PRAWNS MASALA DOSA

Sundays are meant to prepare something special for our family.Though it is the only day to rest we do consider it as a day to try out our new experiments on daily recipes.So today let us try out something different in the breakfast menu. Masala Dosa is the all time favorite for South Indians.Today I have made a special variety of  Dosa. Prawns are also a favorite one for all the non-veg fans too. So I today I prepared a combination of Prawns and Veg  Masala as the filling.Trust me the taste is amazing...So all of you should try this awesome Prawns Masala Dosa. Let us move to the preparation now.

                                                   INGREDIENTS

• Dosa Batter                               -   For this recipe do revisit my Idli recipe .
• Prawns Cooked                         -   1/3 cup
• Potato boiled                            -    2
• Ginger chopped                        -   1/2 tbsp
• Green chilies chopped            -    2.5 tbsp
• Onions sliced                           -   2
• Turmeric powder                     -   1/2 tsp
• Red chilly crushed                  -   1/2 tsp
• Salt                                           -   to taste
• Asafoetida                               -   2 pinches
• Lime juice                              -   1/2 tsp
• Oil                                           -   1.5 tbsp
• Curry leaves                           -   1 sprig
• Coriander leaves chopped    -   1 tbsp
• Mustard seed                         -   1/2 tsp
• Split Bengal gram                -   1/2 tsp
• Dry red chilly                       -   2 cut into pieces
• Ghee                                     -   as required

                                                   METHOD

• Set aside all the veggies.

                           

•  Cook 3/4 cup of raw prawns with little turmeric powder and salt.When the water dries up. turn off the flame and set aside.After cooking we will have 1/3 cup of cooked Prawns.

•  Heat a kadai and splutter mustard seed and split black gram .

•  Fry the red chilly and curry leaves. Next add the sliced onions,chopped ginger and green chilies to it.

•  Saute it till it becomes translucent.Add little salt now.

•  Add the crushed red chilly to it. Saute well.

•  Next add turmeric powder to it.Mix well.

•  Add the mashed potato and salt  to it.

• Add the cooked prawns to it.

•  Finally add the coriander leaves, asafoetida , lime juice and salt to it . Mix well.Set this aside.

•  Make flat thin Dosa.

•  Apply some ghee over it and keep some Prawns and Veg Masala on one side.

•  When the dosa is cooked ,fold it and remove it to a plate.

                            Serve today's special Dosa along with Coconut Chutney.....ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!

PANI PURI

Golagappa or Pani Puri is one of the famous chats seen  in streets.This actually belongs to |North Indian snack item.But it has become widely popular in South India.To be frank I too love this a lot.The taste of spicy and sweet water varies in different places.I made this according to my taste so it's little spicy and sweet.Now a days ready to fry puri's are also available in market.I purchased ready made packet for puris.So let us watch how to prepare the spicy sweet pani and how to assemble this.

                                                              INGREDIENTS

1.Sweet  and Spicy Pani

• Dates                                         -  10 nos seedless
• Green chilies                           -   2 or 3
• Coriander leaves                     -   1/4 cup
• Mint leaves                              -   2.5 tb sp
• Sugar                                         -   2-3 tbsp
• Jeera powder                            -  1/4 tsp
• Salt                                           -   to taste
• Lemon juice                            -   1/2 of a lemon
• Panipuri masala                      -   1 tsp
• Water                                       -   600 ml

Grind everything together and add water to it.Strain this and refrigerate this.

 2.Potato Filling

Boil Potato with salt and add 1/2 tsp of  pani puri masala and mash this.Chop one onion and mix this together Keep this  aside.

3.Seva mixture

4.Masala Bhoondis

Sprinkle 2- 3 tsp on the top of the sweet and spicy water brfore use.

.Finally take ready to fry puris and fry this in hot oil.Keep this also aside.

                                                           METHOD

Make a hole in the top center of the puri with our finger. Fill a tsp of potato masala in it.After that add 1/2 tsp of seva mixture and serve.Immerse in the cool Sweet spicy pani and eat suddenly.

ENJOY!!!

VEG DOSA & THATTU DOSA

Veg Dosa is a Pan Cake made of  fermented batter.The main ingredients used to prepare dosa are Rice and Black gram.You guys can go through my  masala dosa recipe for detailed preparation of dosa. The main food of South- Indians are Idli and Dosa.Now this is more popular all over the Indian Sub Continent. Dosa has to be served very hot with sambar, coconut chutney, Onion chutney, Tomato chutney,Chutney powder etc.Today I am going to prepare Veg Dosa and Thattil koottil dosa for all of you.These dosa can be prepared easily and is very tasty too .So all should try this for sure . Now we can move to the preparation..

                                                      INGREDIENTS

• Dosa Batter                           -   2 cups
• Capsicum chopped               -   1/2 cup all colors
• Carrot chopped                     -   3 tbsp
• Onions chopped                    -   1/4 cup
• Green chilies choppd               -   4-5
• Ginger                                   -   a small piece choppd
• Beans chopped                     -   3 tbsp
• Tomato chopped                   -  2-3 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Ghee

                                                     METHOD

•  Chop all the veggies and set aside.

•  Heat a kadai add 2 tbsp of water to it and add the carrot first.

•  Add the chopped beans too

•  Cook till the water absorbs.

•  Add green chillies and chopped ginger to it.

•  Now add the chopped capsicum and the onions to it.

•  Add salt and saute for 1 min more till it dries.

•  Add chopped tomato and turn off the flame.

•  Make little thick dosa and sprinkle some ghee on it.Add the veggies over it.If this side is cooked flip it and cook for 30 secs more.Now take out and place is on a serving dish.

•  If we are making thick small dosa's then it is called Thattilkoottil Dosa..

SERVE HOT WITH SAMBAR AND CHUTNEY OF YOUR CHOICE !!!