Aayi makes these dosas whenever we get watermelon. Many people throw out the white part between green skin and the red sweet part. We normally use this white part (or the red part of not-so-sweet watermelons) to make this dosa. Cucumber can also be used instead of watermelons.
Ingredients: 2 cups dosa rice(or any normal white rice) 1 and 1/2 cup water melon or cucumber( taushe or magge ) pieces 1 cup fresh/frozen coconut grated Oil/ ghee Salt
Method: Soak rice for around 5-6hours. Grind rice with other ingredients. Make dosas . Serve with coconut chutney .
Serves : 4 Preparation time : 10min
This is a pulav I grew up eating. These pulavs were considered as some fancy dishes at home. So aayi would prepare them once in a while and we would go crazy over them. It is very simple to make, healthy and very delicious.
Ingredients: 2 cups basmati rice 1 cup chopped vegetables(Green beans,Cauli flower,Carrot,potatoes etc) 1/2 cup onion 7-8 strands coriander leaves 2 tea spns ginger-garlic paste 3-4 cloves 2 cardamom 2″ cinnamon 4-5 green chillies Ghee Salt
Method: Soak rice for 10min in water then let it dry by spreading on a cloth. Make a paste of coriander leaves and green chillies. Heat ghee in a pan. Add cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, fry them for few minutes. Add onions, ginger-garlic paste, coriander paste and fry till onions turn slightly brownish. Add rice and fry for sometime. Add all vegetables. Fry for 5mins. Add about 4 cups of water and salt. Cover the lid and let it cook. After about 10mins of cooking, open the lid and check. If all water is evaporated and rice is not yet done, add more water. For better results, cook on medium heat. (Avoid mixing the pulav when it is cooking, the rice gets mashed if mixed again and again. It can be gently stirred once in a while). Serve hot with raita (carrot, tomato, onion, coriander leaves, green chilies, salt mixed in yogurt).
Serves : 4 Preparation time : 40 min
