Aadi Kummayam Recipe – Chettinad Aadi Koozh Recipe

Aadi kummayam also known as Aadi koozh / aadi kool is a Chettinad special healthy sweet dish that is served in Chettinad marriage functions and other important occasions. Aadi kummayam is prepared with homemade kummayam powder that is prepared using urad dal, moong dal and raw rice. Palm sugar / Karupatti is used to sweeten the kummayam. But some people use jaggery as well. Usually kummayam is given to the young girls who attain their puberty to strengthen the bones. It is served by mixing with sesame oil/ Gingely oil. When I heard about this Kummayam recipe from my friends, I felt it is very similar to my Tirunelveli style ulundhu kali. This year for Aadi special, I wanted to try and share this kummayam recipe in my blog. But I was not sure of the authentic kummayam powder recipe because I found so many recipes with variations in the quantity of ingredients. It was so confusing for me. When I told this to my friend Shalini, she introduced Viji akka who is basically from Karaikudi, Chettinad. When I spoke to her over phone, she shared most of the traditional Chettinad special recipes like Kandarappam, Vellai paniyaram, seepu seedai and Aadi kummayam with proper measurements and details. How sweet ! She also referred few YouTube channels and websites to learn authentic Chettinad recipes.

Coming to this aadi kummayam recipe, Viji akka told her mom makes kummayam powder in large quantities grinding in flour mill and store it for months. But I made a small batch based on her measures. I also watched Seethai aachi’s kitchen YouTube video for more reference. Though its my first attempt, I felt its so easy to prepare. It came out so tasty too ! Above all, we had a satisfaction of having a very healthy sweet. Lets see how to make Chettinad special aadi kummayam recipe with step by step pictures.

Do check out my other Chettinad Recipes and AADI MONTH SPECIAL RECIPES !

Aadi kummayam recipe / Chettinad aadi koozh

Chettinad special aadi kummayam recipe / aadi koozh recipe

Cuisine: Chettinad

Category: Sweet

Serves: Serves 4

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

Kummayam Powder Recipe White round urad dal -1 cup Yellow moong dal - 1/4 cup Raw rice / Maavu arisi - 1/4 cup Aadi kummayam / Koozh recipe Kummayam powder - 1/2 cup Palm sugar / Karupatti OR Jaggery - 1/2 cup Water - 1.5 cups ( To dilute kummayam powder) Water – 1/4 cup ( to melt jaggery) Ghee – 2 tbsp Gingely oil – 2 tbsp to 1/4 cup (Add while serving)

HOW TO MAKE AADI KUMMAYAM

1. To make kummayam powder, dry roast urad dal, moong dal and raw rice separately.
2. Cool and grind to a smooth powder. Sieve and store in a box.
3. To make Aadi kummayam, take 1/2 cup of kummayam powder in a bowl.
4. Add water and mix without lumps.
5. Melt palm sugar adding 1/4 cup water. Strain and add to the kummayam mixture.
6. Transfer to a kadai and keep stirring till it becomes thick. Add ghee and stir till non-sticky.
7. Remove and serve it by mixing with gingely oil.

AADI KUMMAYAM RECIPE - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

KUMMAYAM POWDER : In a kadai, dry roast urad dal till golden in color. Transfer to a plate. In the same hot kadai, dry roast moong dal till golden color with a nice aroma. Transfer it to urad dal plate. Similarly dry roast rice till puffy. Keep it in the same plate along with dals. Let everything cool down. Grind to a smooth powder. Sieve it. Discard the coarse residue. Store the kummayam powder in an air tight box. AADI KUMMAYAM PREPARATION: To make Aadi kummayam, take 1/2 cup of homemade kummayam powder in a deep bowl. Add 1.5 cups of water. Mix without lumps and set aside. Alternatively you can roast the kummayam powder in 2 tsp ghee till nice aroma wafts through. Cool down and then mix with water to dilute it. In another bowl, take 1/2 cup of broken palm jaggery or jaggery. Add 1/4 cup of water to it. Boil and melt it. Strain the syrup using a wire mesh. Add this syrup to the diluted kummayam powder. Transfer this mixture to a non stick kadai. Mix in medium flame till thick. Add  1/2 tbsp ghee at regular intervals. Mix till the mixture comes together. Total time takes 15 to 20 minutes to reach final stage.  Kummayam will become non-sticky. Wet your fingers slightly and touch the kummayam to check if its non-sticky. Serve hot mixing with gingely oil / sesame oil. Enjoy it as evening snack !

