COCONUT CHUTNEY

Coconut chutney is an accompaniment for dosa, idli, ven pongal etc.  It is made out of coconut with green chilly, chutney dal etc. The dosa and idli is incomplete with chutney.  It is very simple and easy to make.

DOSA

For making dosa we can use the boiled rice as well as raw rice.   Dosa can be served for breakfast, evening snacks or dinner.  If you give me dosa any time, I am ready to eat with sambar, chutney, rasam etc.

 Here I have used the Surti Kolam rice, urid dal, tur dal and fenugreek seeds for making the batter.

SCHEZWAN DOSA

Dosa is liked by all with sambar, chutney specially when it is served hot in plantain leaf.  I love to eat in plantain leaf whenever I get a chance, I never miss it.  Schezwan dosa, rice is also the favourite of children, especially.  today when  I was making dosa, though I will make this too as I had the vegetables with me.

BROCOLI STEM CHUTNEY

I have posted various chutneys on my blog.  Here is another simple, easy and delicious chutney with the stem of brocolli.  After removing the florets, I used to make use of the stem in some subzi, dal or in soup.  Today I prepared dosa and wants to make some chutney with it as I was lazy to make sambar.  Yesterday I boiled the florets and gave to my daughter and husband and the stem was lying in the fridge.  It became handy today for me to make the chutney.  With some fried chana dal and onion, the chutney was very tasty with dosa.

SEVAI RAVA UPMA

Upma is a breakfast item served in every household.  It is also served as dinner.  Made out of semolina with some veggies, it is an awesome breakfast with some hot pickle, chutney or sambar.  I prefer to have it with yoghurt and lime pickle.  Normally it is made with semolina, but here I have made it with some sevai too.

sevai rava upma

AMLA CANDY

Amla has got lot of medicinal values.  It is used in preparing lots of auyervedic medicines.  It is rich in Vitamin C.  It is good for diabetic patients.  During amla season, you can make candy and store it.  You need only sugar and amla for making this.  Sugar syrup which is obtained while making candies can be used as a amla sharbat so that it does not go waste.

Let us look at the recipe now:

Ingredients:

1/2 kg amla
400 gms sugar

Method:

Wash and pat dry the amla.  In a large vessel boil enough water to immerse the amlas. when the water is boiled, add the amlas and boil for 2-3 minutes.  switch off gas.  allow to remain the same in the hot water for another two minutes.  after that drain and allow to cool.  now cut the amlas into pieces.  put the amlas in a vessel and sprinkle 350 gms sugar on top of the amla, cover and keep for 3 days. by the time, the sugar will melt and  the amlas will settle down.  on the fourth day, remove the amlas from the syrup and put it in a plate and sun dry the same.  once it is dried, powder the remaining sugar and coat the candies with the powdered sugar.  I did not do that, by the time my candies got over.  You can store  it in airtight container.

SAMBHAR POWDER

Sambar powder is one of the main ingredient in the South Indian kitchen.  Without sambar powder and rasam powder, the kitchen is incomplete.  Some people use the sambar powder only for making rasam, however, while preparing rasam, we add little bit of black pepper powder  and cumin powder  in it.

Sambar powder is made in different ways by different people.  I am presenting my way of preparing it here.  This can be powdered and stored for a month.  More than that I do not prefer because always fresh powder I prefer.

You can fry the ingredients and grind together with coconut for Arcachu Vitta Sambhar.

SAMBHAR

Sambhar is normally made in every South Indian house daily.  It is also prepared by North Indians communities along with Dosa, Idli, uttappam etc.  It is a combination of certain vegetables boiled in tamarind pulp and tur dal boiled and mixed in it.  the masalas can be freshly ground or sambar powder you can use it. It goes well with Idli, Dosa, Uttappa and rice also.

Normally, I make sambhar with the sambar powder without coconut and tamarind  as we do not consume both  at all.  For arachuvitta sambar,  the masala is freshly ground along with coconut and added to sambar.

TOMATO CHUTNEY

Chutney goes well with dosa, idli and sometimes with rice and dal too.  This tomato chutney made with tomato, onion, fried chana dal etc.  is one which goes with everything.  Very simple and easy to make.  I have posted varieites of chutneys which can be viewed in my blog.

Tomato Chutney

PALAK DOSA

Green leafy vegetables are always good for health.  Palak or spinach has abundance of Vitamin K & A,  B2, B 6  & C, mangesium, potassium iron (folate), calcium.  It is also a rich source of protein, phosphours and Vitamin E, zinc, dietary fiber, copper and omega 3 fatty acids.  Less calories, fat free, cholesterol free hence need not worry about putting up flab around your tummy.  

I prepared today, Palak dosa for breakfast.  I was totally exhausted and tired so I could not think of making any elaborate dish for the breakfast.  Had 4-5 bread pieces so made dosa out of it.  I have already posted bread dosa and taken most of the ingredients from that plus the blanched palak leaves.