Cooking tips

dear sonia,
try with hot cooking oil . whatever oil u r using it should be hot for moyen . believe me it works even for kachori also.

Hi Ammu,
For crispy Rava dosa u need to put

3:2:1 ratios of Rava :Rice flour:Maida
Mix in 1 cup of buttermilk , & sufficeint water to make dosa

Add one small grated carrot, 3 finely chopped green chillies,cilantro, Crushed Jeera &salt .
It really tastes good.

Hope u got ur crispy Rava Dosa.

Try it & let me know how much u liked.

Enjoy
Suneeta

Originally Posted by uma

Hi,

I have question about Broccoli...since it looks similar to cauliflower (except for yakki dark color ), can it be used like cauliflower to make masala, gravy, etc.

Has somebody tried cooking in the traditional Indian way?

I do have it in the form of stir fries, but I want to try in different recipes.
I have read it in lots of magazines and health sites they are really good.

Cheers,
Uma.

Hi Uma,

I used make Broccoli masala.

Cut Broccoli into small flowerets. Put these pieces in boiling water and clean the broccoli and drain the water completely.
Heat the oil. Add mustard seeds. When it splutters, add the urad dal. When the urad dal is roasted, add the onions, when onion turns brown add chili powder, coriandor powder and salt. mix it well. then add Broccoli. Cover the pan and fry it. Don't add water and don't cook for too long in stove. (cook for 5 to 10 mins).
Try it.

One of my friend told me the below receipe.

Cut the broccoli and cook it in the stream. Try do the regular seasoning and fry 1 onion and 3 green chilli. add salt and steamed broccoli stir it well.

-Anbu

Dear Frns,

I have a silly question :icon_frown:. What's Rava means and what kind of chutney suits for rava dosa??

Please let me know...

Thanq
Tej

Dear Teja,
Rava dosa Rava means Sooji Upma rava (bombayi rava in Telugu).

Tomato chutney,Allam chutney(Ginger chutney)& avakaya suits.

Bye

Dear Sunikris,

That's great. Thanq so much. I know Sooji but haven't heard rava before. By the way I made pea nuts chutney which is really tasty as I wanted yet I gotta try the dosa chutney also in this week end n let u know ....

Thanq Sunikris for helping me out.....
Tej

Dear Sunikris,

I tried the rava dosa this week end n it wasn't crispy n I wanted to ask u that what was wrong in it. But today I tried it again n it came out very crispy like in restaurants. Wow !!! I guess it might need a day to get it come much better.....

I made peanuts chutney for it because me n my hubby liked that chutney u gave me....

Thanks agian...
Tej

Dear Teja,
Am glad to hear that u liked my Peanut chutney recipe.
& Coming to Rava dosa, Some times crispyness depends upon the Rice flour we use.
That is what I observed.
Any way glad to hear that good news from u.

Regards
Bye

Hi friends,

Anyone knows how to prevent mushrooms from leaving water when cooked ?? I don't wash them in lots of water, just wipe with wet towel. I do not add salt to them, cook in high flame only, and also don't cover the pan . I've also tried sprinkling besan, cornflour etc. on them before adding to pan -- still it becomes watery and not been able to make a dry version even once !
While serving I simply have to drain out the water & so all flavour also goes down the drain...:icon_frown: .........
What to do ?

With thanks,
Dew.

Hi Dew,

I saw your request for tips to cook Mushrooms with out water. Even though I dont know about them, I saw some tips in 'Storing tips'. You go through the thread and you will get many quries and answer. Let me give one here for your convience. Just click here.

Hope this will help you.