Ragi dosa

One healthy and humble breakfast enjoyed by adults and kids alike. Really simple yet very nutritious and tasty. Does need a bit of pre prep but worth the effort in the end as it is diet friendly, diabetes friendly and also kids friendly protein packed super healthy breakfast made with millets.

Ingredients 

1 measure urid dal ( soaked for 5-6 hours) 

1n half to 2 measure of Ragi powder

Salt to taste

Method 

- Drain the Water and Grind the urid dal to a fine paste. Now mix it well with your hand and cover it tight. Place the container in a warm corner of the kitchen to ferment overnight

- Add the ragi powder and mix well to incorporate with urid batter such that no lumps are formed.

-  Add salt 

- heat a Dosa pan u till smoking hot , now add a ladle full of Dosa batter and spread it into circle shape thin Dosa or if you like medium thick .

- pot a spoon full of ghee from sides and a little on top of the Dosa as well. Let it roast for 2 mins

- Flip Turn the Dosa and let it roast for half minute. 

- serve hot with choice of chutney or pickles or even delicious butter 

Qasedillas

Recipe:-

1.) Chop 1big onion , 4cloves of garlic (finely),corriander leaves.

2.)1small red bell pepper, 1small yellow bell pepper, 1green capsicum (into fine dice).

3.) Chop 2 chicken breast into small cubes and marinate in 2spoons oil, 1tsp chili powder,1tsp Kashmiri chili powder, 1spoon dry garlic powder, 1spoon dry onion powder. 

6.) Hear 2-3spoons oil add onions, bell peppers and toss for few mins add chopped garlic and toss for 5 mins.

7.)Move the vegetable to one side of the pan and add the chicken in the other side of the same pan , keep mixing the chicken until it's cooked well.

8.)Now mix the chicken and the vegetables and toss for 1-2mins. Switch-off gas.  And remove in a bowl , allow to cool. 

9.) Keep gas on slow(very sim), brush oil on a pan , place one tortilla , spread any 2cheese(moserella , cheddar, Parmesan or processed) I have used processed cheese slices and Parmesan powder , then spread chicken mix,chopped corriander leaves,one more layer of 

cheese and place another tortilla on this .

10.) Press it down and cook until the tortilla is crisp.

11.) Cut into 4pieces as shown in picture.

12.)Serve hot with ranch dip.

Baked casserole

Recepie:-

1.) Grate 2large potatoes.

2.) Season with desired spices(mix dry herbs, chili flakes/powder, pepper, salt.... Make about 2-3 table spoons or more and reserve for later use in this recepie  ) 

3.) Butter a bake dish on all sides and base. 

4.) Put and spread the potato mixture. 

5.) Layer with slices of tomatoes.sprinkle seasoning again.

6.) Layer onion ,season again.

7.) Powder or break bread into pieces and layer . Add some more seasoning .

8.) Add a layer of finely chopped mint and corriander leaves.

8.) Beat 5eggs till frothy along with seasoning and pour over the layers in the bake dish.

9.) Add shredded moserella cheese or cheddar cheese .

10.) Sprinkle some panko bread crumbs over it. 

11.) Add cubes of feta cheese (if you have u can add olives sliced or even even 

spinach /mushroom /broccoli/ basil,etc) 

12.) Sprinkle some of the seasoning . 

13.) Bake in a pre heated oven at 200 degrees celus for 30 mins.

14.) Microwave in on hi power for 5 mins.

15.) Serve hot with ketchup.

Note:- If u do not use seasoning at each step the dish will not have much taste as there isn't any other spice in the recepie for taste. 

Bhindi raita

Recipe:-

1.) Wash, dry and chop bhindi (lady fingers )in to thin slices.

2.) Chop 3flakes garlic slices.

3.) Heat 1spoon oil add crushed cumin.

4.) Once it cracked add the garlic and get them golden .

5.) Add the chopped bhindi and sauté a bit.

6.) Cover cook and keep mixing once in every 2mins.

7.) After 5mins add salt and mix. Cover cook until well done . (Keep mixing in regularly to avoid burning ) 

8.) Add dhaniya jeera powder, red chili powder and rock salt (one pinch)

9.) Add corriander leaves and let the mixture cool slightly .

10.) Mix in cold-thick yogurt or Laban at the time of serving. 

  

Grilled Halomi -cheese sandwhich

Recipe:

1.)Slice and grill on a hot griddle (pan) few pieces of halomi cheese taken from the block of cheese.

2.)Slice tomato and onion

3.)Butter the bread, on one slice place the sliced vegs and sprinkle salt ,pepper and then layer the grilled cheese sprinkle add some red chili powder,mixed dry herbs.

4.)Add chopped cilantro/parsley and cover with the other slice.

5.)Serve either as it is or grill .

Tomato feta cheese salad

Method :-

Tomato -cucumber-feta cheese salad:- 

Chop tomato(cherry tomato preferably) , cucumber ,white onions, olives in bite sized pieces, cut feta cubes and add to the chopped vegetables and add few chopped Basil/mint and Coriander leaves /parsley as per availability , add lemon juice of half lime ,dash of mixed dry herbs (oregano /thyme,etc) , pinch of pepper and a generous drizzle of olive oil , a good mix and voila the yummy salad is ready....

Bread cones

Ingredients :-

1.) 4 cups bread flour/self rising flour

2.) 1 1/2tbsp sugar

3.)1tsp salt

4.) 2/3 cups milk

5.) 2large /3small eggs

6.) 2tbsp butter melted

7.) 2 1/2 tsp active dry yeast

8.) 1/4 cup water

9.)milk /eggs for brushing 

10.)8 A-4 size papers

11.) 8 foil papers (cut slightly bigger than A-4 size.)

12.) white sesame seeds, flax seeds,kalonji (as per choice) 

Method:-

1.)Add 4cups flour in a big bowl 

2.) To it add sugar, salt and mix

3.) in a separate bowl ,mix warm water and yeast n mix slowly but well .

4.) Now add the yeast to the flour,

5.) add the eggs too,

6.) mix with spoon slowly n gently.

7.) add warm milk and mix with hand,  kneed gently inwards until the dough is soft n sticky but well combined.

8.) cover with cling wrap /cloth n let the dough rise for 1hour.

9.) keep it in a dark n warm place while resting.

10.) roll the A4 size plain paper n then the foil paper over it to make cones .make 8such cones.

11.) once the dough has doubled up slowly remove it on a flour dusted surface , while pressing down the extra air in it .

12.) cut into 8 equal parts n slowly roll to make 30 cm long rope with each of them.

13.) roll them on the foil cones starting from the lower tip of the cone,sprinkle add the sesame seeds(or other options as per recipe) 

14.) let them rest for 20 mins.

15.) pre heat oven to 200 Degrees C or 400 Degrees F.

16.) bake for 16-18 mins at 200 d C. After brushing with egg or milk.

17.) remove from oven and discard the foil n paper cone.

18.) spoon in or pipe in your choice of filling and serve .