Breakfast with Instant Rawa Uttapam

INSTANT RAWA UTTAPAM

Ingredients

My Rule - "If the Breakfast is good the entire day is bound to be good".. Yes I really can't have cereals or simple bread in the morning..I need something different everyday..
And that's the reason I rush into the kitchen just after my morning tea.. But deciding what to make is a pretty taxing thing to do..
Well during the initial two years of my career I used to teach Physics..Yes I know its a shocker..I won't say I disliked doing that but within those two years I understood that this was not meant for me..I was not made to do a regular 9-5 job..I wanted my own flexibility..And that is the reason I gave it up and joined the husband as a free lance web developer.
Well why am I telling you all this is because the following recipe was given to me by one of my colleagues back then and I am really thankful to her because not just me the entire family loves it!! This is an Instant Rawa Uttapam which can be prepared in a jiffy.. Here goes the recipe...

Sooji-Curd Mix

INSTANT RAWA UTTAPAM

Makes: Around 8 Uttapams

Ingredients

Rawa/Sooji - 2.5 cups

Curd - 1 cup

Tomatoes - 2 small

Onions - 2 medium

Green Chillies - 2-3

Coriander Leaves - 2 Tablespoons (chopped)

Salt - to taste

Black Pepper - 1.5 teaspoons
Water

Refined Oil for frying

Procedure

Batter

1. In a bowl mix the Sooji and the curd properly (it will looks like a paste/dough) and cover and keep for around 20 minutes

2. Chop all the vegetables

3. After 20 minutes add Water to the Sooji Mix and mix till it forms a smooth batter

4. Add Salt, Pepper and the vegetables (remember to take into account the vegetables while adding Salt)

5. Take a NON-STICK Tawa and heat 1 teaspoonful Oil

Spread the Batter

6. Pour 2 ladles of the batter and spread it (the way you do it for am omelette)

7. After around 20 secs with the corner of your spatula make a few small holes on the uttampam

8. Place few drops of Oil on each holes and let it cook
9. Turn the Uttapam and fry the other side
10. Serve Hot with Chutney (I prefer it with ketchup or chilli sauce).

Instant Rawa Uttapam

The biggest advantage of being a free lancer is taking out time to cook whenever I want to!! Thanks for reading and Do try this at Home!! Ciao!

Doctor's Appointment and Rawa Idlis in a Microwave

Rawa Idlis in a Microwave

Hii..
Hospitals always freak me out. I always have this uncanny feeling whenever I visit a hospital (however posh, neat and clean it maybe). Unfortunately, today I had an appointment right in the morning. I wanted to run out of the hospital as soon as possible but it turned out just the other way round. My gynaecologist had to rush for an emergency surgery due to which her OPD timings all got messed up. Result was we had to wait around an hour extra at the hospital.
While waiting and looking at the people around I had these weird thoughts in my head. This is one of those places where so many dreams come true and so many dreams shatter. A place with such extreme emotions. The doctors on one side deal with the tears of happiness when they place a new born in their mothers arms and on the other side pass on the news of a passing away of a loved one to someone.
Really Hats off to all the doctors for being so patient with the patients (and their families). So many heartbeats vanish here but so many fresh heartbeats are born. The entire cycle of Life can be witnessed at such a place. Strange yet beautiful..
Thankfully being lost in thoughts helps because before I realised I could here the doctor calling out my name..
Now its time I come back to the recipe..This recipe is ideal when you are in a hurry and have to make something for breakfast with minutes. RAWA IDLIS IN A MICROWAVE. This goes very well with Coconut Chutney and Sambar of course but I usually love it with some Tomato Chilli Sauce!! I have borrowed Tarla Dalal's recipe for this.

RAWA IDLIS IN A MICROWAVE

Makes: 16 Idlis

Idli batter

Ingredients:

For The Batter
2 cups semolina (rava/suji)
2/3 cup curd (dahi)
1.5 cup water
2 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
Salt to taste

For The Tempering
1 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
A pinch of asafoetida (hing)
2 tsps urad dal (split black lentils)
7 to 8 curry leaves (kadi patta)
2 green chillies , chopped
1.5 tsps oil

Fruit Salt

Other Ingredients
1.5 tsp fruit salt (ENO)
Oil for greasing

Procedure:

1. Combine the Suji, Dahi, Water, Salt and Chopped Coriander leaves, mix well and keep aside for 15 minutes.
2. Heat Oil in a small pan, add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, hing, urad dal and wait for it to splutter.
3. Now add the curry leaves and green chillies and saute.

Batter in Greased Moulds

4. Add this to the Suji-Dahi batter (after the waiting time of 15mins is over)
5. Pour 1 cup of water in the base of a microwave safe idli steamer and microwave on high for 1 minute.
6. Grease the Idli moulds using little oil.
7. Add the fruit salt to the batter and mix well.
8. Pour 2 tablespoons of batter into each greased cavity of the idli moulds and microwave, covered, on high for 2 mins 30 secs. I did 8 idlis at a time.
9. Repeat with the remaining batter to make 8 more idlis.
10. Serve hot with coconut chutney/sambar/tomato sauce.

Fluffy Rawa Idlis are Ready

Note: After mixing the fruit salt, make the idlis immediately or else the Idlis won't turn out to b as fluffy

Its a perfect healthy filling breakfast. U can try adding grated carrots too in the batter. I did it the last time I made these!! Thanks for reading! Ciao!