Janthikalu/Murukulu

 Ingredients:

1. Rice Flour - 2cups

2. Besan - 2cups

3. Water - 3cups

4. Red Chilli powder - 2tsps

5. Ajwain(Vamu) - 1 tsp

6. Sesame seeds - 1tsp

7. Salt  - 2 tsp

8. Oil for deep frying

Method:

• Mix all the ingredients with warm water and make a dough.

• Put the dough in muruku maker and press into hot oil in small circular shapes.

• Just by changing the discs in the maker u can make any shape u like.

• Fry till golden brown, remove from oil and drain off any excess oil on a paper towel.

• Store them in air tight container after they are cooled.

( Star shaped disc used for the above shape of muruku)

Plain dosa

   

Ingredients:

1. Urad dal - 1cup 
2. Rice - 2cups
3. Poha /cooked rice - 1fistful
4. Oil - 1tsp

 For  Batter:

•  Soak  the dal and rice for 7 - 8 hrs.
• Then grind it into a smooth batter using water in a grinder,while grinding add fistful of poha or cooked rice.

Preparing dosas:

• Add water and adjust the consistency,shoud’nt be too thick.
• Add salt to the batter.
• Heat dosa skillet/tava,apply a little bit of oil for the first time to the tava.
• Pour a ladleful of batter on the skillet and spread it out quickly in a circular motion as shown below.

• Let it heat for couple of minutes and then carefully remove using a spathula.
• Plain dosas with peanut or onion chutney or even coconut chutney is delicious.