Note

For variations, you can add less moong dal and raw rice than the mentioned quantity. ie. around 2 tbsp. Adjust the quantity of jaggery based on your taste. Palm sugar / karupatti tastes less sweet than jaggery. So you can add more if you need. Traditionally the ratio of kummayam powder and palm sugar/jaggery is 1:1. Cardamom powder is not necessary. Some people roast the kummayam powder in a tsp of ghee before mixing with water. But I din’t roast it. Its an optional step. Color of aadi kummayam varies as per the jaggery and palm sugar. Pictures shows the one with jaggery. But in the step by step pictures, I used palm sugar. So it looks dark in color.

Try this super healthy, Chettinad special aadi kummayam at home and reap its health benefits !
I added some gingely oil while serving !

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Bitter gourd Masala Curry For Rice / Pavakkai Masala Poriyal Without Coconut

South Indian, Tamilnadu style Bitter gourd masala curry for rice / Pavakkai masala poriyal without coconut was my recent try using bitter gourd. Usually I make pavakkai pitlai or pavakkai poriyal with coconut in my MIL’s style. For a change, I tried this bitter gourd masala curry adding spice powders and garam masala powders. I made it easily using my pressure cooker. It came out very well and finger licking good with its own slight bitter taste. Sendhil who is not a big fan of this veggie liked this bitter gourd curry and had it without any complaints. If you are a fan of bitter gourd like me, you must try this Pavakkai masala poriyal. You will love it for sure. It is a good side dish for sambar and curd rice. If you want to make bitter gourd curry without bitterness, you should thinly slice the bitter gourd, remove the seeds. Soak in sour curd or buttermilk, salt for 20 minutes and squeeze it before cooking like I did in my bitter gourd biryani recipe. But I won’t recommend this step for this poriyal as the nutrition of this vegetable will be lost. So what I do is, I slice the bitter gourd thinly. I add more tamarind and jaggery to reduce the bitterness. It works well. Friends, lets see how to make this Tamilnadu style Pavakkai masala poriyal with step by step pictures.

Check out my other bitter gourd recipes too !

Bitter gourd biryani

Crispy Bitter gourd chips

Bitter gourd Puli kuzhambu - Chettinad 

Kakarakaya Pulusu - Andhra style bitter gourd gravy for rice

Bitter gourd pitlai 

Bitter gourd poriyal with coconut 

Bitter gourd curry recipe - Tamil nadu style

Tamil nadu style bitter gourd curry recipe for rice

Cuisine: South Indian

Category: Poriyal recipes

Serves: Serves 4

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

Bitter gourd – 1 (Medium sized) Big onion – 1 Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp Tamarind – medium gooseberry size Red chilli powder – 3/4 tsp Dhania powder / coriander powder – 1 tsp Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Garam masala powder – 1/2 tsp Jaggery – 1 tbsp Salt – as needed water for tamarind extract – 1/2 cup To Temper Cooking oil – 2 tbsp Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp Urad dal – 1/ 2 tsp Chana dal – 1 tsp Curry leaves - Few

HOW TO MAKE BITTER GOURD MASALA CURRY

1. Wash and slice bitter gourd into thin slices.
2. Heat oil in a pressure cooker base. Temper the ingredients.
3. Saute onion, gg paste. Add thinly sliced bitter gourd, turmeric powder and salt.
4. Saute for a minute. Add red chilli powder, coriander powder and garam masala powder.
5. Mix well. Lastly add tamarind extract, salt, jaggery.
6. Pressure cook in very low flame for one whistle.
7. Boil if there is excess water. Serve with rice !

