Pizza Dosa.

Hey friends,
I am back with another recipe.

My nephew likes pizza and cheese a little too much. But too much maida isn’t advisable right? And as a south Indian, Dosa is a regular in our household. I just clubbed both of these recipes and had a winner and a very happy 5 year old. Since then, I have made this dish a lot of times for even my parents have started liking the Italian twist to the desi Dosa.

Let’s get started, shall we?

Ingredients:
1 medium sized onion finely chopped.
1 medium sized tomato finely chopped
2 tablespoons of finely chopped bell peppers. ( I had used red. But you can use yellow or green too)
1 tablespoon chilli flakes
1 teaspoon crushed pepper
1 teaspoon mixed herbs
A pinch of peri peri masala (optional)
Salt to taste
Butter
Cheese

(Note : I had sauteed the onions, tomatoes and bell peppers but it’s completely optional. Also this dish should be cooked on low flame only until the base of the dosa becomes nice golden and slightly crisp. You can also use any other veggies as toppings)

Procedure:

• In a pan add 1 tablespoon of butter. You can use oil too but butter tastes better. Sauté the onions tomatoes and bell peppers for about two minutes adding salt, crushed pepper and chilli flakes. Switch off the flame and add mixed herbs.Heat a Dosa tawa, pour one ladle full of Dosa /idli batter. Don’t spread it. Pour a spoonful of melted butter around it. Let it cook for a minute or two on low flame. Add the sauteed vegetables on top of the dosa and press it like how we do while making uthappam. Add grated cheese on top of it. Cover and cook on low flame till the cheese melts and the base is nice golden color.  Add another a spoonful of butter around the dosa if needed. Sprinkle mixed herbs and serve hot with tomato sauce.

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My family really enjoys the recipe. It’s very easy to make and tasty too. I had used less cheese for my parents but you can use it to your heart’s content. Do try it and share your feedback.

Happy eating.
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Spinach Sambhar.

H friends,

Hows the festive season coming on for you? Mine was enjoyable with a nice family get-together. 🙂

So, I tried this recipe, modified it, after having my gran’s keerai Kuzhambu. Now the difference between sambhar and Kuzhambu is in the latter the Dal/lentils arent boiled , just roasted and powdered unlike sambhar where it is boiled. Kuzhambu is also little thick in consistency.

Anyways I loved that so much that I tried this variation and it came out better than I expected. The health quotient goes up a notch because of the spinach and it tastes very good too.

So let’s get started on the recipe, shall we?

Preparation time :- 15 minutes.

Cooking time:- 15 minutes.

Serves 3

Ingredients :

Spinach roughly chopped and blanched : 1 and half cup.

Tur Dal (pigeon pea) boiled and cooked : 1/4 cup.

Tamarind paste : 2 tablespoons.

Red chillies : 4-5

Grated coconut : 2 tablespoons

Coriander seeds : 1 tablespoon

Cumin seeds : 1 teaspoon

Black pepper: 1 tablespoon

Mustard seeds : 1 teaspoon

Curry leaves : 8-10

A pinch asafoetida.

2 Drumsticks – . cut into 2 inch pieces.

Coriander leaves: 1 sprig

Sesame oil : 2 tablespoons for tempering.

Salt to taste.

1 spoon jaggery

Method:

Blanch the spinach. (Put the fresh and washed spinach in boiling water. Let it be for 4-5 minutes. Take it out and dip it immediately in cold water)

Drain the spinach out and grind it along with boiled tur Dal, jaggery, red chillies, black pepper, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, grated coconut, and 4-5 curry leaves. (Keep the rest for tempering)

Heat the oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds. After it crackles,add 2 red chillies, asafoetida and the remaining curry leaves. Next, Add the ground spinach puree.

Add tamarind paste and give it a nice mix.

Add drumsticks and 2-3 cups water. (I have used drumstick. You can use any sambhar vegetable or little bit of all of it)

Add salt as per taste and boil for 5-8 minutes. Keep stirring in between. Add water if required, as per sambhar consistency.

Garnish it with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice and potatoes stir fry.

Do try this recipe and share your views in the comments below.

#Tip : You can add Sambhar powder instead of freshly grinding the ingredients. (Coriander seeds, red chillies, cumin and black pepper)