Uppu Hulli Dosa - Udupi Cuisine

Event : Ssshhhhh cooking secretly

 For the month of May 2020 , the theme chosen by was Udupi cuisine. I am paired with Namradha of Nam's corner. She gave me  Jaggery and  red chilli as my secret ingredients. I gave her pepper and ginger as her secret ingredients. she prepared . Check her blog for a

  

   Udupi cuisine is a famous South Canara region cusine. It is known  all over the world for its versatile dishes especially its dosa varities like masala dosa. This cuisine comprises  dishes made primarily from grains , beans , vegetables and fruits . It is a satvik cuisine without using onions or garlic as well as no meat.

 Uppu Hulli Dosa is a dosa made with spices and can be made immediately without fermentation. In Kannada Uppu means salty and Hulli is Sour as Tamarind is the main ingredient of this dosa. This dosa has all the tastes like sweet ( Jaggery ) , Salty ( salt ) , Spicy ( Red chilli , coriander ) and sour ( Tamarind ) . Soaked rice is ground along with spices , tamarind , red chilli which gives the batter unique colour.


Requirements :

Idli Rice 1 cup
Fenugreek seeds 1 tsp
Grated Coconut 1/2 cup
Coriander seeds 1 tbs
cumin seeds - 1/2 tbsp
Red chillies- 3 nos
Tamarind - small lemon sized
Jaggery - 1 tbsp
Salt - 1 tsp
Sesame oil

Method :

Wash and soak rice along with fenugreek seeds for 2 hour .
 Wash and soak tamarind in water.
Dry roast coriander seeds , cumin seeds and red chilli .
In a mixer grinder , add the roasted spices , coconut , jaggery and tamarind. Grind into a smooth paste along with little water.
Grind the soaked rice , fenugreek along with salt and required water to a smooth batter.
Mix well to get dosa batter consistency.
Heat the dosa tawa / griddle ,  pour a laddle full of batter and spread into a dosa.
Drizzle sesame oil on the dosa and let it cook.
Flip it over and cook on the other side .
Uppu Hulli Dosa is ready to serve.
Serve with coconut chutney and sambar.
I prefer eating it as plain as it has all tastes , so no side dish needed.

Note : 
 This dosa can be made by grinding spices , tamarind and jaggery to smooth paste and adding it to the regular dosa batter.

Oats Idli - Instant Idli with Oats and semolina

 Today I am posting a healthy south Indian  breakfast  using 

Oats. Eating oats porridge daily will be boring , so do try various recipes with this grain.

    Idli being announced as the world's top healthiest food , which is a common breakfast in the south Indian Homes. 

    Idli with oats , semolina and tempering mixed with curd, makes instant idli batter. 

Requirements:

  One cup rolled oats

  Half cup semolina / Rava

  Half cup sour curd

  one cup water

  1/2 tbs Lemon Juice

  Salt to Taste

  Half tsp sodium bi carbonate

  one tbs cooking oil 

  Half tsp Mustard seeds 

  Half tsp Split Channa Dhal

  A sprig of curry leaf

  Half tsp chopped ginger

  Two green chilli finely chopped 

  Chopped coriander leaves

  Half carrot finely chopped

   Method :

     Dry roast semolina and oats separately.

     Grind oats to a coarse powder.

  In a bowl , add the coarse oats , semolina , salt ,  sodium bicarbonate  and mix well.

    Heat oil in a pan , add the mustard seeds  and let it splutter. 

    Add the channa dhal , curry leaves ,chopped ginger ,  chopped green chilli and saute for a minute.

      Add the tempering to the mixture along with chopped carrot and coriander leaves.

   Add the water and curd , mix well without any lumps. Let the batter rest for ten minute.

    In the mean time , grease the idli plates if using stainless steel plates with ghee or cooking oil .

  After ten minutes , mix the batter well. If you find the batter is very thick add enough water to adjust the consistency same as idli batter.

  Pour a laddle full of batter and steam on medium flame for 20 minutes.  

      

   Switch off flame and wait for ten minutes till the idli cools, then demould the oats idlis.

 Oats idli is ready to be served. Serve with coconut chutney .

Carrot Onion Uthappam - Jackfruit 365 Review

  Carrot onion Uthappam is one of my favourite recipe. I like have this uthappam with coconut chutney.I used a cup of Jackfruit 365 flour with the dosa batter to make this uthappam. 

 Jackfruit is one of my favourite fruit. Jackfruit is one among the three fruits which are offered to god during tamil New year . Mukkani ( Ma , Pala , Valai ) - They are Mango , Jackfruit and Banana.

  I made this Uthappam by mixing one part of Jackfruit flour to two part of batter. There was no variation in taste and colour. 

Requirement : 

2 cup dosa batter 
1 cup Jackfruit 365
water as required
Salt to taste
1 tbs vegetable oil
1 Onion
2 Carrot
3 green chili 

Method : 


In a bowl mix together the jackfruit flour and dosa batter . Add required water and salt to get dosa batter consistency .

Mix well and let it ferment for half an hour.

In the mean time , chop the onion finely and grate the carrot.

Chop the green chillies , you can avoid green chillies if the uthappam is for kids.

Heat the griddle and pour a laddle full of batter , spread into a thick dosa. 

Sprinkle grated carrot , onion and green chillies.

Spray oil on the uthappam and cook on medium flame. 

Turn over and cook the top side too.

Carrot Onion Uthappam is ready to serve. 

Serve with coconut chutney and tomato chutney.



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Authentic German Pretzels#BreadBakers

For this month’s Bread Bakers The theme choosen by Stacy of  Food Lust People Love is to make Pretzels - Creative Pretzel , traditional Pretzels or bake the pretzels of our choice.

