HOW TO MAKE EASY DOSA BATTER

If you have not planned to make the dosa batter and family members are demanding for dosa the following day morning, what you will do?  One easy answer will be you can get it from the shop.  You want to make it early in the morning and the shops open at 9.00 am. What you will do ?  and you do not have much time to soak the rice to make the batter.  In such a situation,  here is an easy method which I tried for a crispy and tasty dosa.

It takes only one hours time soaking and the batter is ready for you to make dosa.

Let us look at the recipe now:

MARACHEENI APPALAM, KAPPA PAPADAM

Cassava, often referred to as tapioca from its word in Portuguese, is called Kappa (കപ്പ) Kizhangu or Poola (in northern Kerala) or Maracheeni or Cheeni or Kolli or Mathock (മത്തോക്ക്), Poola (പൂള)in Malayalam.

Tapioca is widely consumed in the Indian state of Kerala, usually as breakfast or in the evening. It is boiled (after skinning and cutting it into large cakes of about 6–8 cm long or into small 2 cm cubes) in water till properly cooked, and the water is drained off. Once cooked, it can be mixed with grated coconut, chili, salt, turmeric etc., then steamed and mashed into a dry pudding. This can be garnished in oil with mustard, onion, curry leaves etc. if desired. Tapioca cakes (Chendan Kappa) are often eaten with simple chili sauce (a paste of Green/Red Chili + Shallot + small red Onion + Garlic + Salt + Oil).

Mashed Tapioca is paired with Meat / Fish curry. Tapioca with fish curry (especially sardines) is a delicacy in Kerala. Mashed Tapioca with Chutta Unakka Mathi (dry salted sardine directly cooked on charcoal) and Green Chili is another popular combination. Kappa Biriyani is yet another Tapioca dish.

Tapioca can be stored for longer periods by parboiling and drying it, after skinning and slicing it into 0.5 cm thick pieces. This is called Unakka Kappa or Vaattu Kappa (dried tapioca). Unakka Kappa pudding is widely consumed in Kerala. Tapioca Chips, thinly sliced tapioca wafers, similar to potato chips, are also popular.

Sabudana  (in Hindi) , jawarisi ( in Tamil), sago pearls (in English) is made out of this.  Sabaduna kichadi, sabdudana vada   are the  fasting dish of Maharashtrians.

We can make chips,papadam, subzi etc. out of this.

KAMAL KAKKADI CHIPS, LOTUS STEM CHIPS

Lotus stem chips is very easy to make.  This chips is slightly sweet and i had it as it is.  If you wish you can add little bit of chaat masala, chilli powder, black pepper powder, black salt or normal salt.  can be served with rice varieties or just can be had it with over a cup of hot tea/coffee.

Lotus stem chips