Rava Idli

 Idli is one of the most predominent South indian breakfast in everyone's house...it is not oily and has protein and carb...and an easy breakfast to make...rava idli is one kind of idli....the best thing about rava idli is no need to make batter in advance...if guest comes home want to give them evening snack...it is so easyto make and tasty.

Ingreditents

1cup - rava
1/2 tsp- mustard seeds
1 Tbsp - Uradh Dhal
1 Tbsp - Channa Dhal
2 Nos - Green chilies
1/2 cup - Curd
1 Tbsp - cashews broken into pieces
1 string - curry leaves(finely chopped)
1 strand - Cliantro(Finely chopped)
pinch of asofetida
salt to taste

Instructions
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Step 1. Fry the rava until they change their color...but don't burn them....and let it cool down..
Step 2.In a wide pan add 1 tsp of oil and when it turns heat add mustard dhal when it pop out add the uradh dhal,channa dhal and pinch of asofetida along with the green chilies,curry leaves.. and roast the cashews....
Step3. Turn off the stove
Step 4. Now slowly add the roasted rava and mix well with the seasoning.
Step 5. In a wide bowl add cliantro,curd,salt,along with the batter...add little bit of water if batter is so thick...make sure there is no pulp in the batter.
Step6. Keep it aside for 30 minutes.
Step7. Then in idli maker....lightly add oil in the tray pour the batter and cook until the idli or done..(may be around 15-20 mins)
Step8. Serve immediately...

Caulilfower rice

A nice kind of variety rice shared  by saras....

Ingredients -1

1 Cup - Long Grain Rice/Basmathi rice/jasmine rice

Ingredients - 2

 1 No - Cauliflower(cut into florest)
1 No - Onion(Cut into lengthwise)
2 Nos - Tomato chopped in to pieces
2 Nos - Green chilies
1 Tsp - Mustard seed
1 Tsp - Urad dhal
1 Tsp - Fennel seed
1/2 Tsp - Red chili powder(Increase or decrease as per the taste)
salt to taste
Oil for cooking

Instructions

Step1 . First cook the cauliflower florest for 10 minutes with little bit of salt ...
Step2. In a wide pan add oil and when it turns heat ...add mustard seed when it splutters add  urad dhal and fennel seed...
Step3. Then add chopped onion and cook until they are soft and tender and add 2 pods of garlic...
Step4. Now add chopped tomatoes..let it cook for about 5 mins..

Step5. Now add the cooked cauliflower florests... with little bit of water..smash the florest along with the onion and tomato...

Step6. Now add 1/2 tsp of chili powder and salt as per the taste..

Step 7.cauliflower gravy is ready.

Step8. Now mix the gravy with uncooked rice...

Step9. For 1 cup of jasmine rice/long grain rice/basmathi add 11/2 cup of water.

Step10. Check for salt and spice and cook the rice.....

Step11.Delcious cauliflower rice is ready

Hash Brown

Later now-a-days am so fond of hash brown at M'c donalds...for no reason...So just a try at home for this new recipe...it came out pretty close and got thumbs up from my DH....

Ingredients

3 Tbsp  -  olive oil/butter/canola oil

1 lb -  baking potatoes, peeled and grated

Salt and pepper

Instruction

Step 1. Heat 3 Tbsp of butter  in a large frying pan on medium high heat.

Step 2. Meanwhile  when the pan is heating, grate the potato and sequeeze as much of  moisture from the potato using the papaer towel.

3 When the oil in the pan heats up make some patties of half inch thick and  deep fry until golden brown on the both sides...sprinkl with salt and pepper.

Step4. Hash Browns are ready to serve....

Chicken with Buffalo wing sauce

Taste as serve in resturant....one of the best recipe from my friend saras kitchen....easy to prepare and friends will really ask how you make it...each and every time...it is the best starter and goes well with ranch....
thanks saras for sharing this recipe with me...

Ingredients

1lb - Chicken Wings/thigh
1 packet -of McCormick Original Buffalo Seasoning mix
1 tbsp - ginger garlic paste
1 tbsp - chillie powder(increase or decrease as per ur taste)
1 tsp -  gram masala

3 tbsp - hot buffalo sauce/hot sauce

4tbsp - lemon juice

1 tsp - grounded pepper

2 tbsp - olive oil

Salt to taste

Instructions

Step 1. In a large bowl add all the spice ingredient, mix well.
Step 2. Then rub the mixture evenly over the chicken.
Step 3. Let the chicken marinate for a least two days in the fridge.
Step 4. Grilled the chicken for 1 h 30 minutes at 350°C.