IDLY BURGER !!!!!!!

IDLY BURGER...sounds interesting na ! Actually it's a fusion food. Kids usually dont wana eat idly, dosas. & they love to eat burger any time. But burger buns are not that healthy. So, i substituted them with idlies :P . Patties are readily available in markets now a days. But i made it at home & followed my own recipe & it tasted good too. First thought will not add cornflour to the patty dough , But while frying everything got  seperated. & rava went bottom of the kadai. Then added cornflour to the patty dough & dipped the patty in the cornflour paste too & it came out nicely. But it looks like more roasted, actual fact is all coz of my previous disaster. The rava which went bottom of the pan coated with other patties too. So, please don't go by looks, prepare it & just enjoy the taste. 

INGREDIENTS:-

For burger patty:-

potato, boiled, peeled & mashed - 2 medium
onion, finely chopped - 1 medium
capsicum, finely chopped - 1/2
green chilly, finely chopped - 1
ginger- garlic paste - 1 tsp
garlic cloves. minced - 8
salt to taste
cornflour - 2 tsp
bombay rava - as required
oil for deep frying

Method:- 

1. Heat oil in a pan & add ginger garlic paste & fry for a while. Now add garlic, green chilly, onions, capsicum & fry for 2 mins on a medium flame.
2. Take a bowl & add mashed potatoes+all the ingredients in pan +salt+1 tsp cornflour & kneed it well
3. Make double the lemon size balls from dough & gently press them in between your palms.
4. Make very thin paste from rest cornflour & dip this patty in that paste.
5. Roll the patties on bombay rava & keep aside.
6. Heat oil in a kadai & deep fry the patties one by one.
7. When done take out from oil & keep them ready in a plate.

Note:- You can added cooked fresh/frozen green peas & grated carrots to the patty dough for extra taste.


INGREDIENTS IDLY BURGERS:-                                  

Now patty is done. Choose idlies according to moulds you have used. Will post the pics next to it.

Idlies - 2 OR 4
patties - 2
cheese slice - 2
tomato ketch up - as required
tomato slice - 2
ghee - 2tsp
lettuce leaves (i skipped this)
tooth pic - 2

  (If you are using these type of idly moulds, then use 2 idlies. Slice them into 2 & use)

   (If you are using these type of idly moulds, then use 4 idlies)

METHOD:-

1. Heat non stick tawa & spread a tsp of ghee on it. 
2. Now place idly slices/idlies on them.
3. Apply ghee  on upper sides too. & shallow fry them till golden brown.

4. Now take them in a plate & apply tomato ketchup on one side.

5. Place one tomato slice on one idly slice & then one patty & then one cheese slice & close it with another idly slice, tomato ketchup part down. 
6. Repeat same for another 2 idly slices.
7. Insert tooth pic on both & serve.

NOTE:- If you are using lettuce leaves place them before tomato slice.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))

HORSEGRAM DOSA !!!!!

HORSE GRAM DOSA is a healthy breakfast . This is nothing but our KULTHA RAMDAN recipe only the difference is no need to fermant batter over night & in kultha ramdan, we grind rice coarsely . Here, we grind everything together smoothly. I got this recipe from my gorgeous friend LAXMI SHENOY who is an alrounder. A must try one.

                                                                   (dosa batter)

INGREDIENTS:-

horsegram - 1 cup
urad dal - 1 cup
dosa rice - 2 cup
salt to taste
ghee - as required

METHOD:-

1. Soak horse gram, urad dal & rice together minimum for 3 hours.
2. Wash & grind them smoothly by adding enough water.
3. Take the batter in a bowl. Add salt & mix well.
4. Heat non stick dosa tawa, spread a laddle full of batter , drizzle ghee/oil on it & close the lid.
5. After a while turn it over , when done remove from fire.
6. Serve it hot with chutney/sambar/ any gravy/bhaaji/pickle.

NOTE:- If you are not using batter immediately, then keep it in fridge. Don't fermant it.

HAPPY COOKING:))))))

CAPSICUM RAITHA !!!!!!!

I got this reciepe from my friend POORNIMA AJITH KUDVA who is an ace cook and a good singer too. Actually in original recipe tomatoes were not there but i added just to get tangy taste & it tasted good too. But you can skip adding tomatoes. & if capsicum itself is spicy you can skip adding green chilly too.  A healthy & tasty side dish for rice along with curry. & a jhatpat recipe too.