 

   A Pretzel ( German : Breze(l) ) is a type of baked bread from dough most commonly shaped into a twisted knot. Pretzels originated in Europe , possibly among monks in the Early Middle Ages.

 

 The traditional pretzel shape is a distinctive nonsymmetrical form , with the ends of a long strip of dough  interwined and then twisted back into itself .

 

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  Salt is the most common seasoning for pretzels , complementing the washing soda or lye treatment that gives pretzels their traditional skin and flavor through the Mallard reaction. Other seasonings include cheese , sugars , chocolate , glazes , seeds or nuts. There are several varities of pretzels , including soft pretzels , which must be eaten shortly  after preparation and hard baked pretzels , which have a long shelf life.

  I made Pretzels for the first time , so I was  nervous whether I will be able to do . 

Requirements :

3 1/2 cup all purpose flour

2 tbs Instant Dry yeast

1 cup Brown sugar 

1 tsp Salt 

1 1/2 cup of Lukewarm water 

Coarse Sea salt for sprinkling 

For soda Bath : 

2 tbs Cooking soda 

6 cup water 

Method :

Mix together flour , brown sugar , yeast and salt in a large bowl. Add in the lukewarm water and mix well.

Knead the dough well for about ten minutes or till the dough becomes soft and supple.

Cover the bowl and let the dough double in size for about one and half hour.

Delate the raised dough and divide into nine equal parts.

Roll each part into rope  by using fingers of both hands about 30 cm. 

Fold the length of the rope into half , then twist the two pieces around each other before pressing the loose ends together.

Then pass the joined ends through the loop at the top. Press down on the dough to secure the twist.

For more shaping of pretzels see here. 

Shape all the pretzels in the similar method.

Arrange on the baking tray and let the pretzels for second rise say 30 minutes. 

Fill a saucepan with water , mix in cooking soda and let it boil.

The water should be rolling boil. Lift a pretzel and slip it carefully into the boiling water . 

Boil the pretzel until it floats about 30 seconds and turn over with spoon and boil for another 3o second. 

Using a slotted spoon , take off from water and place on the baking tray. 

Repeat with the remaining pretzels and place each 2 inch apart. 

Sprinkle each pretzel with the coarse salt and bake on the preheated oven @ 200*C for 20 minutes or until deep golden brown. 

Take off oven and let it cool on wire rack. 

After completely cools wrap each pretzel separately .

Note :

The malt syrup is used to give the pretzels brown colour , we can use brown sugar if malt syrup is not available.

In some of the authentic pretzels they use beer , but i didn't use it.

Authentic German Pretzels from Sara's Tasty Buds

Ballpark Pretzels from Karen's Kitchen Stories

Beer Pretzels from Passion Kneaded

Buttery Pretzels from Ambrosia

Cheddar Garlic Soft Pretzels from Palatable Pastime

Cheese Jalapeño Stuffed Pretzel Rolls from Herbivore Cucina

Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel Bites from Cook's Hideout

Cinnamon Toast Pretzel Twists from Hostess At Heart

Double Soda Pretzels from Food Lust People Love

German Pretzel Rolls from All That's Left Are The Crumbs

Honey Mustard Snack Pretzels from Cindy's Recipes and Writings

Pretzel Dogs from Sneha's Recipe

Pretzel Sticks from A Day in the Life on the Farm

Saffron Pretzel Rolls from The Schizo Chef

Soft Whole Wheat Pretzels from What Smells So Good?

Sourdough Soft Pretzels from Baking Sense

Whole Wheat Pretzel Bites from I camp in my kitchen

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We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient.

Banana Cocoa Oatmeal Smoothie Bowl #Reciperedux

For this month’s Recipe Redux  Challenge the theme given was…….

Break Out of Breakfast Boredom

Cooks aren’t always pressed for time in the mornings – they just need new ideas. Think mug cakes, smoothie bowls, breakfast cookies and more. Show us the healthy way you wake up your breakfast – or wake up just for breakfast!

  

   The breakfast being the first meal of the day  , it must be filling and healthy to start the day. I choose to make a smoothie bowl with the common and healthy fruit Banana. In the smoothie I added cocoa powder to add the flavour and taste. I added oatmeal to thicken the smoothie .

 I used greek yogurt which can be replaced by Milk . For vegans , use almond milk or soya milk.

Requirements :

Smoothie

2 Large Banana

6 whole Almonds

1tbs cocoa powder

5 Dates  Pitted

2 tbs Rolled Oatmeal

¼ cup greek Yogurt

2 tbs Honey

Toppings

Banana slices

Choco chips

Chopped almond

Pumpkin seeds

Method :

In a blender , add the peeled and chopped banana , almonds , oatmeal , cocoa powder ,Dates , honey and yogurt. Blend all together until smooth.

Pour into serving bowl .

Arrange the toppings banana slices , choco chips , chopped almond  and pumpkin seeds.

Serve immediately.

Banana Cocoa Oatmeal smoothie is ready to serve.

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Banana Breakfast Sandwich #Breakfast Series

  Breakfast is the important  meal to start the day. The meal must be healthy and easy to make in a jiffy.

  This breakfast  banana sandwich will be liked by everyone and kids will like it for sure.

Requirements :

Bread slices – 4

Banana – 1 large

Honey – 2 tbs

Butter as required

Method :

 Peel and slice the banana into round slices.

 In a bread slice , arrange the banana slices about four and drizzle honey on top.

 Cover this with another bread slice.

 Apply the butter on top of the bread slice and toast in the griddle or pan.

 Repeat the same for another set of bread slices.

 Banana breakfast sandwich is ready to be served.

 Serve along with a glass of milk.