Tomato Peas Utthappa

Inspired by one of the Udupi hotels, tried to make this one at home :) Tomato-Peas utthappa!

Here are the ingredients -
1-2 tomatoes finely chopped
1 cup of boiled peas
Oil
Salt to taste
Soak the below ingredients overnight or for atleast 6hrs-
1 cup of Rice
1/2 cup of urad daal
2 Tbsp of chana daal
1 tsp of Fenugreek seeds
1/2 of Beaten rice/ poha


Method -
1. Grind the soaked ingredients into a fine batter(normal dosa consistency)
2. Allow thebatter to ferment for 6-7 hours.
3. Add salt to taste just before making the utthappa.
4. Pour a laddle of batter onto a hot griddle/pan and spread lightly in circles
5. Sprinkle chopped tomato and peas evenly on the utthappa.
6. Add a tsp of oil over the edges and close a lid.
7. When the utthappa is golden brown, remove and serve it upside down with peas-tomato on top.
8. Serve it with any chutney of your choice :)

Vegetable Stir Fry

This would be one colourful dish for your potlucks and parties and it is as healthy as it looks. You can use up all left over vegetables at once, incase you were wondering how to finish them. I have tried to make the dish with as less oil as possible, so that I can make it regularly with Chapathis and Rotis. Goes well with Plain rice too...try it out. Here is the recipe -

Ingredients-

Fresh vegetables - I used

2 Carrots - Thinly Sliced

1 Green Pepper - cubed

1 Red pepper - cubed

1 Yellow pepper - cubed

1 Onions - cubed

1 Medium sized Potato - cubed

8-10 Beans cut into 2 inch pieces

8-10 1 inch cubes of paneer (optional)

1/2 cup - Tomato ketchup

2-3 Tbsp Hot Maggi sauce

Red chilly powder to taste

Garam masala to taste

Chaat masala to taste

Salt to taste

Lime juice to taste

Oil

Method -

1. Potato and beans take a little longer to cook than other veggies. So start off by cooking the potato cubes with 1/4 cup of water and salt to taste in the microwave for 3-4 minutes.

2. Remove them from the microwave and give it a nice toss and put them back in the microwave until they are half cooked (Soft but not mushy. They should retain the shape. Do not add more water).

3. Drain the water and pat with a paper towel to dry them.

4. Heat a small skillet with 2 tsp of oil. Add beans, little salt and saute until the crunchiness is removed.

5. Once the 2 veggies are cooked, heat a broad skillet with 2 tbsp of oil. Add the onions. After a minute add peppers, carrot and paneer cubes. Saute on high heat until the veggies are crisp and turning slightly brown. Add salt to taste. (Avoid adding salt in the beginning because the veggies leave water while cooking and become soggy)

6. Add the potatoes and beans, cook all veggies on high heat for 2-3 mins.

7. Now reduce the heat to low, add red chilly powder, garam masala, chaat masala. Mix well.

8. Add the tomoto ketchup and Maggi hot sauce and mix until all the spices and masala are well incorporated.

9. Turn of the heat and garnish the mixture with lemon/lime juice.

10. Serve it hot with Chapathis or Rotis.

11. They can also be served as appetizers.

Tips -

1. You can also use cauliflower, okra, brinjal for this.

2. Alternately you can deep fry potatoes, okra, brinjal and cauliflower until they are half cooked and then add it to the remaining veggies. But it sounds a little less healthy ;)