Sunday, September 25, 2011

Oats Gundapangala

Oats have become one of my favorite ingredients now :). I love to experiment with oats in any way I can. I tried this recipe by accident and everyone at home just loved it!

Ingredients:

1/4 cup Chana dal
1/4 cup Toor dal
1tbsp Urad dal
1tbsp Mung dal
1 cup Oats
2 tbsps grated Ginger
3 Green chilies
1/2 cup finely chopped Onions
1/2 tsp Eno (or baking soda)
salt to taste
oil or oil spray
water as needed

 
Method:
  1. Soak all the dals for 4 hours. Grind oats to a course powder. Grind all the soaked dals along with Green Chilies to the consistency of broken wheat, mixing as little water as possible.
  2. Mix ground dals, Oats, Salt, grated Ginger, Onions and Eno.
  3. The batter should have the consistency of free flowing, but not as thin as dosa batter.
  4. Heat the 'Gundapangala pan' and pour the batter in the pan, and cook for on a medium flame till done flipping the gundapangalas once.
  5. Serve hot with Sambar and Coconut Chutney.
Note: You need to cook the gundapangalas for more time since the dals need to get cooked.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Pudina (Mint) Chutney

I have always loved different varieties of Chutneys and Chutney powders. My Grandmother used to experiment with different kinds of chutneys just for me. Recently, one of my colleagues Uma, got Pudina Chutney for lunch and it was so tasty that I had to try it right away!



Ingredients:

2 cups Pudina (Mint)
4 tbsps Peanuts
2 tbsps white Til (Sesame seeds)
2 Red Chilies
1/4 tsp Coriander seeds
1/8 tsp Cumin seeds
Salt to taste
1/4 tsp tamarind paste
1/2 tsp Jaggery (optional)
Vaggarane



Method:
  1.  Heat the pan and dry roast Til, Peanuts, red Chilies, Cumin seeds and Coriander seeds
  2. Dry roast Mint leaves
  3. Grind all the ingredients together, use very little water if needed
  4. Garnish with Vaggarane
  5. Serve with Rice, Chapati, Phulka or use it as a spread on sandwiches