WHOLE GREEN GRAM DOSA

Green gram dal:  1 cup
Rice: 1 tbsp
Green chillies: 2 nos.
Ginger: 1 inch piece
Zeera: 1 tsp
Salt as per taste.
Water as required

METHOD:

Soak green gram dal overnight for 6. hours.  In the morning grind the dal, green chillies, zeera and ginger to make a smooth batter.  Mix salt and some water to make a better consistency.

Heat a dosa tawa and take a ladle full of batter and spread on it evenly.  Sprinkle oil on the sides and cook until the dosa turns crisp and golden brown.  Dosa is ready to be served.  It tastes yummy with coconut chutney.

Urad dal laaddoo

Ingredients:
Urad Dal : 250gms
Sugar : 200 gms

Ghee : 2cups

Rice : 2 tbsp

Chopped cashew nuts : 1/2 cup

Cardamom powder : 1/2 tsp

Method:

Dry roast the urad dal in a wok. As soon as the dal gets a slight golden colour, add the rice and roast till dal turns dark golden colour. Remove from flame and let cool. Meanwhile, powder the sugar finely. Now powder the dal and mix it with sugar in a large bowl. Melt ghee and add it in the bowl along with fried cashew nuts and cardamom powder. Now mix this well and make round laddoos before the ghee cools down completely.

Makes 16 - 18 laddoos

PEANUT CHUTNEY

Ingredients:

Peanuts: 3 tbsp

Zeera:  1 tsp

Green chillies: 3-4 nos

Garlic cloves: 3-4 (big size)

Curry leaves: 10 leaves

Tamarind paste: ½ tbsp

Salt : according to taste

Fry Peanuts, zeera, green chillies, garlic cloves and curry leaves in a ½ tbsp of oil till golden brown. Remove from flame and grind in a blender into a smooth paste adding salt, tamarind and a little water .