BITTER GOURD CURRY - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash and slice the bitter gourd thinly. Remove the seeds and discard it. Do not slice it too thinly because it will become mushy after pressure cooking.  Chop the onion and set aside. Heat oil in a pressure cooker base. Splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, curry leaves. Add onion, ginger garlic paste and saute till raw smell goes off. Add thinly sliced bitter gourd, turmeric powder and salt. Saute till bitter gourd becomes dark green in color. It takes 2 minutes. Add red chilli powder, coriander seeds powder, garam masala powder and saute for a minute in medium flame. Lastly add 1/2 cup of tamarind extract, jaggery and mix well. Do not add more water. Pressure cook in very low flame for one whistle. Open the cooker after steam is released. Mix gently and boil if there is excess water in the cooker. Boil in high flame for few minutes to evaporate the excess water.Check for taste, add more chilli powder or jaggery if needed. If you feel tanginess is less, you can add lemon juice after switching off the flame. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve and enjoy with sambar, curd rice !

Note

Slice the bitter gourd thinly to reduce the bitterness. But do not slice it too thin. It will become mushy after pressure cooking. Tamarind and jaggery also helps to reduce the bitter taste. For variations, you can make this curry in a kadai instead of pressure cooker but it takes more time to cook. You can also pressure cook the bitter gourd separately and add to the masala.

Try this healthy, yummy bitter gourd masala curry for rice and enjoy !

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Karnataka Carrot Palya Recipe – Grated Carrot Stir Fry - Grated Carrot Poriyal

Today I have shared a simple and easy, Karnataka style grated carrot stir fry recipe. It is known as carrot palya in Kannada and carrot poriyal in Tamil. This palya recipe is very similar to my mom’s carrot puttu recipe but different in cooking method.

 In carrot puttu, grated carrot is steamed in idli pot whereas in carrot palya, it is stir fried to cook. I have tasted this palya in many occasions. Apart from grating job, it is so easy and quick to prepare. Kids would love it for sure. My friends make this as side dish for rice and chapathi as well. You can make chapathi rolls by stuffing this carrot palya and pack it for lunch box. Moreover this palya can be mixed with plain rice, ghee and served as carrot rice for lunch box. For variations, you can grate the coconut using carrot grater to give a nice look to the poriyal.

Check out my carrot kootu, carrot beans poriyal, carrot kheer, carrot halwa in pressure cooker, carrot chutney, Carrot sambar, Carrot kurma

Karnataka style carrot palya recipe

Karnataka style grated carrot stir fry recipe / Carrot palya for rice and chapathi.

Cuisine: Karnataka recipes

Category: Poriyal recipes

Serves: Serves 3

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 250ml Carrot - 4 nos (Grated) Big onion - 1 Green chilli - 2 Curry leaves - Few Grated coconut - 1/4 to 1/2 cup   (add as you like) Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp Salt - as needed Sugar -  a pinch Water - only if needed To Temper Cooking oil - 2 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1 tsp Chana dal - 1 tsp Cumin seeds – 1/4 tsp Hing /asafetida - a pinch Coriander leaves – To garnish

HOW TO MAKE CARROT PALYA

1. Wash and peel skin of carrot. Grate it and set aside.
2. Heat oil in a kadai. Temper all the ingredients.
3. Saute onion, green chilli and curry leaves.
4. Add grated carrot, salt, sugar, turmeric powder.
5. Stir fry in medium flame till carrot becomes soft and cooked.
6. Cover and cook in low flame if needed.
7. Lastly add grated coconut. Mix well, garnish and serve this carrot palya with rice or chapathi !

CARROT PALYA RECIPE - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash and peel the skin of carrot. Grate it using a big holed carrot grater. Similarly slice coconut and grate it using carrot grater if you like to give a nice look to the stir fry. Keep aside. Heat oil in a kadai. Splutter mustard, cumin seeds, urad dal, chana dal. Saute finely chopped onion, slit green chilli, curry leaves and hing. Now add the grated carrot, required salt, sugar( helps to give bright color) and turmeric powder. Mix well in medium flame till it shrinks and becomes soft. Keep the flame low. If needed add few tbsp of water. Cover it with a lid and let it cook.  Stir it once or twice in the middle to avoid burnt bottom. After the carrot is cooked well, switch off the flame. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve with rice or chapathi. Enjoy !

Note

Cook the grated carrot in low flame by covering with lid. If needed you can sprinkle few tbsp of water to cook the carrot. You can skip coconut but it gives a nice flavor and yield to this palya. Garnishing with coriander leaves also adds a nice flavor. If you like, you can sprinkle few drops of lemon juice for tangy taste.

