Kothimbir Vadi / Coriander Squares

Kothimbir Vadi / Coriander Squares!!!

Ingredients

1/2 cup Chana dal/Split Chick Peas.
1/2 cup Moong Dal/ Split Green Gram.
3/4 cup Besan / Chick Pea Flour.
1/4 cup Rice Flour.
2 cups chopped Coriander leaves.
Pinch of Baking soda.
Salt as per taste.
1.5 tbs of coriander cumin powder.
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder.
1 tbs oil.
1 tsp Sesame seeds.
3-4 cloves of Garlic.
3 Green Chillies.1/2 tsp Chilli powder.
Oil for frying.

Procedure

Soak the Chana dal and Moong dal overnight.
Grind the soaked dal (not too much leave a bit of texture) with green chillies and Garlic.

Keep aside.
Wash and chop the fresh coriander leaves.Add the ground dals .Chick pea flour , Rice flour ,spices and baking soda.Add 1 tbs oil.

    

Then add in salt as per taste.
Take a steel plate spray it with oil.Add in the mixture.
Steam for 12 mins.
Cut it into squares.
Heat oil .Fry the squares .

Serve with chutney or ketchup.

Lentil Rice!!

Lentil Rice!!

Ingredients

1.5 cups Soaked Green Lentils/Masoor dal whole.
1.5 cups Basmati rice .
1 tsp cumin powder.
1 tsp Crushed Pepper powder.
1 bay leaf.
1 inch cinnamon stick whole/1/4 tsp cinnamon powder.
1 big onion chopped.
5-6 Garlic cloves finely chopped.
2 big Onions sliced lengthwise.
Salt as per taste

Procedure

Soak green lentils /masoor dal whole overnight.
Wash rice and keep aside for about an hour(you can skip this step..but rice fluffs up nic when soaked)
Heat some oil in a pan add in sliced onion and saute till dark brown or till caramelized.
At the same time heat a pot,add in 2 tbs oil.
Add in the chopped onion and Garlic.
Add in cinnamon and bay leaf.
Saute till translucent.
Add in Pepper Powder and cumin powder.
Saute for a min.
Add in lentils.Saute for 2 mins.Add in little salt.

Add in about 4.5  cups of water.(1.5 cups for lentils and remaining for rice)
Cover and cook till lentils are almost cooked.(can be pressed but not entirely mushy)

Add in the rice and salt as required.(keeping in mind that you added salt to the lentils before)

Cook completely.
while serving top it of with the caramelized onions.(that crunch and flavor makes a lot of difference)
Eat it as is or with any curry of your choice or kebabs.

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