Thursday, February 17, 2011

2 in 1 Instant recipe

This is something I always wanted to share. For all those bachelors and my friends living away from their families... I'm sure you are missing your mom's DHOKLA! and here's also a trick to make an all time favorite instant soft yummy idlis . . .
Thats why is call it as 2 in 1 recipe. For a lazy cook and a complete foodie like me.... you gotta keep inventing some simple yet delicious recipes.. ;-)
Here's some simple recipe. Quick & Yummmyyyyyy with just three simple ingredients!

3 simple basic ingredients-:
  1. 1/2 cup of fine Semolina i.e rava (sooji)
  2. 1/4 cup of yogurt
  3. 1/2  cup of water
Secondary ingredients:-
  1. 1/2 teaspoon oil
  2. 1 teaspoon baking soda (or you can use eno )
  3. salt as per taste
  4. pinch of chilly powder
  5. pinch of black pepper powder.
 Garnishing :-
  1. Coriander chopped (Cilantro)
  2. Tadka ( heat Some cooking oilve oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, when they splutter, add white sesame which is optional,a pinch of turmeric powder and a pinch of asafoetida, add kadipatta / curry leaves if you want)
Method

  1. Mix basic ingredients in a bowl, keep it aside for about 15 minutes.
  2. Grease an 1/2 inch  steel pan and keep ready to pour the mixture in to it. Boil water in a steamer or  a deep pan.
  3. After 15 minutes, add oil, eno and salt in to the mixture of basic ingredients. stir well. Pour the mixture in to the greased pan and sprinkle chilly powder and black pepper powder on to the batter.
  4. Keep the pan in to the steamer. Cover the pot with the lid.(you may use the idli container instead)
  5. If you are using deep pot and don't have a tight lid, just take a small towel cover the pot with it and then cover with the lid.
  6. Keep it on a medium for about 15 minutes. After 15 minutes take the lid off and insert the fork or a knife in to the pan and check if it comes out without sticking anything to it, then that's an indication of a perfect dhokla. If not, keep it for another 2-3 minutes and it should be done. But as per my experience it should be done in 15 minutes.
  7. Take out the pan and let it cool for about 1/2 an hour. Cut then cake that is formed into midium sized diamon shapes by drawing horizontal and vertical slanting lines.
  8. Now take a small pan, ad make the Tadka, as explained above. add these diamon shaped cakes and toss.
  9. Garnish with chopped coriander.

Naughty GYAN :

Fool a friend calling it as the famous delight "South Indian Idlis"

KNOW HOW? 
  • Procedue same!
  • Pour the mixture in the idli pans instead of normal pans.
  • Once cooked, have it with sambar or cutney of ur choice. 


Nutritional Gyan!
POSITIVES :
Carbohydrate : HIGH
Protein : Medium
Fibre: FAIR
Fat : LOW
Tasty : + + +

NEGATIVES :
Baking soda could cause mild bloating sensation.
TIP : replace this by ENO

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