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 This evening I made Khaman dhokla after a long time. In the interest of not forgetting and for quick reference, I am quick to note down my notes. Hoping it would help you too a. Besan- Channa dhal flour (கடலை மாவு )- 3 cup b. Sooji (ரவை)- 2 tbsp c. Green chillies- பச்சை மிளகாய்- 4 d.Ginger- இஞ்சி -துருவியது - 2tbsp e. Sugar சர்க்கரை - 1tbsp f. Salt -உப்பு - 1 tbsp g. Lemon juice-எலுமிச்சை சாறு- 2  h. Cooking oil- 3 tbsp i- Ino fruit salt- 1/2 tbsp Procedure: 1. Mix Besan, Sooji, nicely chopped green chillies, ginger, sugar, salt and mix with eletric mixer adding 2 cups of water. 2. After mixing well, add lemon juice, cooking oil and mix again in same direction for 10 minutes 3. In a thick bottomed pan add water and let it boil. 4. In an idli mould or in a mould for thatte idli, grease with oil. 5. Add Ino fruit salt to mixture and add to mould until half of its level allowing space to rise 6. Steam for 20 minutes until it is fully cooked For garnishing, I have ...

I made this vada, with leftover beetroot curry. Ingredients: 1. Channa dhal- 1 cup 2. Green chilli-2 3.Fennel seeds- 1 tbsp 4.curry leaves- 1 handful Soak the channa dhal for 1 cup and set aside 2 tbsp of soaked dhal and grind the remaining coarsely in blender, adding green chilli, fennel seeds and salt. Grate 1 beetroot finely and add to this mixture. Make small patties with this mixture and deep fry in oil. Serve hot with tomato sauce.

Ingredients: 1. Carrot- Grated- 1-2 numbers 2. Cabbage- chopped finely- 1/4 cup 3. Capsicum- chopped finely-1 4. Beans- 1/4 cup- chopped finely' 5. Garlic- 4 pieces 6. Green chillies-2-3 chopped 7. Corn flour- 1/2 cup 8. Maida -1/2 cup 9. Ajinomoto-1/2 tbsp 10.Soya sauce-2 tbsp 11. Salt as reqd. Spring Onions for garnishing only. Mix all of the above mentioned items and make small balls. Deep fry in oil. Garnish with spring onions and serve.

This is a Gujarati dish and is a easy to make dish. I tried this at home, couple of weeks ago and it came out well. Ingredients: 1. Sooji (Ceroti or fine Sooji)- 1.5 cups 2. Channa dhal flour- 1.5 tbsp 3. Turmeric powder- 1/4 tbsp 4. Ginger & Green chillies- grated - 1 tbsp 5. Eno Fruit salt- 1.5 tbsp. This salt contains Sodium. So, dont try this dish frequently. 6. Yoghurt- 1.5 cups Mix sooji, channa dhal flour, turmeric, ginger and green chillies and yoghurt by hand and ensure that there are no lumps. Add oil in a pan and add turmeric, green chillies and curry leaves Add this sauted mixture and Eno salt, table salt and mix well. Add 2-3 tbsp of lemon juice and mix well. In a plate, grease with oil and pour this mixture and spread evenly In a heavy bottomed vessel, pour water and keep this plate inside and close with a lid and cook for 15-20 minutes. Let this cool. Invert this and cut into small cubes and serve with coriander chutney. If you take 1 cup of sooji, you will get more...

This is a tasty dish, that everyone in my family loves!. One of my grandma used to welcome us, with this. :)- Ingredients: 1. Raw Rice (Parboiled)- 1 cup 2. Urad dhal- 1/2 cup 3. Channa dhal- 1/4 cup 4. Green chillies-2 5. Curry leaves- 1 small bunch 6. Salt as required 7. Oil to deep fry. Procedure: 1. Soak the raw rice, urad dhal and channa dhal for about 3-4 hours. 2. Grind them in a blender, adding green chillies and curry leaves. Sprinkle lil water if needed (this has to be in vada consistency). 3. Make pakodas with this batter. Deep fry in oil. Goes well with any spicy chutney. Yummy dish!

This is a tasty snack and a good variation from the usual vada types. Ingredients: 1. White channa- 1 cup 2. Green chilli- 3 3. Chopped spring onions- 1 cup. 4. Chopped Cabbage- 1/4 cup, coriander leaves- 1 handful 5. Ginger- scrapped- 2 tbsp 6. Salt as required and Oil to deep fry. Procedure: 1. Soak White channa for 10 hours. 2. Grind the soaked channa, green chilli, salt. 3. Add the spring onions, cabbage, ginger and coriander leaves. 4. Mix well and make vadas. Deep fry in oil (both sides). You can serve this with tomato sauce or chutney.

Ingredients: 1. Paneer- cut into small cubes (10-15 pieces). 2. Onion -1 finely chopped 3. Ginger-1 small piece- grated 4. Garlic- 2 shells- chopped 5. Ghee- 2 tbsp 6. Garam masala- 1 tbsp 7. Curd- 1cup 8. Salt- 1 tbsp Procedure: 1. Grind ginger, garlic and onion 2. Mix the grinded mixture, paneer cubes, curd, salt and garam masala. 3. Leave aside for 30 minutes 4. In a frying pan, add ghee and fry (shallow) the soaked paneer cubes 5. Add few drops of lemon juice and serve.

1. Soak equal quantity of Moong dhal, channa dhal, urad dhal and toor dhal 2. Grind well in a blender (sprinkle water - use very very less water). 3. Add salt, chopped ginger, green chillies 4. Make vada in a polythene sheet/banana leaf. 5.Deep fry in oil.

1.Take 1 cup of all purpose flour(Maida) and knead it adding a lil gingelly oil and salt. 2.Cook 3-4 potatoes. Once the potatoes are peeled off, mash it. 3.Add oil in a pan, add jeera, grated ginger, chopped green chillies, chopped onion, and add peeled potatoes and green peas. 4. Add little turmeric, add 1 tbsp of red chilli powder and salt, add garam masala in the end. 5.Add little lemon juice after switching off the stove. 6.Make small chapathis with the all purpopse flour. 7.Cut the chapathi in the middle and start making a cone by starting in one end and wrap it with middle of the other end. 8.Fill with the mixture of potatoes and others and close the cone. 9.Deep fry in oil. This is a good starter item and is served with mint/coriander chutney.