Onion Rings ( Onion Fritters)

Onion Rings/ Onion Fritters are simple, easy and quick snack. It goes well with cup of cofee/tea or any fruit juice. It is one of the yummy snack with puffed rice. As I said it is very easy to prepare.

I have used Channa flour/Besan/Gram flour and little quantity of rice flour to give a crispness to the bajji. We call this as eerulli/onion bajji and it is nice to have when they are hot, Straight from the pan.
Lets see the recipe now:
Onions, besan flour, rice flour, salt, jeera (used as whole), red chilly powder.

Things Needed :

Onions : 2 (Medium size)
Besan/gram flour : 1 Cup
Rice flour : 1/4 Cup
Jeera/Cumin Seeds : 1/2 Teaspoon
Red chilly Powder : 1 Teaspoon
Salt : As required
Oil : As required to fry (1 small cup)

Method :

1. Mix besan/gram flour, rice flour, salt, jeera and red chilly powder in a big bowl.
2. Add required water and mix it thoroughly.
3. Remove the outer skin of onions and cut it into circle shape

4. Keep a frying pan on the fire. Heat and put oil.
5. Now separate the circle of onions into each circle.
6. Dip each circle of onion in channa /besan flour dhouh and put it slowly in the hot oil.
7. Fry on medium flame till they turn slightly colour change. Fry on both sides/

8. Remove from the pan and put it on the kitchen tissue. So that it helps to absorb extra oil.

9. Serve with a cup of Hot coffee or tea. We also had puffed rice mixture along with onion fritters.

10. Repeat the same with remaining dough and onions.

Note :

Let the dough content to be little thicker than usal dough. Fry on low and medium flame. It turns crispy. One must enjoy these Onion rings when they are hot. No need of adding soda, maida, rava, oil or any other things. Adding cooking soda might absorb more oil. Adding any other spice than chilly powder is optional. Adding corn flour instead of rice flour is optional. It gives more crispness.
Time : 30 Minutes
Serves : 4
For Cripsy Mandakki Recipe (My style )
http://nsomayaji.blogspot.in/2014/06http://nsomayaji.blogspot.in/2014/06/crispy-mandakki-murmure-kadle-puri.html

Ash Gourd Raw Rice Dosa

Dosa though it it one of the dish from South India, It has become world famous. People love to have dosa any time of the day now a days. It is normally done with rice and urid dal. But it can be prepared using millets instead of rice. All the other procedure are the same. Here I have added some Ash gourd pieces and the pulp while grinding. Hot dosas taste good and in this way you can feed your kid some vegetable. Dosas are crispy when it is hot, turns soft when once it turns cool.

Lets see some benefits of having Ash gourd in our diet.

Ash gourd is an annual herb. It has many good healthy properties in it. It is good for diabetics and weight control. It keeps your body cool and boost secretion and disposal of urine. It acts as good detoxifying agent. It helps to cure Peptic ulcer and kills worms in the intestine. It contain good amount of fiber and good for people who suffer from constipation. It also helps in good digestion. Ash gourd good for treating acidity. It is good for controlling common cold, cough, fever, bronchitis and astama. Ash gourd contain Vitamin C, protein, carbohydrates, fibre, calcium, phosphorous and iron. It is very good for treating prostate enlargement.

The dough should be ferment well to get good dosas. 

Lets see the recipe now.

Ingrediets :

Raw Roce : 4 Cups

Urid Dal : 1 Cup

Beaten/Flatten Rice/ Avalakki/ Aval/ Poha : 1/2 Cup (2 Handful)

Methi/Fenugreek Seeds : 1 Tablespoon

Salt : To taste

Oil. : 2 to 3 Tablespoons

Method : 

1.Wash and soak rice, urid dal and methi seeds in one bowl. Soak flattened rice in separate bowl at least 3 to 4 hours.

2. Wash and remove the outer skin and cut the ash gourd into pieces. Remove seeds from the pulp.

3. Grind Ash gourd pieces and pulp in dry grinder. (Water should not be used). 

4. Grind raw rice, urid dal and methi seeds with flattened rice. 

5. If you are using the mixi jar, use less quantity at times. If you use grinder then put all the ingredients together with ground pumpking pieces and pulp. 

6. Grind it nicely till paste and remove from the grinder to a big bowl/vessel. Add salt and mix it well.

7. Let the dough ferment over night or at least 6 to 8 hours.

8. Keep a dosa pan on the fire. Heat the pan and sprinkle oil on the tava/pan.

9.Clean it with a kitchen tissue or a clean cloth. 

10. Mix the ready dosa dough and take a ladle of dough and spread it on the tava. (Let the fire be on low flame).

11. Sprinkle some (1/2 Teaspoon) oil on the top of dosa and cover it. Cook for a minute on medium flame.

12. Now turn the dosa other side (flip) and cook for 30 seconds.

13. Hot Ash gourd Raw Rice Dosa is ready to serve. Serve with any side dish you have prepared.

14. Repeat the same with remaining dough. 

Note :

If you use a grinder, grind all the ingredients togher, adding less water because ash gourd has lots of water in it. Grinding Ash gourd in a mixi makes it easy for the grinding. (or you find it difficult to grind in grinder). If you use mixi jar, then use little quantity and grind. It helps you to grind the dough very nicely. Adding ash gourd is optional. You can prepare easy dosas without adding ash gourd too.

Adding ghee instead of oil is optional. Prepare dosas on low and medium flame. (Optional).

Time : Total time  12 hours.

Soaking ingredients : 3 to 4 hours

Grinding : 30  to 40 minutes

Dough fermenting : 6 to 7 hours.

Preparing time : 10 to 20 minutes.

Serves : 7 to 8 people.