IDLI - A healthy food

 Idli has to be top most comfort food for all south Indians,  

Idlis are extremely low calories, fat free, full of proteins and probiotic. 

This porous, fluffy, white disc could easily be the healthiest food.

Ingredients :

• 3 Cup Rice
• 3 Cup Boiled Rice
• 1 Cup Urad Dal
• 2 tsp Fenugreek seeds
• Water as required
• Oil
• Salt as per taste.

Recipe:

• Wash rice and urad dal separately until the water runs clean and add fenugreek seeds to the rice.

• Soak it in water for 4-5 hours.
• Once your rice and urad dal have soaked then drain them and grind them again separately.
• Boiled rice is also grinded with soaked rice or with urad dal.
• The dal have to be ground into a very smooth paste, Add water accordingly, Grind the rice and boiled rice needs just slightly coarser.
• You have got both the texture, You mix them in large pot and mix them properly.
• Make sure that the consistency is thick.

• Keep the batter in warm place to ferment for about eight hours or overnight.
• Keep large plate below batter pot because the fermented batter can overflow from pot.

• Once your batter is fermented, you will see it, The batter is looking puffy and will rise quit a bit.

• Add salt into batter and mix well.

• Grease the idli stand with oil and take a ladleful of batter and fill the idli molds. 

• Add 1/2 glass water in the idli steamer and let it boil.

• Put the idli stand inside and close the lid.

• Let the steam build for 10-15 mins.
• Switch off gas and open the lid. 

• Wait till the steam is released before you take all idli molds out.
• Wait for another 5 mins. and them use the spoon to scoop the idlies out.

• Serve warm idlies with Coconut chutney and Sambhar.

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Dadpe Pohe - Traditional Maharashtrian Snack

Dadpe pohe is one of its kind Maharashtrian snack made traditionally since older times.

Dadpe pohe is made with Raw poha, onions, green chilly, grated coconut and tempered with spices.

There are variety of Maharashtrian recipes using poha such as Kande-Pohe, Dahi-Pohe, Poha-Chivda.

In Marathi language, 'Dadpane' means applying pressure.

This recipe derives its name from it. It is very simple recipe, Which is made by mixing raw poha with onion grated coconut, green chilly, peanuts and spices and is allowed to rest for few mins. by placing a plate and weight on the poha this method called is Dadpane.

Dadpe pohe can be served for breakfast or evening snack with tea.

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 cup Flatten rice
• Sugar 1/2 tsp
• Water
• Oil
• 2 Finely chopped onions
• 2 finely chopped green chillies
• 3 tsp raw peanuts
• 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 5-6 Curry leaves
• 1 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1/2 cup Fresh grated coconut
• 1 cup Fresh coriander leaves for garnishing.

Recipe:

• In a mixing bowl 2 medium size finely chopped onion into pot and add into salt, sugar  

• Mix well using your fingers.

• Add 2  1/2cup flatten rice into same pot and sprinkle some amount of water and combine well.
• Rest for 10 mins. The poha absorbs moisture and it turns soft.

• Heat oil into pan , Roast 3 tsp  raw peanuts until its turns crunchy and add 2 chopped green chilies, It also roast with peanuts.

• After roasted then they are transfer into pohe mixture.
• Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds into hot oil, When they are pop up then add curry leaves and  turmeric powder and gas off.
• Pour the tempering over poha and mix well .
• Immediate plate place over the poha a few mins. 

• Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and fresh grated coconut. and sev.

Serve the Dadpe pohe with hot tea.

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