INGREDIENTS:-

Onion, finely chopped - 1/2 cup
capsicum, finely chopped - 1/2 cup
tomato, chopped - 1 medium
green chilly, slitted - 1
jeera - 1/2 tsp
jeera pow - 1/2 tsp
coriander pow - 3/4 tsp
curds - 100 ml
salt to taste

METHOD:-

1. Heat oil in a non stick pan & add jeera, when it splutters add chopped onions & capsicum & green chilly till onion turns transparent.
2. In a bowl add curds+jeera pow+coriander pow+salt & mix well.
3. Now add onion capsi mixture & mix well.
4. Finally garnish with chopped tomatoes.
5. While serving, mix everything well & serve immediately.

HAPPY COOKING :)))))))

ALMOND BURFI !!!!!!!!

This is my 400th post & i can't believe this :P & So, thought will celebrate this with ALMOND BURFIS. I got this recipe from my sweet firend SUPHALA SHENOY who is an cook, loving wife, devoted mother, amazing friend & a good hostess. But my burfis turned little harder as i kept them on stove for little more time. But tasted awesome ! When ever i hear the word BURFI i remenber the hindi movie in which Ranbeer kapoor & Priyanka Chopda acted & my favourate song "ithni si khushi ithni si hasi ithna tukda chaand ka" . Just loved that movie for their pure love. Sorry for going out of topic :P  OK....let's come to the topic now.



INGREDIENTS:-                  

Almonds - 1 cup
milk - 3/4 cup
sugar - 1 & 1/2 cup
ghee - 1/4 cup
cardamom - 4-5

METHOD:-

1. Soak almonds in hot water for 30 mins & peel the skin.
2. In a mixer, powder the peeled almonds adding little milk.
3. Now add sugar & cardomom & grind it further to a smooth paste.
4. In a thick bottomed pan, heat ghee.
5. When it melts, add ground paste & keep stirring till the all moisture is gone & it forms into a ball.
6. Switch off the stove & transfer it to the greesed plate.
7. Let it cool & then cut it into desired shapes & store it in container.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))

COFFEE LASSI !!!!!

COFFEE LASSI...sounds odd na :P Actually coffee is my fav flavour. One day thought will add instant coffee powder & added to lassi. It tasted good. Coffee lovers must try it once. I know it is simplest recipe but still thought of sharing it.

INGREDIENTS:-                                                               

Thick curds - 1 cup
Instant coffee powder - 1/2 tsp ( i used BRU)
sugar - 3 tsp

METHOD:-

1. In a mixer jar add curds, instant coffee powder & sugar & blend it well.
2. Your special coffee lassi is ready to serve.

HAPPY COOKING :)))))))

INSTANT POHA IDLI !!!!!!!!

I adopted this recipe from Hebbar's Kitchen. Must say very quick & easy recipe. No grinding & fermanting. But i steamed it for 20 mins instead of 10 mins...may be coz of my idly moulds. This is a must try recipe.

(I used these type of idly moulds & steamed for 20 mins)

(If you are using these type of moulds, then 10 mins are enough I think)

Ingredients

• 1 cup beaten rice / poha / avalakki (thin / thick variety )
• 1½ cup rice rawa / idli rava
• 2 cup sour curd / buttermilk
• pinch of baking soda / eno fruit salt
• water as required
• salt to taste
• oil to grease idli moulds

Instructions

1. soak 1 cup of poha in curd for 10 - 15 mins or till they turn soft. (rinse the poha with water if it is not clean)
2. now mash them nicely using back of your spoon.
3. now add 1.5 cup of rice rava, 1 cup curd and water as required.
4. mix and allow to rest for 10 - 15 mins. rice rava (idli rava) has to absorb all the water.
5. add water to get idli bater consistency.
6. finally add some salt to taste. just before steaming add a pinch of baking soda and mix well till it turns frothy.
7. brush the plates with oil and pour the batter immediately into the idli plate. do not rest the batter.
8. as other idlis you have to steam it for 8-10 mins on medium flame. allow it to rest for 5 mins then unmould.
9. serve hot with any chutney of your choice.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))