Moong Dal Dosa

Moong dal dosa serves as a very healthy, nutricious and also delicious breakfast or snacks item. Here Urad dal is not used, which is an added advantage. Instead the very nutricious split moong dal and parboiled rice is used. And the best part is - it is very easy to prepare.

Ingriedients:Split green moong dal - 1 cup
Parboiled rice (Ukda rice) - 1 cup
Water
Salt as per taste
Oil for frying

Procedure:1. Soak the moong dal and the parboiled rice for at least 3 hours. I soaked it for 5 hours.
2. Drain the water and grind the moong dal and parboiled rice with little water and salt till it reaches pouring consistency.
3. Keep this for fermenting overnight or a minimum of 8 hours.
4. Heat and grease a non stick tava with oil.
5. Pour a laddle full of batter on the tava and spread it in a circular motion. Keep it on a high flame.
6. Sprinke little oil on the dosa.
7. Once the lower side is golden brown, turn to the other side. and keep on a medium or low flame.
8. Now turn it back to the original side and fold over.
9. Repeat with the remaining batter.

Serve it hot along with Corainder or Pudina chutney.

Note: The specified quantity serves around 10-12 dosas.

Pudina Chutney

There are number of ways of making the Pudina Chutney. But I really love the way my mom makes it. Its really delicious.

Ingriedients:
Half coconut - grated
Pudina - half bunch, cleaned
Tamarind - 3
Green chillies - 2
Salt - 1 teaspoon
Sugar - 1 teaspoon
Jeera - 1 teaspoon
Karipatta - 5

Procedure:
1. Grind all the ingriedients with little water.

Thats all. The Pudina Chutney is ready :) Its really awesome

It goes well with Idlis, Parathas

Note: It can be refrigerated for 3-4 days

Spaghetti

Spaghetti comes from the famous Italian cuisine. At first i was very skeptical to try out this recipe. But at the end, it turned out to be awesome. Full credit to my dear hubby.

Ingredients:
Spaghetti - 200 gms
Green Olives - 10
Chopped capcicum - 1
Sliced babycorn - 4
Chopped onions - 1
Garlic
Chilli flakes
Olive oil
Salt
Cheese

Procedure:
1. Take a vok and add water for boiling. When the water starts boiling, add the Spaghetti and pinch of salt and 1 tablespoon oil to it. Cook the Spaghetti for 15-20 mins. Once it is boiled, drain the hot water, and rinse it with cold water and keep aside.
2. Take the same pan, add 2 tablespoon olive oil. Next add garlic and saute for 2 mins till you get the fragnance.
3. Next add the chopped onions, sliced babycorn and chopped capcicum. (or any other veggies you like). Saute for 10 mins. Add a pinch of salt.
4. Next add the boiled Spaghetti to this and mix well. Add salt if required.
5. Next add the grated cheese and chilli flakes and mix for 2 mins.
6. Now take it off the gas and add the green olives.

Delicious Spaghetti is ready.
Serve it with Soya sauce or Tomato ketchup