Dhal Dosa ( ADAI)

Adai (Dhal Dosa )( Break-fast item )

Ingredients:

Boiled rice : 1 cup
Bengal Gram dhal : 1 cup ( Chana Dhal)
Thuvar dhal : 1 cup
Urad dhal : 1 1/4 cup
Curry leaves or : as desired, chop fine
Drumstick leaves
Fresh Coconut scrapings : 1/2 coconut
Hing(asafoetida) : 1/4 tsp and Salt
Green chillies and red chillies, quantity as desired. This is not to be made very hot, so you can adjust the number of chillies

Method: Wash and soak the dhals and rice for 3 hours. Drain the water and grind in a mixie till coarse along with the chillies. If necessary grind rice coarse separately and then mix well with the coarsely ground dhals. Add salt,coconut scrapings and chopped curry /drumstick leaves. Mix well and make thick dosas adding oil in the edges and center. Must not be cooked on high flame, cover and cook, turn and cook again till roasted golden in colour. Eat hot with with coconut chutney.

This is a highly nutritious breakfast item and the nutrition value increases if using drumstick leaves which are a high source of calcium, Vitamin C and iron and low in calories.

A remedy for Common C old

Here is a simple and quick relief for the common cold. Here's how:

In 2 cups of water add 2 tsp of dry ginger powder and 1/2 teaspoon of crushed pepper.Add jaggery and keep on sim flame. Let this keep boiling till the liquid mixture reduces to half quantity (1 cup).
Now remove from flame, take some of this in a cup and top it with hot milk (like tea decoction and milk).Sip slowly. You will find relief. Take this for 3 days atleast 3 or 4 times a day.
Quantity of pepper and dry ginger can be adjusted according to taste if you find it very "thikka" (hot).

Condensed Milk Fudge

Condensed milk tin : 1 (400 gms)
Chopped nuts : 100 grams
cocoa powder : 1/2 cup
Butter (plain white) : 50 gms
Sugar : 3/4 cups
Method:
Pour condensed milk in a thick bottomed vessel and the other ingredients one by one and mix well. Keep the vessel on stove and on sim flame cook stirring till the mixture leaves the sides of the vessel. Pour out on to greased plate and cut into diamonds or squares when cool and set. Children love fudge!