Broken Wheat - Rice flour dosa

Wheat dosa is one of the traditional dosa done in South Canara. Wheat dosa is a healthy dosa and you can have them for breakfast or as snack. I have used broken wheat/cracked wheat here.

Wheat is soaked for 5 to 6 hours and grind it with little coconut and 1/3 of raw rice.  Allow the  dough to rest for overnight or 5 to 6 hours.
I have used broken wheat/cracked wheat instead of whole wheat grains. Fresh grated coconut and raw rice flour is used instead of raw rice.
Let us see some benefits of using broken wheat /Dalia in our diet.
Broken wheat/Cracked wheat is low in calories and loaded with nutrients. It is very helpful for weight loss and maintaining our health. Broken wheat is good for decreasing the rate fo metabolic syndrome when added to our daily diet. Broken wheat has good amount of fiber, rich in minerals like potassium, zinc, Iron and magnesium. It has no cholesterol and has very low fat init. It is very good for people who suffer from high blood pressure. 

You can use the ground dough as soon as you grind the dough or you can allow the dough for fermentation and prepare dosa/dose. Both the varieties are good. The batter which is just ground gives bit sweet taste. (fresh wheat taste sweet. (Very very little).
Let us see the recipe Now :

Things Needed :

Broken Wheat /Cracked wheat) : 2 Cups
Rice flour : 1 Cup
Fresh grated coconut : 1 Cup
Salt : To taste
Water : Required water.
Cooking Oil :  3 to 4 Tablespoons.

Method :
1. Wash and soak broken wheat for at least 5 to 6 hours.

2. Grate coconut and keep it aside.

3. Grind broken wheat and grated coconut nicely with required water till the dough turn very nice.

4. Remove the ground dough from the mixi jar and put it in a big bowl.
5. Add rice flour and salt. Mix it well. Add required water and mix all the ingredients nicely.

6. Allow the ground dough to ferment for at least 5 to 6 hours. Let the dough be bit loose (liquid) than usual dosa dough.

7. Keep tava on the fire and heat. Sprinkle oil on the top of the tava. Clean oil with a kitchen tissue.
8. Take a ladle full of wheat dosa dough and put it on the tava and spread it in a circle shape.

9. Let it cook on low and medium flame. cook for another 2 minutes.
10. Turn the dosa other side and let it cook on that side.
11. Dosa is ready to serve. Put some side dishes you have prepared and serve.

12. You can also prepare dosa without fermentation. Take the fresh dough and prepare dosa as said it on the above. It will be bit thick and fresh aromatic.

13. We had these two types of dosas with the same dough.

14. Try and enjoy hot " Broken Wheat -Rice flour Dosa with the side dish you have prepared.
15. We had it with Huchchellu chutney powder, organic jaggery and Sambar.

Note :

Add only required water while grinding broken wheat or it might take longer time to grind. Adding more rice flour hardens the dosa. So use only given amount of rice flour. You can avoid coconut and grind only broken wheat. But coconut mixture adds to the taste of dosa. Dough consistency should be little more liquid than normal dosa dough. You can use raw rice instead of rice flour. Soak it along with broken wheat and grind it together.
Time : 40 Minutes + Broken wheat  soaking time. (5 to 6 hours at least) and
fermentation time :  overnight or 5 to 6 hours.
Serves : 3 to 4.

Mangalore Cucumber Spicy Curry

Mangalore Cucumber/Managalooru Soutekai/bannada southekai is one of the nutritious vegetable   available around the year. I have tried Mangalore Cucumber Spicy Curry here and it is yummy and quick.

I have used Mangalore Cucumber, toor dal and spice powder prepared at home. (ಹುಳಿ ಪುಡಿ/curry powder). I have used little cinnamon in curry powder. So let us see some benefits of using cinnamon here.
Use of cinnamon in our daily diet.
Cinnamon is one of the spice used in many Indian kitchens. We get cinnamon from the inner bark of Cinnamomum Trees. Cinnamon has a sweet aroma and it is delicious and contain medicinal properties. It helps to lower the blood suger levels, reduce heart disease risk factors. Cinnamon is rich source of antioxidants and anti inflammatory properties. Cinnamon helps to fight against fungal infections because they do contain anti fungal and anti bacterial properties.
Caution : Always make sure you use very little quantity of cinnamon at times.
No Onion or No garlic Recipe.
Happy to say these are our home grown Mangalore Cucumber/Mangalore Southekai.

Let us see the recipe Now :

Things Needed :

To Cook :
Mangalore Cucumber Pieces :  1 Big bowl. (Cut into very small pieces).
Toor Dal : 1/4 Cup
To Add :
Home Prepared Spice Powder : 2 Tablespoons
Tamarind Pulp : 1Tablespoon (A small marble size).
Jaggery : 1 Teaspoon
Methi seeds : 1/4 Teaspoon
Salt : As Required
Coriander leaves : 2 to 3 Tablespoons.
For seasoning :
Mustard seeds : 1/2 Teaspoon
Jeera : 1/2 Teaspoon
Coconut Oil : 1 Tablespoon
Ingh /Asafoetida : A pinch
Curry Leaves : 6 to 8

Method : 

1. Wash and cut Mangalore southekai into very small pieces. Soak the cut pieces in a bowl of water.
( Remove the outer layer of cucumber and then cut into small pieces). Wash and cut coriander leaves into small pieces.

2. Wash and cook toor dal and keep it aside. Soak tamarind in hot water and squeeze out the pulp.
3. Keep a pan on the fire and put coconut oil.Add mustard seeds and little jeera.
4. Let mustard splutter. Add ingh, curry leaves and mix it well.
5. Add cut mangalore cucumber and stir once. Add required water and cook for till they turn soft.

6. Add cooked dal to cooked mangalore cucumber pieces. Add pinch of turmeric. Add methi seeds.
7. Add required salt and tamarind pulp. Mix it nicely and let it cook for 2 minutes.
8. Add home prepared spice powder and stir it slowly and let it mix it well.

9. Let it cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Shift the ready " Mangalore Cucumber Spicy Curry" to a serving dish. Add cut coriander leaves.

10. Serve with the main dish you have prepared.

Note :

You can use moong dal instead of toor dal.(Optional).
Use of home prepared spice powder is optional. You can use any brand of sambar /rasam powder. The taste differ.
Use of onion and garlic is optional.
Use of any cooking oil is optional.
Putting Mangalore Cucumber pieces in a bowl of water helps to remove the bitterness in the pieces, or the curry might turn as bitter and you will not be able to eat it.
Time : 30 Minutes.
Serves : 2 to 3 
Type :  South Indian curry : Mild Spicy.

Recipe for Home Prepared Spice Powder :

Dry roast 1/4 Teaspoon of methi seeds, 3 tablespoons of coriander seeds, 6 to 7 byadagi red chilly, 1/2 Teaspoon of jeera, 1/2 teaspoon of urid dal, 1/2 teaspoon of channa dal, an inch of cinnamon piece, 2 to 3 tablespoons of copra. (Dried coconut pieces) and handful of curry leaves with little ingh.
Dry roast one by one and let it cool. Dry grind and powder to get home prepared spice powder.