Ragi Rava Instant Dosa

Ragi Rava instant dosa

Makes 20-25 Dosas

1 cup Ragi flour

2 cup Rava ( soji) flour

1 cup rice flour

1 cup urad flour

1 cup idli Rava (optional)

3 cup yogurt

2-4 tsp lemon juice

4-5 tsp Eno soda

Salt

2-3 green chili

1/4 cup cilantro

2 cube ginger

1/4 tsp Hing 

Enough Water to get dosa consistency.

Grind all the above in a wet mixer. Make dosa using olive oil. Sprinkle idli ( Malaga podi ) chutney on top off dosa while crisping it and drizzle olive oil over it. serve hot with idli chutney or peanut chutney.

Makes very crispy dosa and you can refrigerate the batter for a week. For instant breakfast or mid day snack. 

Fatoosh Salad Dressing

Fatoosh salad dressing

6-8 serving

1 tbs Sumak powder

1/2 tbs dry mint leaves

1/2 tbs garlic powder

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp black or white pepper

1/2 cup olive oil 

1/2 cup lemon juice

1/2 tsp red chili powder.

Mix all the above ingredients and pour dressing on salad. 

Fry pita or crisp bake them in oven to top the salad. 

For salad:

1 bunch chopped red leaf lettuce

2-3 chopped tomato 

1 cup shredded red cabbage

2 cup chopped purple onion or spring onion

1 chopped cucumber

1 chopped capsicum

1/2 cup chopped parsley

Toss all the above salad ingredients together. Pour the dressing over it and top it with crisp pita.

Basked Vegetable Spring rolls!

Baked vegetable spring rolls

Serves 5 ( makes 5 spring rolls)

3 cup shredded cabbage (cole slaw mix)

1 cup chopped spring onion

2 cloves chopped garlic

1 cube shredded ginger

3 chopped mushrooms

1/4  chopped cup tofu (optional)

2 tsp olive oil 

1 tsp all spice seasoning

Salt and white or black pepper

Heat oil, sauté all ingredients for 15-20 seconds only. (You can skip the sauté part if you want it more healthier). cool it at room temperature for 10 to 20 minutes. 

Roll the mix in spring roll pastry wrap.

Brush on olive oil to stuffed vegetable spring rolls. Broil for 30 minutes on 400F ( turning them upside down after 20 minutes)

Serve with sweet and sour sauce and hot sauce. 

Pine berry cool whip desert!

Desert for dummies!

Cool Whip super easy desert!

16 oz cool whip ( can)

21 oz strawberry pie filling ( 1 can)

10 oz pineapple chunks.

3-4 tsp condensed milk.

Sprinkle nuts and top with more fruits as you like. But just the above 4 ingredients is all you need for this amazingly tasty desert.

Mix all the above ingredients, chill for an hour and serve chilled. 

Baked Tempura asparagus tofu Sushi

Baked tempura tofu asparagus Avacado jalapeño Sushi!

2 cups cooked rice

4-5 tsp toasted sesame seeds

2-3 tbsp seasoned sushi rice vinegar

Mix the rice, sushi rice vinegar and sesame seeds and set aside. 

1tbs wasabi powder

Mix wasabi powder with 8-10 drops of water, form a paste and set aside.

Pickled sushi ginger 20 pcs served along side sushi.

4-5 Roasted sushi seaweed 8x7 inches.

1 avocado sliced Avocado 

1 sliced jalapeño 

1/2 bunch asparagus

1/2 slab sliced tofu

Mild Soya sauce or it's substitute served along side sushi.

1 Bamboo mat 10x10 inch

For Baked Tofu and asparagus.

Method for baking:

5 tbsp all purpose flour

1 tbsp Corn starch

2-3 pinch all spice seasoning.

1 tsp soya sauce

2-3 pinch salt

water to make dipping batter.

 Mix all purpose flour, corn starch, all spice, salt, soya sauce and water and form a paste like batter.

Slice tofu and asparagus about 2-3 inch long. 

Dip them in this batter and place them on greased baking tray.

Bake at 400F for 30 minutes.

Lay the bamboo mat on a flat surface, place one sheet of sea weed over it. Spread thin layer of rice all over the sea weed with medium pressure so rice sticks to it. On one end place layer of each vegetable and tofu across the sea weed. Slowly using the Bamboo mat roll the sushi in pinwheel shape tucking in all the filling to form a log. Prepare all five sheets in this manner and set aside. With a sharp knife carefully cut them into 1 inch thick sushi roll and place them in a platter. serve with soya sauce, pickled ginger and wasabi. 

Protein powder coconut nutty Bar

Protein powder coconut nutty Bar!

1/2 cup whey protein powder

2-1/2 tbsp coconut oil 

2 -4 tbsp chocolate almond milk

3 tbsp coco powder

1 tbsp soya or peanut butter

1 tbsp hazelnut nutella

3 tbsp Honey, agave, sugar or sugar substitute

Mix all the above ingredients in a smooth paste.

Cover any flat dish with Saran  wrap and pour the mixture and spread into a thin layer. Throw in choice of nuts like pistachios, almonds, walnuts, dry coconut powder or desiccated coconut.  You can add bits of pretzel sticks or sunflower seeds, sesame seeds and dried cranberries. Freeze for an hour. Cut into pieces and enjoy a power snack.