  • Wash and clean the vazhaipoo ( Refer this post on how to clean vazhaipoo). Chop it finely and keep them immersed in water till use. Finely chop the onion and green chillies.
Vazhaipoo dosai
  • In a kadai, heat oil and splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin seeds OR fennel seeds. Add finely chopped green chillies and saute till its color changes. Add onions, curry leaves and ginger garlic paste. Saute till onion turns transparent.
  • Vazhaipoo dosai
  • Now add the turmeric powder, chopped vazhaipoo, red chilli powder or sambar powder, required salt and garam masala powder (If adding). Mix well. Mix well until vazhaipoo shrinks and cooks well. Cover the kadai with a lid and simmer the flame. Let the vazhaipoo cook soft. Stir it once in the middle. Switch off the flame and add few drops of lemon juice if needed. Check for taste.
Vazhaipoo dosai
Vazhaipoo dosai
  • Heat a dosa pan and pour 1 ladleful of batter. Spread it slightly for making uthappam. After you see the bubbles over the dosa, spread the vazhaipoo masala over the dosa and drizzle a tsp of gingely oil over the dosa. Flip the dosa carefully and cook for a minute.

Vazhaipoo dosai
  • Remove the dosa and serve hot with chutney or sambar ! Enjoy !
Vazhaipoo dosai
Note :  Add more green chillies or chilli powder as per your wish.

Yummy, healthy vazhaipoo dosa is ready to serve with coconut chutney and sambar !
 Vazhaipoo dosa


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