MASALA PURI

Ingredients :

1 cup - Wheat flour

2 tsp - Oil + Frying

Salt to taste

1/4 tsp - Ajwain

1 pinch - Asafoetida

1/2 tsp - Red chilli powder

Preparation:

• Sieve the wheat flour and salt.
• Mix all the ingredients and knead to firm dough adding enough water.
• Cover and keep the aside for half an hour.
• Take small lumps of dough and roll into small puris.
• Heat oil in a kadhai and deep fry the puris.
• Serve masala puri hot with curry of your choice.

Plain Dosa

Ingredients:

3 cup rice (chawal)

1 cup split black gram lentil (urad ki dhuli dal)

1 tsp salt (namak)

1 tsp fenugreek seeds (dana methi)

oil as required

How to make plain dosa:

• Soak rice, dal and dana methi for 6 hours.
• Then grind them to a fine thin batter by adding little water.
• Add salt to it and leave it covered for 12 hours for fermentation.
• Now heat a non stick tawa and spread 1 tbsp of the batter on the whole of the pan.
• Grease all the corners and then cook it on the other side also.
• Put little water on the tawa and wipe it with a clean cloth before making each dosa.
• Serve them hot with hot sambhar and chutney.

MASALA DOSA

Ingredients :

Dosa shell :

1 1/2 cups rice

1/2 cup urad dal

salt to taste

Oil

Masala Filling :

2 large potatoes

1 medium onion (chopped)

1/2 teaspoon yellow split peas

1/2 teaspoon mustard seed

1/2 teaspoon turmeric

1-2 green chili

1 tablespoon oil

salt to taste

Preparation :

Dosa shell :

• Separately soak rice and urad dal at least 6 hour or overnight in water.
• Grind to paste.
• Mix together, add salt with water to make batter.
• Leave in room temperature overnight.
• Mix onion and chilies to the thin batter.
• Heat pan or griddle with little ghee or oil.
• Spread the mix on pan in circular motion to make thin Dosa.
• Cook on both the sides, if desired.

Masala Filling (Spicy Filling):

• Heat oil. Add mustard seed, peas, onions and spice.
• Fry for about 5 minutes on medium heat or/until onions are turned into golden brown
• Add potatoes and mix and cook some more Serve
• Add filling inside Dosa and roll. Serve hot with Chutney