Sooji Upma/ Uppit along with Urad Dosa is yet another favorite in our house and is again a weekly ritual. Thanks to our busy lives, hectic schedules this savory dish has transformed itself from a breakfast item to a star dinner menu item. But this healthy, wholesome one pot dish is so delicious that nobody complains about missing our regular dinner consisting of daal, roti and subji. It seems like a win-win situation everywhere. Once in a while however I deviate from the regular Uppit and make this Rave Vaangi bhaat. The masala base is…
Wednesday Morning Blues
Arrgh! It is Wednesday morning and it is not enough that you are going through a mid-week crisis, but so many things don’t seem to fall in place anymore. All those lowly things that you didn’t think of much earlier seem to develop a mind of their own. First it is those Tupperware containers. Overnight the lids seem to develop a dislike for the containers and decide to part ways and disappear. Come Wednesday morning and you find yourself with 5 containers but NO lids. Go figure! The weighing scale, the less said the better. I always suspect that it…
Nutrition packed healthy Urad Dosa (Barley Urad Dosa)
Dosa is a weekly ritual in our house and I take every opportunity to make it healthy and nutritious. Over the years I have learnt to sneak in different ingredients while making the Dosa batter without compromising on the original taste. First it was Chana Daal, then Soya Beans and now it is Barley. The ingredient for retaining the taste is the lowly poha (Flattened Rice), this not only makes the dosa crisper, but also aids in the fermentation process and also masks the flavors of Soya bean, Barley. Ingredients ½ cup urad daal ½ cup barley 1 cup…