Rava Dosai Recipe

Ingredients:
2 cups semolina (sooji, rava)
1/2 cup rice (chawal) flour
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/4 tsp asafoetida
salt (namak) to taste
1 inch ginger (adrak)
4 green chillies
10-12 curry leaves (kari patta)
1/4 cup coconut (narial) (scraped)
12 cashewnuts
2 tblsp peppercorns
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 tblsp vegetable fat (ghee)
refined oil (tel) to fry

How to make rava dosai:

Blend rava, rice flour and buttermilk to make a thin batter, add asafoetida and required salt. Stand the batter for at least 6 hours.
Wash and finely chop the ginger, green chillies and curry leaves. Chop the coconut and cashew nut into very small bits.
Crush the peppercorns and cumin seeds. Heat the ghee and roast peppercorn and cumin seeds in it and add to the batter.
Mix the chopped greens, coconut and cashew into the batter. Stir well.
Grease a non-stick tawa, smear little oil. Pour a ladle full of the batter and spread by swirling the tava.
Pour a tablespoon oil around and on the dosa.
Cook till it is crisp and golden in color. Remove and serve hot.

Chicken Kurma Recipe

Ingredients:

1 kg chicken
1 cup onions ( pyaj) (sliced)
2 tblsp poppy seeds (khuskhus) (khuskhus)
1 tblsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 cup coconut (narial) (scraped)
1/2 cup yogurt
2 cloves garlic (lasan)
2 tsp ginger (adrak) paste
3-4 green cardamoms
3 tblsp oil (tel)
salt (namak) to taste
6 red chillies whole
1/4 cup fresh cream (malai)

How to make chicken kurma:

Clean, wash and skin the chicken. Cut the chicken into 12-14 pieces.
Soak poppy seeds in 1 cup warm water for 10 minutes.
Grind soaked poppy seeds with de-seeded red chillies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, garlic, green cardamom and scraped coconut.
Heat oil in a pan. Add sliced onions and cook till they are translucent. Add ginger paste and stir for 15 seconds.
Add chicken pieces and cook on high heat for 5 minutes stirring constantly. Make sure the chicken does not brown.
Stir in the ground paste and add 1 cup of water. Add salt and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and add beaten yogurt. Simmer for 5 minutes.
Finish with fresh cream.

Onion Adai Recipe

Ingredients:

2 cups Parboiled Rice (ukda Rice)
1/4 cup Red Gram Split (masoor Dal)
1/4 cup Bengal Gram Split (chana Dal)
1/4 cup Pigeon Pea Split (arhar Dal)
1/2 cup Black Gram Split (urad Dal)
4 Green Chillies
1 inch Ginger
1/4 cup Coriander Leaves (chopped)
10-12 Curry Leaves
8 Red Chillies Whole
Salt to taste
1/4 tsp Asafoetida
1 Onion
1/4 cup Coconut (scraped)
Refined Oil to fry

How to make onion adai:

Wash and soak the rice and the dals for about 4 hours.
Wash and grind the green chillies, ginger, coriander leaves, curry leaves with red chillies and salt to a coarse paste.
Peel and chop the onion finely and keep aside.
Drain and grind the rice and dal to a coarse batter. Rest the batter for about an hour.
Mix the paste, asafoetida, onion and coconut to this batter and mix well. Check for salt and keep aside.
Heat a heavy dosa griddle, smear oil and spread one ladle full of this batter to a thick circular shape. Make a few holes in the center. Pour oil on the sides and in the center, cover and cook over low heat.
Turn over and pour the oil and let it cook till it is crisp all around and golden brown in color.
You can make about 8-10 adais. Serve hot with the chutney of your choice.