Monday, May 19, 2008

Spring Onion and Vegetable Pan cake.

Spring onion and vegetable pan cake is a snack and can be eaten for break fast , evening snack or dinner.

Things Needed :
White flour ( Maida ) : 1 cup
Rice powder : 2 table spoon
Milk " 1/2 cup
Water : 1/2 cup to 1 cup
Salt to taste
Oil : 2 to 3 Table spoon

For filling :

Fresh spring onion : 1 Bundle ( Small )
Carrot : 1 /2 cup ( Grated )
Capsicum : 1
Salt to taste
Oil : 1 Tea spoon
Ginger : small piece
Green chillies : 2

Cut spring onion into small pieces Grate ginger and cut green chillies and capsicum also into small pieces. Keep a pan on the fire and put 1 spoon of oil and add all the vegetables together and mix well. ( Spring onion , grated carrots , ginger, green chillies and capsicum). Add salt and keep it aside.
Now take another bowl and mix white flour , salt , rice powder and milk together and prepare dough. ( little moe liquid than dosa dough ) . Add resquired water to mix the dough. Leave it for 10 minutes.
keep a pan on the fire and heat .Sprinkle 1/4 spoon of oil and a big spoon of dough and spread it evenly. Sprinkle 1/2 tea spoon of oil on the dosa and cook on low flame. Turn the other side also and cook. Re turn the dosa and spread a spoonful of spring onion mixture and spread a bit and roll the dosa. Press a bit on the top so that it will not be open. Repeat the same with other dosas. nSpring onion dosa is ready to serve . Serve with any kind of chutney or ketchup.

Note : You can also use ghee instead of oil to sprinkle on the dosa to give more taste. Adding coconut to the vegetables also will be good . Always eat hot pan cakes.

Serves : 2

Pan cake

Pan Cake can be eaten for break fast or dinner.

Things needed :
White flour (Maida ) : 1 cup
Rice Powder : 2 Table spoons
Milk : 1/2 cup.
Water : 1/2 to 1 cup
Salt : to taste.
Oil : 2 Table spoons

Things needed for filling:
Sugar : 2 Table spoon
Grated coconut : 2 Table spoon.
Cardamom : 2 Pods ( crush to make powder)

Method :
Mix white flour, rice flour , salt and milk together to make dough. Add water . ( The dough should be spreadable on the pan easily. Little more liquid than dosa dough ). Mix thoroughly and keep it aside.
Take another bowl and mix coconut , sugar and cardamom together.
Keep a pan on the fire and heat . Put 1/4 spoon of oil and pour 1 big spoon of dough mixture and spread it .( Can hold the pan 's handle and turn it round so that the dough will spread evenly around the pan). Sprinkle 1/2 tea spoon of oil on the dough. Cook on low fire. When it turns brown turn the dosa and cook the other side of it. Turn again and spread 1 tea spoon of the coconut mixture and roll the dosa . Press a bit so that it does not open . Repeat the same with other dosas. Pan cake is ready to eat.

Note : Can place more coconut mixture on the cake. Can mix nuts to the coconut mixture also.
If the dough turns more liquid then add some more rice powder to thicken the dough. ( Too much of rice powder will change the taste.)

Serves :2

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My name is Nalini Somayaji. Teaching is my profession. Cooking is my passion. Reading, travelling, visiting new places, having fun with kids are some of the hobbies I can say. My recipes are Healthy, quick, easy and simple. Grown up being a traditional family member I love and respect Indian culture and traditions. Love classical dance and music.
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