Rava Dosai

Rava Dosa is something which we always ate at a restaurant, infact I never knew how to make it perfect the way they did...but this recipe is fantastic.....fingerlickin good....and no soaking, fermenting or planning ahead required! Technique yes...that is essential.....;)

1 cup sooji,rava,semolina
1 cup rice flour
1/4 cup maida
1/4 cup curd (optional)1 piece chopped ginger
 chopped gr chilli
2 tsp cumin seeds
 ghee,butter or oil
1 tsp pepper crushed
1/4 tsp asfoteda powder
 salt to taste
Curry and coriander leaves chopped

 To the above, add water to make a very liquidy mix( almost similar to Chhans), 
Let it soak for 5-10 min  (you can make it immly too)

Keep a non stick pan on the stove, wait for it to heat up completely. Rava dosa requires to be made in good heat.


Then you just sprinkle the batter on the tawa/pan(with your hand). It will make circular patches all over. add oil( I used gingily oil)


Let it cook and become crispy... (if you desire to have it very crispy then add more water to the batter and make dosa) remove when done...you needn't even turn it over...just fold it and serve/eat with chutny...


You can add onion to the pre-oiled pan before sprinkling the batter on the pan to make onion rawa dosa!


enjoy...

summer drinks!

Its really hot these days, having a cooling drink especially in the afternoons is so welcome. My kids look forward to these when they get back after a hot n humid day at school...


1. Sprite n lime drink
I just add about 1.5 tsp lime juice (kalamansi limes here) to one glass of cold sprite. Add some black salt or white salt. I like more than just a pinch, but add as much as your taste buds prefer. Stir it completely. Garnish with fresh mint (pudina) leaves or dry ones from shelf....Its just so refreshing...my kids love this drink.. Try it on guests...


2. Yogurt and cucumber drink
Take 3/4 glass of yogurt add about 1/4 cucumber (seeds removed), 1/2 chilli, some black salt (you can add roasted jeera powder too) and blend it in a blender, till they are all mixed. Garnish with roasted Jeera. enjoy it on a hot day!


For variation add green or red capsicum instead of cucumber or Cucumber with coriander.

Butter cake with choc icing

My daughter's Bday , she has that pleading, innocent look.... as usual,  she wanted me to bake a cake for her, rather than buy one ...so i dragged myself to the shop, after the long day, to buy some eggs and baking chocolate for icing it.....

The cake came out well, was a simple butter cake, but was too hot to withstand proper icing ( since she was in a hurry to cut it, eat and share it!).  Decoration: Just plain melted choc on top (no proper icing!!) with some alphonso mango .... we all attacked it as soon as it was ready... (rather than just stare at it till it cooled....!) recipe.....

Ingredients

         1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

         1/2 teaspoon salt

         2 teaspoons baking powder

         1/2 cup butter

         1 cup white sugar

         2 eggs

         1 teaspoon vanilla extract

         3/4 cup milk

Directions

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease one 8 inch square/round baking pan. Line bottom with wax paper or dust lightly with flour.

2.Sift together the flour, salt, and baking powder.

3.Cream the butter and blend in the white sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Beat until light and fluffy. Add the sifted dry ingredients to the creamed mixture alternately with the milk. Stir until just blended. Pour batter into prepared pan.

4.Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 to 55 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Remove from pan and allow it to cool.

5.Variation: Blueberry Cake; Add 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg to your dry ingredients and stir in 1 cup fresh blueberries into the batter before you bake it. Cut it into squares while it is still hot.