Chora Daal Dosai

When i went to the indian stores two weeks back, instead of Urad daal i had picked Chora Daal. I was in a hurry so did not notice there and they looked similar. Only after a week i noticed that i have taken Chora daal and not Urad daal. I did not no what to do with it and i showed it to my mom. She gave me a dosa recipe to try and it came out well.So would like to share it. Its really simple, easy and healthy dosa too.Lets see how to prepare Choral daal Dosai..    


                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                           Ingredients :-

Chora daal - 2 cups
Ginger - 1 tsp (finely chopped)
Garlic - 4 cloves (finely chopped)
Green chili - 5 to 6
Coriander leaves - few
salt - 1 tsp or to taste











Method :-

1.Soak Chora daal in water for min 4 hrs and at the max 6 hrs.
2.Grind the daal along with ginger,garlic,green chili in mixie.Add water as needed.
3.Bring it to dosa batter consistency.
4.Add Salt and chopped coriander leaves to it and mix.
5.Heat the dosa pan in stove and start making dosas.

Easy Peach Crumble or Cobbler

Ingredients :-  

Peaches - 2 (Sliced)
All purpose flour/Maida - 1 cup
Sugar - 3/4 cup
Baking powder - 2 tsp
Melted Butter - 2 tblsp
Milk - 1/2 cup
Salt - a pinch
Hot water - 1/2 cup



Method:  Preheat and the oven 350 Degree F

1.Mix all the ingredients well except for the hot water and Peaches in a bowl using hand.
2.Take a baking pan (square/circular) and grease it with butter/spray/oil.
3.Pour the mixture into the greased baking dish and spread it evenly.
4. Layer the peaches at the top so that it covers the mixture.
5.Now Pour the hot water above it.
6.Bake it to 30 to 45 min or until it gets golden browm.

Tip :

1.Top it with Vanilla Ice cream , it goes very well with this one.Or you can top it with Whipping cream and chocolate sauce as i have done( see picture)

Bittergourd Pitla

Ingredients :-

Bitter guard - 2

Tomato - 1 chopped
Thoor dal - 1/4 cup
Tamarind - lemon size
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
salt to taste

To grind :-

Coconut - 2 tblsp
Black pepper - 2 tblsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Urad dal  - 1 tsp
Chana dal - 1 tsp
Red chilli - 3 or 4
Jeera - 1 tsp
Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp


Method :

1.Roast all the ingredients under ' To grind ' except coconut gratings with 2 tblsp oil, then  grind it along with the coconut gratings and make a paste.
2.Boil thoor dal and bitter gourd in cooker for 3 whistles.
3.In a kadai add 1 tblsp oil and temper mustard and add turmeric powder.
4.Add the tomatoes and fry nicely until they are cooked. Add the tamarind juice and bring it to boil for 5 to 7 min in medium heat.
5.Once it is boiled nicely add the grinded paste, bitter gourd  thoor dal , salt to taste and boil again for 5 to 7 min.
6.Turn off the heat and garnish with coriander leaves.

Tips :-                                              

1.You can do the same recipe using brinjal instead of Bitter gourd Or can mix both brinjal and bitter gourd too.