Instant Wheat and Semolina Dosa with dry potato curry and chutney By Trisha Rudra
Breakfast scenes for a monotonous morning at home can be spruced up with Instant Wheat Dosa with Potato sabzi and a little bit of chutney. And if you are a dosa aficionado like us, you may have it for lunch or dinner too.
Trisha Rudra is a foodie fanatic, self-taught baker and home chef, ardent reader, photographer and enthusiastic traveler. In her words — “Armed with a Bachelor’s in Advertising and a Master’s degree in English Literature, I began working with content right from college, and spent over a decade in the field, until I quit the corporate world to pursue my passion. What began as simple cooking, turned into full-fledged blogging, and soon, a small home entrepreneurship, that is now my bread and butter. I currently run a confectionery and food business from home called Trisha’s Kitchen Alchemy, and work every day with one of my biggest passions, food!
Dosa:
Ingredients:
- 1 cup atta (wheat)
- 1/2 cup sooji (semolina)
- 1/2 cup curd
- 3/4th tsp baking soda
- salt to taste
- water
- Oil
Method:
- Mix all the ingredients to form a semi runny batter.
- Heat a nonstick pan and brush oil.
- Now using a ladle pour some of the batter onto the pan.
- Use the backside of the ladle or a spatula to spread it.
- Let one side cook till golden brown, now flip and let the other side cook equally well.
- Remove from pan and serve.
Potato Curry:
Ingredients:
- 4 boiled potatoes crushed
- 2 onions finely chopped
- A handful finely chopped garlic
- 1 tbsp oil
- half a tsp mustard seeds
- a handful curry leaves
- turmeric powder
- chilli powder
- salt to taste
- water
- finely chopped coriander leaves (cilantro)
- a few drops of lemon juice
Method:
- Heat oil in a pan
- Temper with half a tsp mustard seeds
- Add a handful curry leaves
- Now add the finely chopped onion and garlic and fry lightly
- Add the crushed potatoes, mix
- Add turmeric and chili powder
- Add salt to taste
- Mix and fry well
- Add a few teaspoons of water just to bring it all together
- Finally garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves and a few drops of lemon juice
- Serve
Chutney
Ingredients:
- 1 cup (packed) coriander leaves with stems
- 2 cups grated coconut
- 1 tbsp oil/ Ghee
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Salt and sugar to taste
- mustard seeds
- dry roasted Bengal gram lentil (chana dal)
- curry leaves
- Method:
Blend well the coriander leaves and coconut - Keep it aside
- For tempering, heat a pan with some oil or ghee
- Add some mustard seeds, dry roasted chana dal, curry leaves — and once it crackles, add it to the chutney you had kept aside
- Serve