Venthayakeerai-besan-dosai

#VenthayakeeraiBesanDosai : #Venthayakeerai [ #fenugreekleaf ] is good for health just like any other green leafy vegetables. But because of its bitter taste many people hesitate to include #vendhayakeerai in their food. Whenever we think of green leafy vegetable, lentil dishes only come to our mind. Both young and old try to avoid it or take very little only. So we should innovate something new to make it more attractive and tasty too.
Keeping that in my mind I have prepared a tasty #instantdosai using vendhaya keerai and besan.

6 - 8 dosai can be prepared

Ingredients for batter :
1/2 cup	Besan [ kadalai maavu ]
1/4 cup	Whole wheat flour
1/8 cup	Rice flour
1/4 cup	Curd
3/4 Tsp	Salt [ adjust ]
1/2 Tsp	Cumin
1/4 Tsp	Crushed pepper
Ingredients to add :
1 small size	Onion, chop nicely
6 - 8	Curry leaves, tear nicely
1/2 cup	Venthayakeerai chopped nicely [ fenugreek leaves ]
1	Green chilly, chop nicely [ optional ]

Oil to make dosai

Method :
Take all the given flours, salt, crushed pepper and cumin seeds in a vessel.
Beat the curd and add into the vessel containing flours.
Mix well adding 1 to 1 1/4 cup of water.
The dosai batter should be watery but thicker than neer dosai.
Allow to stand for 10 minutes.

After ten minutes add chopped onion, curry leaves and vendhaya keerai.
Heat tawa on a stove over medium flame.
Grease tawa with oil using a clean and dry cloth.
Spread dosai batter from outer to inner just like ragi or rawa dosai.
Add drops of oil over and along the rim of dosai.
Flip the dosai using a dosai ladle once its rim turns slightly golden in color.
Transfer on to a serving plate when its done.

Enjoy tasty and healthy dosai along with coconut chutney or any other spicy chutney of your choice.

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mudakattan dosai

venthaya keerai chappathy

puli sundal

varagu venthaya kanji

Pumpkin Pancake

#PumpkinPancake #ParangikaiAdai : This is prepared with tender yellow Pumpkin. Yellow pumkin is called sigappu poosani or #parangikai. It is watery vegetables and gets cooked quickly. This pancake - adai is an instant method done with whole wheat flour, gram flour and buckwheat flour.
Now to the preparation.
Can make 4 pancakes.

Ingredients for Batter :
1/2 cup                             Whole wheat flour
1/2 cup                             Besam [ gram flour ]
1 1/2 Tbsp                        Buckwheat flour
1/4 cup                             Rice flour
1/4 Tsp                             Asafoetida powder
1/2 Tsp                             Red chilly powder
1/4 cup                             Curd
3/4 Tsp                             Salt

Ingredients added to batter :
1 Tsp                                Cumin seeds
1/4 Tsp                             Carom seeds [ Ajwain - Omam ]
15                                     Curry leaves, nicely chopped
1 small size                        Onion, finely chop
1 cup                                Yellow Pumpkin nicely chopped
1/4 cup                             Coriander leaves nicely chopped
Oil to make adai.

Method :
Take all the ingredients for batter in a wide mouthed vessel.
Mix well by adding a cup of water and prepare a slightly thick batter just like idly batter.
Now add curry leaves, cumin seeds and carom seeds. Mix well.

Then add chopped yellow pumpkin [ parangikai ] and coriander leaves.



Keep a tawa on a stove over a medium flame.
Spread oil over the tawa.
Now place 2 ladle full of batter and spread using the back of the ladle.
Sprinkle oil along the rims of the adai and also over it.

Close with a lid.
When the adai turns to golden color along the rim flip the side to cook.

When both sides are done then transfer on to a plate.


Serve with Ginger chutney or coconut chutney or any chutney of your choice.
Served here with tomato sauce.

Note :
Besan [ Gram flour ] can be replaced with Green gram flour.
Spinach or drum stick leaves or bottle gourd [ lauki ] can also be used instead of yellow pumpkin.

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