Instant Millet Flour Dosa - Easy Millet Dosa Recipe

 I bought this Instant Millet Dosa flour few months back and tried making dosas for breakfast. I made few adjustments with the suggested making method printed at the backside of the packet and it turned out good. So, here is the recipe!

Ingredients
 
Millet Flour - 1/2 cup
Rice Flour - 1/4 cup
Big Onion - 1 small sized finely chopped
Curry Leaves - 1 tbsp, finely chopped
Coriander leaves - a fistful, finely chopped
Green Chilli - 1, chopped finely
Ginger - 1/2" piece, peeled and chopped finely
Cashews - 8-10, chopped finely (optional)
Water - 3/4 to 1 cup(adjust)
Oil - for preparing dosas
Salt - to taste

Method

1. In a mixing bowl - add millet flour and all the ingredients except water and oil. Mix well. Now add water little by little and mix well using a whisk. Set aside for 30 mins. Then add more water and make a thin batter as we make for rawa dosas.
2. Heat a dosa pan. Once the tawa is hot enough, take a laddle full of batter and start pouring it in a circular motion starting with the outer corners towards the center. Keep pouring until it fills the whole skillet. 
3. Cook in medium flame.The dosa should be thin so don't pour over then we will get thick dosas. Drizzle oil and cook until the top looks cooked.Fold and serve hot with any spicy chutney or simply with idly podi.

Notes

• The batter should be very runny. Adjust the water measurement as per the right consistency.
• Also you should not spread the batter as we do for regular dosas, the laddle should not touch the dosa tawa itself. Hold the laddle about 10 cm height above the dosa tawa and start pouring.
• Always use a deep curved laddle while pouring as it holds more and will cover the puter circle fully in one go.Then again you can take the batter another time to fill in the center areas.
• It is very important that the dosa tawa should be really hot. When you pour you should see the batter spreading by itself with tiny holes in it that the right contistency of the batter and it shows the dosa tawa is perfect for making dosas.
• You can even pour few drops of water to check if the dosa pan is hot.If you hear a bold shh sound then the dosa tawa is ready.
• After you make 2-3 dosas check the batter, if it becomes thick adjust by adding little water. Remember to mix the batter well everytime you prepare a dosa.

Chilli Bread

Whole wheat breads are always a healthy option for a snack or breakfast. Making it colorful and look attractive is an easy way to make the kids finish the plate in just minutes. The first time I prepared this was for my lil one's snack time and I actually had bread upma in mind. But while preparing I just started experimenting and the end result was too good. VJ tasted it and he too liked it. Then I had to prepare this again for him :-) I am glad my sweethearts loved this new recipe. You can also prepare this the same way as you prepare Chilli Parotta, garnishing with the spring onions. Here I haven't used them. And now to the easy recipe!

Ingredients

Whole wheat bread - 4 slices, cut them into small cubes
Onion - 1, bigger one, thinly sliced
Tomatoes - 2, thinly sliced
Green chillies - 2, slit lengthwise
Garlic - 2, finely chopped
Tomato sauce - 2 tsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp or as per taste
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Oil - 1 or 2 tsp
Mustard seeds and curry leaves for tempering
Coriander leaves for garnish

Method

1. Heat a pan, add one or two tsp of oil and the mustard seeds and allow to splutter. Then add the curry leaves followed by green chilles and garlic. Saute and then add the sliced onions. Fry until onion turns translucent.
2. Then add the tomatoes and fry until it turns mushy. Then add the garam masala and tomato sauce and saute for a minute. 
3. Now add the cubed bread slices and salt and stir gently so that it gets well coated with the onion tomato mixture. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Mix again, turn off the stove, keep covered for 2 minutes. This helps the bread to turn soft and the flavor of the coriander leaves blends well with the bread mixture. Enjoy with plain curd or any Yogurt dip.

** You can also slice the green chillies into thin slices instead of slitting lengthwise, if you are serving for adults. This would increase the spice level.The sweetness of the bread along with onions, tomatoes and the green chillies would taste great.
** If you feel your bread is not soft enough just sprinkle few drops of water while adding the bread to the onion tomato mixture. Be sure you do not add more water, else your bread will be mushy.
** You can also drizzle few drops of lemon juice for a tangy flavor.

Veg Cheese Sandwich

Sandwiches are best for picnics, kids lunch  boxes, snack time or even for any type of get-togethers. There is no specific recipe for a sandwich. Its just upto your taste buds and the ingredients available in your pantry. This time I wanted to make this for Prajwal's "Tummy Time" at school. For the past few days he fell in love with cheese. So I made it bit cheesy. You can adjust it as per your preference. Similarly I prefer using wheat bread as it is more healthier than the white bread, so wheat or white is again your choice :-)

Ingredients

Wheat bread - 4 slices
Carrot - 1, grated
Cabbage - 2 tbsp approximately, finely chopped
Capsicum - 1 or 2 tbsp, finely chopped
Onion - 1, thinly sliced
Tomato - 1, finely chopped
Coriander leaves - a handful, finely chopped
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Garam masala - 1/4 tsp
Salt - a pinch
Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
Cheese - 1/2 cup shredded  (OR)
Cheese cube - 1, grate it while making the sandwich
Oil - 1/2 tsp

Method

1. Prepare the stuffing first. Heat a pan, add 1/2 tsp of oil. Once heated, add the chopped onions, saute for few seconds. Then add the ginger garlic paste. Saute until the raw smell goes off. Now add the chopped tomatoes, carrots, capsicum and cabbage. Add salt, garam masala and the pepper powder. Saute for 2 mins. By this time the vegetables would have turned a bit soft. Turn off the flame, sprinkle the coriander leaves, mix well and set aside.
2. Take a slice of bread. Top it off with some grated cheese. If you are using a cheese cube, you can directly grate it to the bread surface.
   
3. Spread few tsps of the prepared stuffing evenly over the cheese. Again top it up with grated cheese. Close it with other bread slice and press gently.
   
4. Toast it in the greased Sandwich maker for 2-3 minutes or as per the instructions provided by your sandwich maker.  If you do not have a sandwich make, no worries.. you can toast it in the tawa too!!
   
5. Enjoy with tomato ketchup.