Tuesday, March 20, 2012

METHI LEAVES DOSA

                                  

Methi leaves Dosa

Dosai batter
2 cups
Nicely cut methi leaves
1 cup
Cumin seeds and Saunf
1 tsp each
Turmeric powder
1 tsp
Garlic flakes(optional)
4
Graan chilli
2


1.    Keep the dosai batter ready.
2.    If you do not have dosai batter, soak one cup of idli rice with 2 tsp of urad dhal and one tsp of toordhal together for 2 hours.
3.    Grind the grains well with the required salt (you can do it in mixer grinder itself instead of regular grinder) and allow it to ferment for 4 to 5 hours depending upon the weather outside.
4.    After the batter is ready, keep it handy.
5.    Grind the cumin seeds, saunf, garlic and green chilli to a nice paste and mix it with the dosai batter.
6.    Keep the dosai tawa on the stove and make a dosai and on top sprinkle 2 tsp of cut raw methi leaves with a tsp of oil.
7.    Keep the fire medium and close the tawa for a minute and turn side of the dosa.
8.    When it is ready with golden brown colour and a good aroma, serve it with coconut chutney or idli powder.
9.    Kids will like it better with sweet tomato sauce.

Note: Methi leaves have plenty of iron and calcium in it.
          It has very good quality of reducing unwanted fat around the grid in the body.

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