Onion poha

Quick to make , good to eat.

Ingredients for 4 plates
1 Onion
1/2 KG poha bag
1-2 Chillies
Salt and spices

Method
Soak poha in water for 30 min such that all excess water is drained away. Check if poha is dry in between if so add more water. Heat 3-4 table spoons of oil, add chillies and cumin seeds, add onions and cook till golden brown. Add poha and mix well. Add some turmeric, salt and chilli powder. Cover pan and cook for 3-5 minutes. Garnish with coriander and coconut powder and serve hot with cut lemons.

Masala Dosa

Masala Dosa

Ingredients

Dosa
Rice (3 cups)
Udad daal (2 cups )
Salt to taste
Baking powder (pinch)
Masala
Potatos - 5 large
Onions - 1-1.5 large
Chana dal - 1/4 cup
Peas
Salt to taste
Chilli powder to taste
Turmeric - 1/4 tea spoon
Green chillies - 2

Time saving procedure for both dosa and masala.

Soak rice and udad dal in (warm-hot) water for 2-3 hrs. Grind rice in mixer to a fine paste adding required water to smooth mixer motion. Add dal to it and continue grinding till fine paste is obatined. The paste will have little coarseness due to rice and it is good because it makes dosas crispy. Keep this ground mix (batter) in a vessel under room temprature for 2-3 hrs before making dosas to allow it to ferment. Add a pinch of baking soda to make ur dosas porous/fluffy.

To make masala, boil potatoes and peel after boiling. Soak dal in hot water for 3-5 minutes. Chop onions into pecies of size less than 1 cm x 1 cm . Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in pan and add rye and green chillies when oil is hot. Add the soaked dal after draining water. Add onions and cook till golden brown. Chop bolied potatoes while onions cook and then add them to the pan. Add peas and cook for 5-7 minutes. Garnish with coriander.

The batter stays good for 2-3 days in fridge, good for bachelors who stay alone and cook :)

Cold cofee

Great beverage for those hot summer afternoons.

For 1 cup cofee:
Put in a mixer 2/3 cup milk, 5-8 cubes of ice, 2 openend cardamoms, sugar and cofee to taste.
Grind for 1-2 minutes and cold cofee is ready.