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Tiffin – Vegetable Adai

Veg Adai with Onion chutney


Ingredients:
Raw rice- 180 ml
Channa dal- 30 ml
Urad dal- 30ml
Toor dal-30 ml
Onion- 1 large- chopped fine
Carrot- 1- grated
Cabbage- chopped fine- 100 ml
Coriander leaves- chopped fine- 2 tbsp
Curry leaves- 10- chopped fine
Grated coconut- 2 tbsp
Green chillies-3- chopped fine
Red chillies (round)- 6 (If long chillies are used, adjust number suitably)
A pinch of hing powder (optional)
Grated ginger- 2 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil for cooking

Method:


veggies batter
Veggies Batter

Wash rice and dals and soak together with red chillies for 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Drain and grind to a coarse batter- not too coarse. Add the rest of the ingredients (except oil) and mix together. Let it stand for 15 minutes. Add a little water if required. Heat a heavy tava. When it is hot, pour half a spoon of oil and spread well. Sprinkle a little water. This helps spread the oil. Pour a ladleful of batter and spread like dosa. Apply a little oil along the periphery of the adai. Make a couple of holes on the surface of the adai with the spoon and apply half a spoon on the adai and holes to improve the cooking. You can optionally cover the adai with a lid for a minute. When the edges turn brown, turn the adai over and cook the other side.

stir fried onions
chutney


Onion Chutney:
Ingredients:
2 large onions- chop into long slices
4 red chillies (round)
1 tbsp urad dal
Tamarind- the size of a small gooseberry
Jaggery- 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil for cooking

Method:

Heat 2 tsps of oil in a kadai. Add urad dal and red chillies and fry over medium flame. When the dal turns light brown, add the chopped onion and fry for 2 minutes over medium flame. Remove from fire, cool and grind with tamarind, salt and jaggery. Serve with adai.

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Quick Sambhar


Ingredients:

1 Large onion- chopped
2 medium tomatoes- chopped
2 green chillies slit
Half inch of ginger root- chopped
Aa few curry leaves
Mustard- half tsp
Urad dal- half tsp
channa dal- Half tsp
1 red chilli
A pinch of asafoetida powder
A pinch of turmeric powder
Green gram dal- 60 ml
salt to taste

Heat a tsp of oil in a pressure pan, add mustard, urad dal, channa dal in that order followed by red chilly, green chillies, curry leaves, ginger and onion. Saute for two minutes, add tomato, asafoetida powder, washed dal and turmeric powder. Saute for a minute and then add 300 ml water and salt. Cook with weight for 3 or 4 whistles. After pressure reduces, mash well and adjust salt if needed. This is a lovely filling soup and makes also a good accompaniment for pongal, idli, dosais etc.

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