Easy, yummy, healthy grated carrot stir fry is ready ! Enjoy with rice or roti !

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Besan Tomato Omelette – Eggless Omelette Recipe - Vegetable Omelette Recipe Without Egg

Recently we tasted this eggless vegetable omelette in Hotel Saravana bhavan, Salem. We loved it. It was so soft with a nice flavor. When I asked the ingredients of this vegetarian omelette without egg, waiter told its made of besan flour/Kadalai maavu, tomato, onion and pepper powder. I reminded about our North Indian besan cheela recipe and told the same to Sendhil. Simply we can call it as besan dosa / Kadalai maavu dosai ;).  As Sendhil liked this dosa very much, I tried to recreate the restaurant style vegetable omelette at home. Its a super easy and quick recipe that can be prepared under 10 minutes for breakfast or dinner. Ideal for working women and bachelors. Usually Green chutney is served as side dish for cheela but I served it with tomato thokku/ bhaji. It also tasted good. Friends, do try this easy, yummy, instant besan cheela recipe for your breakfast and share your feedback with me. Lets see how to make besan chilla recipe with step by step pictures.

Eggless Omelette recipe - Besan tomato omelette recipe

Eggless omelette recipe - Besan tomato omelette recipe - Instant vegetable omelette recipe without egg for breakfast/dinner

Cuisine: North Indian

Category: Breakfast recipes

Serves: 5 nos

Prep time: 5 Minutes

Cook time: 10 Minutes

Total time: 15 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 250ml Besan flour / Kadalai maavu - 1 cup Big onion - 1 (finely chopped) Ripe tomato - 1 (finely chopped) Green chilli - 1 (finely chopped) Cumin seeds or Ajwain - 1/2 tsp Curry leaves - Few Ginger - 1/2 tsp (finely chopped) Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp (finely chopped) Asafetida / Hing - a pinch Pepper powder - 1 tsp Red chilli powder - 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp Sugar - 1/2 tsp Curd - 1 tbsp Salt & water - as needed Cooking oil / ghee – to drizzle the cheela

HOW TO MAKE BESAN TOMATO OMELETTE / EGGLESS OMELETTE

1. In a wide bowl, take the besan flour / kadalai maavu.
2. Add finely chopped onion, tomato, green chilli, curry leaves, ginger, coriander leaves.
3. Add chilli powder, turmeric powder, pepper powder, hing, sugar and salt.
4. Mix well adding curd and enough water. Make a lump free batter.
5. Heat dosa pan and make besan cheela. Cook both sides till golden. Serve hot !

BESAN TOMATO OMELETTE - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

In a wide bowl, take all the ingredients except cooking oil. Add the required water. Mix without lumps. Consistency of batter should be slightly watery than regular dosa batter. It depends on the thickness of cheela. If you like thin cheela, make the batter watery else thick. Heat an iron dosa pan(for best results) or non-stick dosa pan. Pour a ladleful of batter. Spread it well. Drizzle a tsp of oil around the dosa. Cook both sides in medium flame till golden. Remove in a plate and enjoy serving hot ! You don’t need any side dish for this dosa. If needed, you can have with green chutney or pickle.

Note

Addition of curd is optional but it helps to make the dosa soft. If you skip curd, rest the batter for 30 minutes before making dosa. If you want to make thin cheela, make the batter slightly watery. Rice flour is not necessary. You can also refrigerate this batter and use it for 2 days.

Try this easy, instant besan tomato cheela recipe for your breakfast or dinner and enjoy !

