Thursday, March 8, 2007

Puffy Egg Paratha

Ingredients
  • Hard boiled eggs
  • in-store bought frozen paratha
Method
  • Hard-boiled and shelled egg is wrapped in store-bought frozen paratha and baked at 350 F for about 20 minutes.


Recipe courtesy: Mahanadi

Adai

Ingredients

  • 2 Cups par boiled rice
  • 1/3 Cup Chana Dal
  • 1/3 Cup Arhar Dal
  • 1/3 Cup Whole Black Dal ( Urad Dal)
  • Asafoedita Powder - 1/4 Tea Spoon Full
  • Curry Leaves
  • Green Chillies 4
  • Salt To Taste
  • Black Pepper Corn - 10
  • Jeera 1/4 Tea Spoon Full
  • Finely Chopped Coconut Pieces- 2 Table Spoon Full
  • Oil

Method

  • Soak rice and lentils separately for 6 to 7 hours.
  • Clean and grind rice coarsely.
  • Clean all lentils and grind together with all other ingredients (except coconut and curry leaves) to a coarse consistency.
  • Mix both batter thoroughly. Add coconut and curry leaves an mix thoroughly. The consistency should be slightly thicker than Dosa batter.
  • Add water if necessary and mix thouroughly.
  • Heat a Tava , smear with oil and pour the batter and spread to a round shape.
  • Add a spoonful of oil on the edges and also on the adai.
  • Turn the adai after 2 to 3 minutes and add another spoon ful of oil on edges.
  • Remove from heat.

Serve hot with coconut chutney.