May 22, 2011

Dondakaaya(Ivy Gourd) Ulli Karam

Ingredients :

Dondakaya - 1/4 kg
Big Onion - 1
Red Chillies - 5
Coriander Seeds - 1 Tbspn
Oil - 3 Tspns
Salt - to taste

Method :
  • Wash and cut Dondakaya into half and make into 6 long slices.
  • Dice the Onion into medium size pieces.
  • Now put 3 tspns of oil in a pan.When oil gets hot fry Dondakaya on a medium flame till 3/4 is cooked.
  • In the meantime Blend the Onion pieces,Red Chillies & Coriander Seeds and make into a paste.
  • Finally add the Onion paste to it and fry till the raw smell is gone.
Tasty Dondakaya Ulli Karam is ready:-)
Serve it with Hot Rice.

Tomato Ravva Dosa

Ingredients :


Rice Flour - 1 cup
Sooji - 1/2 cup
Tomatoes - 2 medium
Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 tspn
Hing - a pinch
Jeera - 1 tspn
Salt - 1 tspn/as per taste
Water - approximately 2 1/2 cups
Oil - as required


Method :
  • Wash and cut the Tomatoes into medium size pieces and grind to a paste.
  • Mix Rice Flour,Sooji,Tomato paste,Red Chilli Powder,Hing,Jeera & Salt.
  • Add sufficient amount of water and make a thin batter.
  • Heat pan and grease it with oil.Pour a big laddle of batter on pan and make a thin dosa.
  • Pour a tspn of oil around the dosa.When one side of the dosa is cooked turn it over and cook the other side of the dosa.
  • When both the sides is done remove it.


Note :
  • We can also prepare this dosa uisng dosa batter.The ratio is for 1 cup of batter grind one Tomato & 1/4th tspn of Red Chilli Powder and add to the batter and make Tomato Dosa.
Tasty Tomato Dosa is ready :-)))
Serve it with Sambar/Peanut/Tomato/Coconut Chutneys/AlooOnion Curry.