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Dhaba Style Palak Paneer Recipe – How To Make Punjabi Dhaba Style Palak Paneer With Video

Dhaba style recipes were in my try list since I started to visit mini Punjabi dhaba with my school moms friends for kitty parties. All my friends rave about this dhaba and took me there. Yes, I completely agree with them. I too loved their hot, freshly prepared food with mild spiciness and homely taste. Reasonable rates as well. Though the gravies are bit oily, the taste of it makes us forget the calories. After eating there, I had bookmarked few dhaba style recipes to try at home. To begin with, I tried this yummy Palak paneer for the first time following the recipe from one of my favorite YouTube channels – Cooking shooking. I am not sure that this is the authentic Punjabi dhaba style Palak paneer. But this recipe won’t disappoint you. I tried this recipe confidently based on the readers feedback in the video. As I had already tried restaurant style Palak paneer, I could spot the difference in taste and the method of preparation of this dhaba style recipe. It came out really well and tasty. We all loved it. And now after trying this dhaba style recipe successfully, I am confident enough to try more. Soon I will try to get the recipe from mini Punjabi dhaba restaurant and share in my space. Ok, Lets see how to make Palak paneer in dhaba style with step by step pictures and video !

Dhaba style palak paneer recipe

Dhaba style palak paneer recipe with step by step pictures and video - Healthy and yummy side dish for roti, naan and kulcha,

Cuisine: North Indian

Category: Paneer Recipes

Serves: Serves 4

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 250ml Paneer / Cottage cheese – 1 cup (200 gms) Spinach / Palak leaves – 1 big bunch Green chilli – 1 to 2 nos Ripe Tomato – 1 no Big onion – 1 no Curd – 1/4 cup Red chilli powder- 1/2 tsp Dhania powder / coriander seeds powder – 1 tsp Nutmeg powder – 2 pinches Cumin powder – 1/4 tsp Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp (optional) Sugar – 1 tsp Salt & water – as needed To Saute Cooking oil - 2 tbsp Bay leaf - 1 no Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Garlic cloves - 5 nos ( Finely chopped) Ginger - 1 tsp ( finely chopped) Fresh cream – 2 tbsp ( to garnish) Crushed Kasoori methi - 1/2 tsp (optional)

HOW TO MAKE DHABA STYLE PALAK PANEER

1. Wash the palak leaves and set aside. Soak paneer cubes in hot water till use.
2. Heat oil and splutter cumin. Saute bay leaf, onion, green chilli, garlic, ginger,tomato.
3. Switch off the flame and let the mixture cool down.
4. Add curd and mix well. Switch on the flame and keep it low.
5. Add the spice powders, sugar and salt. Mix well and boil for sometime.
6. Add palak leaves and saute till it becomes soft and cook completely. Cool down.
7. Grind everything to smooth or coarse paste as you like.
8. Again saute this paste in a kadai. Boil for few minutes.
9. Lastly add the paneer, Fresh cream and crushed Kasoori methi. Mix well and serve hot !

DHABA STYLE PALAK PANEER - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Clean Palak leaves, discard the root part. Take the leaves along with stem. Wash it well. Chop roughly. Keep aside. Chop paneer into small cubes. Boil 2 cups of water. Remove from the flame and keep the paneer immersed in hot water till use. It helps to keep the paneer soft. Heat oil in a kadai. Splutter cumin seeds. Add bay leaf. Saute chopped onion, green chilli, ginger and garlic. Saute till onion becomes transparent. Now add chopped tomato and saute till mushy. Switch off the flame. Let the mixture becomes warm. Add whisked curd and mix well. Switch on the flame again and keep it low. Add red chilli powder, dhania powder, garam masala powder (optional) , sugar, salt, nutmeg powder and mix well. Boil for few minutes. Add washed palak leaves and saute till its cooked completely. Switch off the flame and grind everything to a smooth paste. Add this paste to the kadai. Add 1/2 cup of water and simmer the palak paste for few minutes. Lastly add the soaked paneer cubes, crushed kasoori methi and fresh cream. Mix well and switch off the flame. Serve hot with roti, naan or kulcha. Enjoy !

Note

Adjust the quantity of green chilli as per your spice level. Actual recipe uses 2 green chillies but I used one. Kasoori methi is optional. Its not used in the original recipe but I added it for additional flavor. For variations, you can blanch the Palak leaves and then add to tomato mixture while grinding. Sugar is used to retain the color of Palak leaves. So do not skip it. Do not add the curd when the mixture is hot. The mixture will become watery and gives a curdled look to the gravy. You can skip tomato and use curd alone.

Try this Dhaba style palak paneer recipe, enjoy with roti / Naan/ Kulcha !

