AnuSriram
Ingredients:
  • Raw Rice - 1 cup
  • Light brown sugar or jaggery - 1 cup (or 3/4 cup for dark brown sugar)
  • Banana - 1
  • Coconut - 1/2 cup shredded
  • Cardamom powder - 1 tsp
  • Ghee - as required
How to make it:

Soak rice for about 1 1/2 hours with enough water. Drain the water. Grind rice, brown sugar, banana, coconut and cardamom powder with very little water in a blender until smooth. It should be in the consistency of thick dosa batter. Heat kuzhi-appam pan on medium heat. Pour a teaspoon of ghee and pour the batter until full. Cook for 2 minutes. Turn to the other side carefully, add more ghee if required and cook until done.




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AnuSriram
Whenever i make sabji for rotis, i always end up with atleast a cup of left over sabji and i always find ways to use it in my next meal.
This time, i had a cup of channa masala sitting in my fridge which later turned into this delicious bread channa.
Click here for Channa masala recipe.

Ingredients:
  • Bread - 4 slices
  • Channa masala - 1 cup
  • Onion - 2 tbsp, finely chopped
  • Tomatoes - 1/4 cup, chopped
  • Corrainder leaves - 1 tbsp finely chopped
  • Tomato sauce - any flavour
  • Butter - as required
How to make it:

Toast bread as you regularly do. If using a griddle, Spread little butter on the griddle, place bread slices and toast on both sides until brown. If using a toaster, Keep slices of bread and toast for 2-3 minutes. Spread some butter on the toasted bread. Take a slice of the bread and spread some tomato sauce. Place some channa masala, onions, tomatoes and corriander leaves. Place a slice of bread over that ( just like a sandwich). Cut across. Serve with your favourite chutney or sauce. Here it is! A simple tasty treat!


This recipe goes to JFI: Chickpeas


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AnuSriram
Ingredients:
  • Garlic - 1/2 cup, sliced lengthwise
  • Onion - 1/2 cup, chopped lengthwise
  • Tomatoes - 1/2 cup chopped
  • Tamarind - lemon size
  • Sambar powder - 1 tsp
  • Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Asafoetida powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Sugar - 1/2 tsp
  • Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Urad dhal - 1/2 tsp
  • Cummin seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Salt - as required
  • Oil - 1/4 cup (Gingelly oil)
  • Curry leaves - few
  • Onion Vadagams - about 10-12, fried
How to make it:

Take pulp out of tamarind. Add sambar powder, chilli powder and asafoetida powder to the pulp. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and when it splutters, add the urad dhal, cummin seeds and fenugreek seeds. Add the onions and garlic and cook until light brown. Add the tomatoes and cook until tomatoes become soft. Add the prepared pulp, salt and sugar and bring it to a boil. Keep in a low flame and let it boil until it becomes thick and oil separates. Add the curry leaves and fried onion vadagams (sun-dried onion mix with spices). Serve hot with rice, idli or dosa.


I'm sending this to Srimathi for her RCI: Chettinadu Vegetarian Cuisine.