Instant barley- coconut dosa

By now you all would have noticed that I am experimenting on dosas  and I am loving it. I like few things about dosas, first of all any ingredients can be used, second you just have to take care of the measurement and have a picture of the taste of the dosa in mind, yes it is possible. Third point is dosas are very versatile and can be combined with any side dish and above all my kids just love dosas. So this morning it was barley and coconut dosas.

Ingredients
Barley - 1 cup
Dosa rice ( I used organic) - 1 cup
Grated coconut- 1/2 cup

Method
Soak the barley rice  and dosa rice over night.
Grind the rices together to a smooth batter.
Then grind the fresh coconut and add it to the rice batter.
Add enough water and salt and spread thin dosas.
You don't need to keep the batter for fermentation.
You may not be able to spread this dosa with the ladle so instead add more water, make the batter thin and just pour the ladle full of batter in the tawa and let it spread on its own and cook.
Serve it hot with your choice of accompaniment.
Enjoy!

Barley and moongdal dosa

Barley and moong dal dosa

I just realized that its been two months I have posted anything on my blog.  A lot of experiments have happened but never got into clicking or drafting the recipe.
Anyway today I am posting the recipe of barley and moong dal dosa. As I have always said dosa is one of the easiest  way to include many good ingredients in our daily life. The recipe is very simple and is as follows

Ingredients
Barley rice- 1 cup
Moong dal- 1 cup
Salt - as required

Method
Wash and soak barley and moongdal overnight.
Grind well in the mixer in the morning or may be after a couple of hours. The barley has to soak well until softened so that it grinds well.
Add salt to the batter and make dosas as usual.


Variations: You can add  coriander, green chillies ot the batter OR you can add jeera , asoafetida and a pinch of turmeric powder and of course you can add anything to your choice, imagination and liking. I made it simple and served with a spicy tomato pickle. You may also serve with any chutney of your choice, or curry 
This batter needs no fermentation. Easy, healthy and tasty.

Instant barley dosa recipe

Barley has been a component of various health foods, but yes a little low profile. People don't even remember this wonder grain until they have a urine infection, ok at least that's what I have observed .When the summer is approaching it is good to include barley in our diet. Barley can be used in various forms but like most of my recipes reflects that I find way to incorporate an ingredient in such a recipe which makes it easier to feed kids, I found a way with barley too. Previously I have made dosa, idlis, and cookies with barley. This time also it is dosa but in a little different form, kind of a neer dosa form.

So let me get into the recipe

Ingredients
Organic dosa rice - 1cup ( ordinary dosa rice with also do)
Barley grains - 1 cup

Method
Soak the rice and barley together for couple of hours or overnight ( 3-5 hours).
Grind it well and add salt and leave it for 10-15 mins and you may add  water to make the batter thin.
Keep the tava or the griddle on the stove and once the tava is hot, pour a ladle full of batter on the hot tava and cover it up. Once done you may or may not flip :) 
Once cooked remove from the dosa from the pan and serve hot with chutney or curry or jam of your choice.


Thanks
Chaithanya

Multigrain choco- chip cookies

Its been long I have blogged and its even more longer that I have baked some cookies, I was seriously thinking of substituting sugar with something healthier and just the other day I made some jaggery syrup at home. So when I saw my freshly collected home made butter and this jaggery syrup I thought of going a step high in making some crunchy cookies and hence the resultant product. Fine will take you to the recipe too !

Ingredients

Ragi flour - 1/3 cup

Barley flour - 1/2 cup

Powdered coconut- 1/2 cup

Butter - 1/3 cup

Jaggery syrup- 1/3 cup

Sesame seeds - 2-3 tspn

Choco chips - a handful

Baking powder - a pinch

Method

Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl except the choco chips into a soft dough , add the choco chips in the final stage of mixing 

Scoop small quantities of the dough and place in a greased baking tray .

Place the tray in the top rack of the oven and bake in a preheated oven for about 10 minutes and then grill for another few minutes until the top and bottm of the cookie is slightly browned. 

Remove the cookies to a wire rack and let it cool!

Store in an airtight container and enjoy the cookies with your tea

Totally guilt free cookies !! 

Barley cookies

Barley cookies


Ingredients

Barley flour- 1 cup
Powdered nuts ( almonds, cashews)-1/2 cup
Powdered sugar- 1/2 cup
Butter - 1/2 cup
Baking powder 1/2 tspn

Method 
Mix all the ingredients and make a dough, Make small balls and keep in the baking tray, press the balls with a fork.

Bake at 150 degrees Celsius it in the preheated oven for about 10 - 12 minutes. 

Barley Idli

Barley Idli

Barley - 1 cup

Idli rice- 1 cup

Urad dal - 1 cup ( or u can take a mix of dals)

Soak each of above ingredients  separately for about 5-6 hrs and then grind it separately. Mix and keep it over night for fermentation. Add in salt to the batter and make idlis as  usual.

Barley - cornmeal- almond cookies

Barley- cornmeal- almond cookies

Barley powder- 1 cup
Cornmeal - 1/2 cup
Almond powdered- 1/2 cup
Sugar- 1/2 cup ( powdered)
Butter- 1/2 cup
Baking powder- 1/2 tspn
Milk -
Choco chips- one handful (optional)

Method

Mix all the ingredients adding reqd amnt of millk to form a soft dough. Make balls, flatten it with a fork and place in a baking tray at 150 degrees Celsius

Barley nankatais

Barley nankatais


Barley flour- 1 cup
Atta (Whole wheat flour)- 1/2cup
Hazel nuts - 1/4 cup( powdered)
Ghee-1/3cup
Milk- as reqd to get a soft dough
Baking powder- 1/4 tspn
Sugar/brown sugar- 1/3 cup to 1/2 cup (powdered)

Knead all the ingredients to a smooth dough and bake in a preheated oven at 150 degrees celsius until baked.

Note: The cookies will be very soft and crumbly when taken out , but hardens when they cool off.