Payatham Dosai

This is a recipe from my creative MIL. This dosai is better to the body than Adai. It contains yellow moong dhal which is cooling to the system on a much needed summer day!

Ingredients:
1. Rice - 2 cups
2. Yellow Moong Dhal - 1 cup
3. Ginger - 2 medium size pieces
4. Asafoetida - 1 pinch
5. Red chillis - 3 or 4 nos
6. Salt to taste

Method de Prep:
1. Soak rice and yellow moong dhal in the ratio 2:1. Allow them to soak for atleast 4 hours
2. Grind the soaked mix with ginger, asafoetida, red chillis
3. You can add corriander leaves right at the end to get a green color. I haven't tried spinach, but sure think will work the same way.
4. Set aside the batter overnight. After it ferments, add salt the next morning
5. Make lovely dosa/crepe with the batter and enjoy!

Cabbage Soup

After hogging the entire weekend under various excuses, we decided it was time for us to eat healthy. This morning, I wanted something different and quick for breakfast. My MIL's recipe came to my head.

Here is a tip:
Do not throw away the water in which you boil vegetables or lentils. They might come handy. For eg: After boiling lentils, do not throw away the drained water. You can just add it to any sambhar/rasam along with tamarind. Similarly, while making any sabji, you can use the water for gravy.
I made cabbage sabji and just used the water in which I boiled the cabbage. Here is what you need for this super quick breakfast

Ingredients;
1. Cabbage - 1/4 piece, chopped
2. Salt to taste
3. Ginger - chopped
4. Green Chillis - 3 nos

Method de Preparation:
1. Boil the cabbage in water. Leave it uncovered to keep the color from fading. Drain water and keep aside.
2. Now, in a mixie, take the boiled cabbage. Add the water as thick as you want your soup, chillis and ginger. Grind well
3. Pour in a bowl and serve with crackers/baguette pieces!

If you want, you can add a pinch of rasam powder for flavor.




Bon App!