~Mixed Flour Dosas~

Ingredients;
Wheat Flour - 3 cups
Rice Flour - 1/2 cup
Semolina(Rava) - 2 tbsp
Salt - as desired
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Chopped onions 1/2 cup
Chopped curry leaves
2 chopped green chillies

Method:

Mix Wheat flour, rice flour and semolina adding water little by little to a semi liquid consistency. You can use the blender or simply use your hand.

Now, add the rest of the ingredients and mix well with a spoon.

Heat a non stick/dosa pan. Sprinkle oil. Pour the dosa flour and spread evenly. 

Cook both sides and remove from pan. Tasty dosas are ready.

Enjoy the dosas with a curry of your choice. :)

~Mixed Fruit Juice~

Ingredients:
1/2 Papaya - chopped
2 Apples - chopped
2 bananas - chopped
Milk Powder - 2 tbsp
Water
Sugar (as desired)

Method:
Mix all the above ingredients in a blender and blend till u get a smooth juice. Serve chilled. Great as an energy drink!! Enjoy!!

~Kan Kun Stir Fry~

Ingredients:

Kankun leaves - Chopped
1 onion - choppedPowdered Maldive fish - 1 tsp
1 green chilli- cut thinly
a small piece of tomato
Oil - 2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Salt - 1 tsp(or as desired)
turmeric powder - a pinch
Curry leaves

Method:

Add all the above ingredients except Maldive fish and tomato in a cooking pan(preferably made of clay). Add oil and mix. Keep on fire and cook stirring continuously. When the leaves are cooked, add Maldive fish and tomato, stir and turn off the fire.

Serve with rice!!

♦Pol Rotti♦

(A thick flat bread made with coconut and flour. Usually prepared for

 breakfast)

Ingredients:

3 cups flour

1 cup shredded coconut (or 3/4 cups desiccated coconut soaked in 1/4 cup of

 water)

Salt to taste




Method:

Mix the all the ingredients in a bowl. Next add cold water little by little so 

that all the ingredients come together to form a dough. Take care not to get it 

too wet. 

If the dough is too wet add a little bit of flour.

Knead the dough and break into balls of about 2" diameter.

Flatten on a floured board or plate using your palms. If more crispy crust is

 desired, roll using rolling pin.

Cook on a heated heavy bottom pan till golden brown on both sides under

 medium heat. 

Serve hot, with Pol sambol or katta sambol.

Some even prefer to have it with Butter and Jam!

~Tamarind Pulao~

Ingredients:Boiled Rice - 2 cups
Tamarind Water(Juice) - 1/2 cup (or as desired)
Salt - as desired
Oil - 2 tsp
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves
Dry red chillies - 2
Chopped onion - 1
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp


Method:Heat oil in a cooking pan. Add mustard seeds, onions, curry leaves, dry red chillies, and fry to a golden brown colour. Add the tamarind juice to this. Then add turmeric powder, salt and chilli powder  mix and bring to a boil. Now, add the rice, mix well and keep on low flame until the water gets absorbed. Transfer to a plate and serve. Fried Fish is a great side dish for tamarind rice.

~Roasted Gram Chutney~

Ingredients:Roasted/Chutney Gram - 1/2 cup
Scraped Coconut - 1/4 cup
Red Chilli powder - 1 1/2 tsp
Garlic - 2 Cloves
Tamarind Juice - 2 tsp or as desired
Salt - as desired

Method:Blend the above ingredients in a blender till you get a smooth mixture. Transfer to dish and serve with Idli, dosa, rice, vada, etc.

~Sri Lankan Dal Curry~ 

( A very famous Sri Lankan dish)

Ingredients:Mysore Dal- 500g
1 Onion(chopped) 
1/2 Tomato(chopped)
Curry leaves
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
salt
mustard seeds
Green chiilies- 2
Garlic - 4
Coconut milk powder- 2 tsp


Method:Add dal to a dish of water. Add half of the chopped onions, garlic flakes, curry leaves, tomatos and 1 green chilli( cut in half). Add chilli powder, salt and turmeric podwer. Let it boil until the dal is cooked. Add coconut milk powder and mix well and keep aside.

In a saute pan, heat oil, add mustard seeds, the remaining onions, curry leaves, green chillies and saute well. Add this to cooked dal and mix well. Serve with bread, rottis or string hoppers.