Saame/Little Millet & Moongdal Quick Dosa

Same/Little millet & Moong dal dosa is one of the healthy dosa that is good option for breakfast and it is always good to start a day with healthy breakfast.

One should always enjoy eating breakfast and it is surely helps you to pull your day quite interesting and cheerful. The proverb goes like this and you must heard it also, one should have breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and the dinner should be pauper. That does mean one should have good breakfast, lunch as bit less and the dinner should be comfort one. One should eat the dinner early and it should be minimum intake. It helps you to be healthy and keeps you fit.
I have prepared little millet/Same and moong dal dosa and it it one of the quick dosa. You can do it without fermenting the dough. Adding little curd helps the dosa to be soft and mild savoury taste.

Let us see some benefits of eating " Curds/Yogurt " in our diet.
Curd/Yogurt is filled with minerals and vitamins. Curd is good for bones and teeth. It is good for digestion. Curd helps to improve our immunity system. It helps in regulating blood pressure level. Curd helps in controlling cholesterol level in our body. It is loaded with vitamin B 5, B-12 and helps in maintaining the healthy red blood cells and nervous system. It has protein vitamin d and calcium.
Millets have no gluten, filled with minerals, vitamins and fiber and moong dal helps in providing proteins and carbohydrates to our body.
I have used little millet/moong dal and little methi/fenugrik seeds.
The dosa turns nice and it is better  to have them as Hot.

Things Needed :

Saame /Little Millet : 2 Cups
Moong Dal : 1 Cup
Methi Seeds : 1 Teaspoon
Salt : As required
Curd/Yogurt : 1/2 Cup
Oil/Ghee : 2 to 3 Tablespoons

Method :

1. Clean, wash and soak saame in a big bowl for at least for 3 hours.

2. Clean, wash and soak methi seeds and moong dal.

3.Grind it with required water and remove it from the mixi jar.

     Put the ground dough in a big bowl. Add salt and curd.

4. Mix it nicely and let the dough rest for 5 to 10 minutes.

5. Keep a pan on the fire and heat. Clean the tava with a kitchen tissue.
5. Take a ladle of the dough and spread it on the tava in circle shape.

6. Now sprinkle oil on the top of dosa, cover and cook. (1 to 2 minutes).
7. Turn the other side and cook for another minute.

8. Saame /Little millet dosa is ready to serve.

9. Serve with the curry of your choice.

10. Add little ghee on hot dosa with a cup of coffee.

Note :

Clean the saame grains nicely. Cleaning grains is very necessary. Adding curd helps the dosa to be soft and yummy. You can reduce the flame while cooking. Cooking low flame for sometime helps the dosa to be crispy. Adding ghee instead of oil is optional. You can allow the dosa dough to ferment and then prepare dosas. Taste differ.
Time : Soaking time : 2 Hours + Grinding and preparing dosa 15 to 20 Minutes,
Serves : 3 to 4 .

Quick Charmuri

Quick Charumuri is prepared using puffed rice/murmuri/puri/Mandakki. Mandakki/munaddakki is prepared from Rice. This Quick Charmuri /Masala Mandakki is prepared in Udupi style. Try and enjoy Udupi style of Mandakki. Added Chat Masala and Little garam masala to rasam powder. (twist in the kahani - Khaneka Meharbani).

When we go to Udupi we do visit Ratha beedi/Car street as it is known as, is surrounded by temples and Ashta Matas. Famous Udupi Shree Krishna Temple is here in Ratha Beedi Udupi.
The streets are always filled with people who are visiting temples, the vendors, various shops and even some houses also you can see there.
In Ratha beedi there are some people sell varieties of food. The charmuri sold here is very famous and yummy. Churmuri seller does a lovely charmuri and people will be surrounded and the gathering for his charmuri is always so many. He does use coconut oil, rasam powder, carrots and onions.

Hotel Mantapa in Saligrama Near Brahmavar (Karnataka/Indian) is one of the famous spot for Udupi Style Mandakki.

Let us see some benefits of eating coconut oil. 
Coconut oil is high in natural saturated fats and it helps in increasing the healthy cholesterol in our body. It also helps in converting bad cholesterol into good cholesterol. It helps to promote heart health and lower the risk of heart heart diseases. It helps to increase immunity against infections and diseases. It is useful for weight loss. Coconut oil contain fatty acids and it helps in taking away the excessive weight. It also helps in reducing abdominal obesity in women. Coconut oil is easy to digest and helps in healthy functioning of the thyroid and endocrine system. ( Endocrine system is the collection of glands that produce hormones that regulates metabolism, growth and development tissue function, sexual function, reproduction, sleep and mood among other things). Coconut oil helps to protect the infected body part from fungi, bacteria and viruses. It is good for bruises since it speeds up the healing process of damaged tissues. Coconut oil contain minerals like calcium and magnesium and these minerals are necessary for the development of bones. It is very good for women in their middle age who are prone to osteoporosis. It helps in controlling blood sugar and improves the secretion of insulin. Coconut oil is a good stress buster. It is good for skin and hair care.
This is simple, easy and yummy Churumuri. All You need is Puffed rice groundnuts, some sev or fried cornflakes.
I have mixed Puffed rice, ground nuts, onions, grated carrots, coconut, rasam powder and coconut oil.
" Quick Charmuri " is one of the good snack for the evening.

Things needed :

Puffed Rice : 1 Big Bowl
Corn flakes : 1 Small bowl
Ground Nuts : 2 Tablespoon
Oil : 2 Tablespoons
To Add :
Cut Onions : 1
Grated Carrot : 1
Rasam/Sambar Powder : 1 Teaspoon
Garam Masala : 1/4 Teaspoon
Chat Masala : 1/4 Teaspoon
Grated fresh coconut : 2 to 3 Tablespoons
Salt : A little
Coconut Oil : 2 Tablespoons
Lemon juice : 1 Teaspoon

Method :

1 Heat a pan and put oil and let it heat. Fry groundnuts till they turn slightly golden brown.
2. Remove it from the pan. Add cornflakes and fry on low flame. Add puffed rice and mix it well.
3. Put off the fire and let the puffed rice be in the pan.
4. Wash and remove the outer layer of carrots and grated it.
5. Remove the outer layer of onion and wash it. Cut it into small pieces.

6. Grate coconut and keep it aside.
7. Now take a big plate or bowl.
8. Add cut onions, grated coconut, carrots and rasam powder, garam masala powder, chat masala powder. Add Lemon juice.
9. Mix all the ingredients nicely.

10 Put these mixed ingredients to puffed rice and mix it well.

11. Add coconut oil and mix it slowly.

12. Serve or eat quickly or it might turn soft.

Note :

You are supposed to mix onion, carrot mixture when you are ready to eat or serve. Or it turns soft and it does not hold crunchy taste. Adding dry roasted groundnuts at the top is optional. We do not add it.
You can add cut tomatoes instead of lemon juice. (I added lemon juice). Adding sev or mixture adds to the taste. (But we do not add). Any brand of rasam powder/sambar powder can be used.( I used MTR  Rasam Powder). It provides Udupi style of rasam flavour. Adding garam masala and chat masala is optional. I have added a very little quantity of garam masala and chat masala powders.
You can prepare Puffed Rice mix and store it. (mixed with cornflakes and groundnuts).
Time : 15 Minutes
Serves : 3 to 4 .
Puffed Rice Preparation : 
  http://nsomayaji.blogspot.in/2011/05/mandakki-chat-puri-chat.html