Delectable delights




Dosa

Ingredients
11/2 cups dal mash
11/2 cups rice
Salt to taste
Oil as required
Water to make paste

Method

Soak dal and rice for 10-15 minutes. Make a paste by adding water and salt in a blender, which can drop when you pick with finger. Take a non-stick frying pan, using a deep spoon, spread the paste to form a round shape. Pour oil over it, and when it sets, turn it and remove after a little while.

Spicy potatoes


Ingredients
½ kg potatoes
½ cup oil
Few curry leaves
2 onions cut into slices
4-5 green chillies chopped
½ tsp salt
½ tsp turmeric powder
½ cup water

Method

Boil and mash potatoes. Heat oil in a pan, fry curry leaves for a minute and add onions. Add mashed potatoes along with green chillies, salt, turmeric powder and water. Cover the pan and cook on low heat.

Coconut chutney


Ingredients
1 cup fresh coconut chopped
½ cup grams (roasted and ground)
Few curry leaves
2 cups chicken stock
Salt and pepper to taste

Method

Mix chopped fresh coconut and gram powder in chicken stock. Add seasoning. Heat oil and fry curry leaves, sprinkle bighar on the stock.

To serve
Take one dosa, place some potatoes with chutney and roll it. Transfer the prepared potatoes in a small bowl and chutney in another bowl. Serve in a thali.

Beef rolls


Ingredients
½ kg minced meat
3 eggs, boiled and cubed
4 potatoes, boiled and cubed
1 tsp red chilli powder roughly chopped
1 tsp coriander roughly chopped
¼ tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste
½ tsp all spice powder
1 tsp pepper
2 tsp ginger/garlic paste
2 green chillies slices
1 onion cubes
2 green onion slices
Few mint leaves
Roll strips available in the market
Oil for frying

Method

Boil minced meat with all the spices and cook on low flame till water dries. Add boiled potatoes, eggs and rest of the ingredients. Allow to cool before filling in the strips shaping them into rolls. Heat oil and deep fry till golden brown.

Fruit chat


Ingredients
1 cup melon
1 apple
3 bananas
½ cup grapes
½ cup pomegranate seeds
3 guavas
Orange and lemon juice to taste
½ packet fresh cream
Chat masala to taste
Sugar as required

Method

Peel the fruits and cut into pieces. Wash and drain grapes and pomegranate seeds. In a serving bowl place all the fruits.

Beat cream with sugar and spread it on the fruits, pour orange and lemon juice. Sprinkle chat masala, salt and pepper. Chill in the refrigerator before serving.