Jan 26, 2012

Mixed Fibre Adai

Its a slight varition from the normal adai where in i have added corn and oat meal.
So those kids or elders who dont like would like this adai definitely.

Ingredients:
Channa Dal/Bengal Gram - 2 cups
Raw rice - 1 1/2 cup
Sweet corn kernels - 1cup
Oats - 2 cup
Dry Red chilly - 4-5
Pudina - hand full
Salt to taste
Curry Leaves
Oil to make adai

Method/Vidhiee:
1. Soak Channa dal and raw rice for 6-7 hours
2. Along with them soak the dry red chillies.
3. After 7hrs drain the water and grind them well to a paste. If needed add water.
4. Pour the paste on to a bowl.
5. In a mixer now grind the corn kernels to a powder and and pour them to the same bowl.
6. Also grind the oat meal into powder and pour on to the bowl.
7. Now mix the pastes and add salt as required.
8. Add curry leaves as required.

9. Mix well add water to make it semi solid to make as a batter and pour as a dosa.
10. Now as you pour for dosa pour the batter and add oil.
11. When onside turns brown turn another side and your Adai is done.

For slight variation you can add grated carrot, green chillies, cabbage...
Serve with jaggery, mellagai podi, avial..

Palak aur Mooli ke Pathe ki Sabzi

Ingredients:
Palak - 1 bunch
Mooli ke pathe/Raddish leaf/Mulangi kerai - 1 bunch
Aloo/Potato/Urlakanzgu - 2
Pattani/Green Peas/Mutter - 200gms
Tomato/Tamatar/Thakalli -2
Onion/Peyaz/Vengayam - 2
Green Chillies - 2
Ginger - 2 inches
Saunf - 2tbs
Clove/Kramb/Loong- 2
Pattai/Dalchini/Cinnamon - 1
Bay leaf/Brinji elai/Tez Patha -1
Oil - 2 tbs
Turmeric - 1/2tbs
Red Chilly Powder - 1/2tbs
Jeera Powder - 1/2tbs
Garam Masala - 1tbs
Amchoor - 1/4 tbs
Salt - 1 1/2tbs
Water - 2cups

Method/Vidhiee:
1. Wash the Raddish leaves, Palak leaves and chop them well lengthwise.
2. Chop onions, tomatoes and ginger finely. Split the green chillies.
3. Peal the potatoes and cut them into cubes.
4. Take a cooker or heavy bottom pan and add oil.
5. Add Sauf, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf, green chillies
6. Now add onions, ginger and saute well.
7. Add raddish leaves, palak leaves, tomatoes saute well.
8. Add dry masalas and salt.
9. Now add potato and green peas.
10. Saute them well and pour water till they immerse.
11. Give them 3 whistles in pressure cooker.

Once the pressure comes down you get the fragarent healthy green sabzi!! Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.