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Mint Coriander leaves Dosa – Pudina Kothamalli Dosai Recipe–Green Dosa

I learnt this mint, coriander leaves, curry leaves dosa recipe (Pudina, kothamalli, karuveppilai dosai in Tamil) from my friend Shalini. She calls it as “Green Dosa”. Shalini has been telling me for long time to try this healthy dosa recipe and post here. But somehow I couldn’t do it. Last week when I bought a fresh bunch of mint and coriander leaves, I remembered about this dosa recipe and tried it without further delay. It came out really well. Color, taste and flavor of this dosa was awesome. Raksha and Sendhil liked it very much. I had a great satisfaction of including mint, coriander leaves and curry leaves in our diet. 

Many people doesn’t like to eat curry leaves and coriander leaves added in their food. They remove and keep it in a corner of the plate. For those people,  this dosa is a good way to include these greens. It tastes like our regular crispy dosa but looks green and smells more flavorful. Friends, do try this yummy green dosa at home and share your feedback with me. I will try to share some interesting and healthy dosa varieties in upcoming weeks. Stay tuned !

Mint, Coriander leaves Dosa

Mint, coriander leaves dosa / Green dosa Recipe - Healthy breakfast / dinner recipe !

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Dosa Recipes

Serves: 15 nos

Prep time: 12 Hours

Cook time: 5 Minutes

Total time: 12 Hours 5 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup = 250ml Idli rice – 2 cups Urad dal – 1/2 cup Toor dal - 1.5 tbsp Chana dal – 1.5 tbsp Methi seeds – 1/4 tsp Mint leaves – 3/4 cup ( 1/2 bunch) Coriander leaves - 3/4 cup ( 1/2 bunch) Curry leaves – 2 tbsp ( 2 sprigs) Green chilli – 5 nos Ginger - 1 inch piece (optional) Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Salt & Water - As needed

HOW TO MAKE MINT CORIANDER LEAVES DOSA

1. Wash and soak idli rice, urad dal, methi seeds, chana dal and toor dal together for 4 hours.
2. Wash and grind mint, coriander, curry leaves, green chilli, ginger, turmeric powder and salt in a mixie. 
3. Add soaked rice + dal. Grind smooth to dosa batter consistency.
4. Ferment overnight or 12 hours. The next morning, mix the batter well.
5. Make thin or thick dosa as you wish. 
6. Serve with coconut chutney or tomato chutney as side dish. Enjoy !

METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash and soak idli rice, urad dal, methi seeds, chana dal, toor dal twice. Soak them together adding enough water for 4 to 6 hours. Wash mint leaves, coriander leaves and curry leaves. Take them in a mixie jar. Add green chilli, ginger, turmeric powder, salt. Grind to a smooth paste adding enough water. ( If you are using a grinder, you can grind rice and dal mixture. Grind the leaves and chilli separately in a mixie jar and add to the grinder along with rice. ) To this paste, add the soaked rice, dal. Grind to smooth batter in 2 batches adding required water. Consistency of batter should be like regular dosa batter. Not too thin or thick. Transfer the batter to a bowl. Cover it with a lid. Ferment overnight or 12 hours for the batter to raise well. Suppose If you grind the batter in the morning around 10am, you can make the dosa for dinner around 7pm. It tastes good too. But overnight fermentation gives a nice flavor to the dosa.  After fermentation, mix the batter well. Heat dosa pan. Pour one ladleful of dosa batter and make thin or thick dosa as you like. Drizzle a tsp of oil over the dosa. Cook both sides till golden. Remove in a plate. Serve hot with coconut chutney or tomato chutney. I serve with thick coconut chutney and podi. Enjoy !

Note

Addition of ginger is optional. But it gives a nice flavor to the dosa and also helps in digestion. Quantity of curry leaves used is less than mint and coriander leaves. If you like, you can add equal quantity too. You can make this dosa for dinner if you grind the batter in the morning. You can also add a pinch of turmeric powder to get nice green color dosa. Addition of chana dal and toor dal gives a nice golden hint to the dosa. You can use either mint leaves or coriander leaves alone. If you have regular dosa batter ready in hand, you can grind greens and chilli to a paste. Add to dosa batter and make dosa immediately.

Easy, yummy, greeny dosa is ready to enjoy !

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