Jaggery - Cucumber Neer Dosa

Neer dosa/Neeru Dosa is well known dosa from Dakshina Kannada/South Canara. Neer dosa is always eaten with jaggery, fresh coconut milk and jaggery mix, Grated coconut mixed with jaggery or with coconut chutney. Eating jaggery is one of the healthy habits which helps to provide calcium and iron for our body.

Neer dosa is one of the easy and the best breakfast for the morning and I just love the aroma and the taste of Neer dosa. This time I have mixed cucumber and jaggery to the rice and prepared sweet neer dosa. It turned out to be great and we are loving it whenever I prepare.
I have used raw rice, cucumber pieces, jaggery, little jeera, coconut and pepper pods.
You can enjoy this Jaggery -Cucumber Neer Disa for breakfast or as snack. Try and enjoy. I am sure all the family members do love and enjoy Jaggery -Cucumber Neer d|osa I am sure.
Lets see the recipe now:
I have used non stick pan to prepare Neer Dosa......It is very easy and with very little oil one can prepare varieties of dosas.

Things Needed :

Raw Rice : 2 Cups
Cucumber ; 2 Nos.(Small ones).
Fresh grated coconut : 1/2 Cup (2 to 3 Tablespoons)
Jaggery : Jaggery  :2 to 3 Tablespoons
Pepper pods: 4 to 5
Jeera/Cumin seeds : 1/2 Teaspoon
Salt : Required salt
Ghee: Cooking Oil : 2 to 3 Tablespoons

Method :

1, Wash and soak raw rice for 2 to 3 hours.
2. Grate coconut and keep it aside. Grate jaggery and keep it aside.

3. Wash and cut cucumber in to small pieces and keep it aside.
4. Drain all the water from soaked raw rice and put it in a mixi.
5. Add grated coconut and cucumber pieces. Add jeera and pepper pods.

6. Add very little water if required. Grind it till very fine paste. Add jaggery and grind.

7. Remove from the mixi jar. Add salt and mix it well. Add required water. ( 2 cups of water).

8. Keep a pan on the fire and heat. Sprinkle oil on the top.
9. Mix Neer dosa dough nicely and take a ladle of dough and spread it on the hot tava in a circle shape.

10. Sprinkle oil/ghee on the top, cover and cook dosa for a minute.
11. Remove from the tava and keep it on a plate. Serve with the choice of your side dish.

12. Prepare dosa with remaining dough.

13. Add a spoon of ghee on the top and serve dosas.

14. Serve with the side dish of your choice.

Note :

I have added organic jaggery which I got from my relative who stays near Sagara. Fresh from Aale mane. ( Alemane is the place where they prepare jaggery). You can buy organic jaggery to use it. It is an healthy option. Or you can powder normal jaggery which is available in the market. Adding pepper is optional. It adds to the aroma and taste good. Adding coconut is optional. Coconut adds to the taste and aroma too.
Time : 30 Minutes.
Serves : 3 to 4.

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Dosa Tava /pan

Avalakki/Poha Uppittu

Avalakki/ Poha/Aval / flattened rice is one of the healthy grain that you can use and prepare healthy dishes. It is easy and simple. The best thing is it can be cooked faster. or You just wash and add curd and eat. Avalakki can be used in different varieties of food like, upmas of different types, sweet laddu, fried spicy mixture, payasam and even curd avalakki and other items.

I have used Thick Avalakki, coconut and some simple ingredients.
Lets see some benefits of eating Avalakki/Poha in our diet.
Avalakki/Aval/Poha/Flattened rice is digested easily. It is full of carbohydrates and provides needed energy for the whole day. It does contain Iron and nutrients. Avalakki is said to be gluten free and good for people who are allergic to wheat. Avalakki/flattened rice provides the Vitamin B1 and control the blood sugar levels.
No Onions or Garlic added in this recipe. Avalakki Uppittu can be eaten for breakfast/snack time/dinner. It is quick to prepare and good for all age group too.

Let us see the recipe now :

Things Needed :
Thick Avalakki/Poha : 2 Cups
Ground Nuts : 2 to 3 Tablespoons http://amzn.to/2m9DDIx
Green Chilly : 2 to 3
Grated Ginger : 1 Teaspoon
Lemon extract : 2 Teaspoons (1 lemon )
Grated Coconut : 1/2 Cup
Jaggery http://amzn.to/2lK7A5P : 2 Tablespoons
Salt (http://amzn.to/2ncKr8W) : As required
Seasoning :
Mustard seeds ; 1 Teaspoon
Jeera : 1/2 Teaspoon
Urid dal : 1 Teaspoon
Oil : 2 Tablespoons
Curry leaves : 8 to 10
To Add :
Ghee : 1 Tablespoon
Coriander leaves : 2 Tablespoons

Method :

1. Clean and wash Avalakki/poha and soak in 1/2 Cup of water.
2. Wash and cut (slit) green chilly, curry leaves and coriander leaves.
3. Grate Coconut and keep it aside. Remove the outer layer of ginger and wash and grate it.
4. Keep the pan on the fire and heat. Add oil and mustard seeds.
5. Add urid dal. Let mustard seeds splutter. Add jeera and cut green chilly and fry.
6. Add curry leaves. Mix it well. (Let the flame be low while adding curry leaves).

7. Add groundnuts and fry nicely till they turn slightly golden.
8. Add soaked Avalakki/poha/flattened rice and mix it slowly.

9. Add a little turmeric powder and required salt. Add washed and grated ginger.
10. Add powdered jaggery. Mix all the ingredients nicely and cook on low flame for 3 to 4 minutes.

11. Let all the moisture disappear slowly. Mix in between so that it does not get burnt.
12. Put of the fire and add lemon extract, fresh grated coconut. Add ghee .

13. Mix all the ingredients nicely and shift to the serving dish.
14. Add cut coriander leaves and serve with a banana or a cup of curd.

Note :

You can add more water while it is cooking. (Remember that to add very little water). Adding more water will spoil the taste. Adding more or chilly is optional. Adding more/less ghee is optional. Ghee adds to the taste. Adding jaggery /sugar is optional. Jaggery is a healthy option. Adding onions and garlic is optional.
Time : 30 Minutes
Serves : 4 to 5.
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