Idli

INGREDIENTS

2 cups Rice

1 cup Urad Daal (white)

1 1/2 tblsp Salt

A pinch of Baking Soda

Oil for greasing

DIRECTIONS

wash and soak the Urad daal overnight or for 8 hours.

wash and drain the rice.

Grind it coarsely in a blender or Grinder.

Grind the daal into a smooth and forthy paste.

Now mix the grinded rice and daal together into a batter.

Mix salt and set aside in a warm place for 8-9 hours or overnight for fermenting.

Idlis are ready to be cooked when the batter is well fermented.

Grease the idli pan well and fill each of thm with 3/4th full of batter.

Steam cook idlis on medium flame for about 10 minutes or until done.

Now remove the idlis from the pan by applying water on the spoon.

Serve the idlis with sambar or chutney.

Chapathi or Roti

INGREDIENTS:

Two and half cup chapathi or roti flour
one cup of luke warm water
Salt one tsp
some roti flour for dusting the dough while rolling it out
Ghee or oil or butter (your wish)

DIRECTIONS :

Prepare dough by mixing together ½ cup of water with 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp ghee and just enough wheat flour.
Knead well.
Divide the dough in to small size balls.
Using a rolling-pin, roll out the dough into a thin,round patty, about 5 inches in diameter
Roll from the center, turning patty several times to prevent sticking. Try to make the edges slightly thinner than the center.
Heat a tawa over medium heat.
Place the rolled dough on the palm of one hand and flip it over on to the tawa. When the color changes on the top and bubbles appear, turn it over. When both sides are done, use kitchen tongs to remove the chapati from the tawa.

Directions to do chapathi on the gas stove:

If you have a gas stove, hold the cooked chapati over a medium flame and it will puff up immediately. Turn quickly to flame-bake the other side. Do this several times, taking care that the edges are well cooked.
Serve hot by applying ghee or butter.

Aloo paratha

INGREDIENTS

4 Large Boiled aloo
2 teaspoons salt(sufficient to prepare dough
1 tablespoon oil or butter(your choice)
300 grams atta
2 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
ghee

DIRECTIONS

Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl and make it a smooth dough. Now make the dough into small balls . Make the balls into thick parathas.Heat the pan and fry the parathas with ghee. Fry them till light brown.