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Dal delights

Short of time to make an elaborate breakfast? Try these recipes and start the day with an energy-packed meal

HOT AND CRISP Dosas for all times

What to make for breakfast often poses a problem. Try these easy to make recipes with dal as a base.

Idli Upma

Ingredients

Idlis -10
Urad dal -half teaspoon.
Mustard seeds - half teaspoon
Chana dal - half teaspoon.
Green chillies - three chopped fine.
Curry leaves - a few.
Onion - one chopped fine.

Method

Take a pan. Pour oil. Add the mustard seeds, once they splutter, add the two dals. After the dals turn golden, add the chopped onions, green chillies and curry leaves. When the onions are done, add the crushed idlies and salt according to taste. Mix the ingredients well and switch off the gas.

Masala Utappam

Ingredients

For Masala
Potatoes - four
Ripe tomatoes - (finely chopped) two
Big onion - finely chopped one
Garam masala - half tsp
Chilli powder - one tsp
Mustard seeds- half tsp
For Uttapam
Rice - one cup
Urad dal - half cup
Methi seeds - two tsp
Poha - three teaspoon

Method

For Masala

Boil and smash potatoes and keep aside. Heat the oil in a pan, add mustard seeds to crackle and then add chopped onion and tomatoes. Cook for 10 minutes till the oil separates, then add smashed potatoes, little water, chilli powder and garam masala. Cook for 10 more minutes.

For Uttapam

Soak rice, urad dal and methi in water for seven to eight hours and grind into a smooth paste (Bit thicker than normal dosa paste) along with the poha. Keep the paste overnight.

Heat the pan with a little oil . Put the flour with a round spoon and spread a bit. After 10 seconds put the prepared masala on uttapam and spread it neatly. Five minutes later, flip the uttapam so that the masala sets on the uttapam and leave for two minutes.

Mixed Dal Dosa

Ingredients

Urad dal - one cup
Moong dal - one cup
Rice - two and a half cup
Poha - half cup
Maida - half cup
Methi seeds - one tsp

Method

Soak all above ingredients for six to eight hours and grind to make soft paste and ferment for eight hrs. Make dosa on a flat non-stick pan by heating pan and applying oil. When the base becomes golden brown, turn it over. Once this side is done, flip it again and serve hot.

ALKA REDDY

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