Corn and Cauliflower Pulao

Now its the season of corn.Almost very thursday my mom gets corns from the weekly market.I have done quiet of few dishes out of corn and please don't get bored of seeing my corn post.

Ingredients:-

Corn 1 cup (boiled)
Cauliflower florets 1 cup

Rice (cooked) 3 cups
Onions chopped
Green chillies 2 silted
Salt as per taste
Oil 4 tbsp
Cinammon 1/4'' pc
Cloves 2
Black cardamom 1
Small cardamom 1
Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
Garam masala powder 1 tbsp

Method:-

Soak cauliflower florets in warm water for 5 minutes and drain it.Keep aside until use.

Cook rice with a tsp of oil.Keep aside.

Take oil in a kadai,add all the masalas.Let them splutter.Than add onions and green chillies.

Saute till onions change colour to brown.

Add corn and cauliflower florets.Saute for a while.

Than add salt.Cover and cook for another 5-6 minutes.

Add garam masala powder and mix well.

Lastly add the cooked rice and mix thoroughly but be careful or else rice will get mashed up.

Serve hot with any curry of your choice.

Neer Dosa

Dosa is the most preferred breakfast in south india which has become quite popular in the north india as well.Friends who are north indian also prefer dosa for breakfast as it is light,tasty and healthy as well.There are so many versions of dosas.Neer dosa is no fermentation dosa and quite easy to prepare as there is no advance preparation of the batter.Just soad rice for 1 /12 -2 hours (i usually soak it over night and next day morning i grind it) and grind it with fresh coconut.

Ingredients:-

Rice 1 cup (soaked for 2 hour)
Fresh coconut 4 tbsp
Salt to taste

Method:-

Grind the soaked rice,fresh coconut and salt to fine paste.

Preheat a non-stick tawa & spread out a ladle full of batter into it. The dosa should be of
medium thickness.Close it a lid for 1/2 minute.

Remove the lid.Now fold it and serve hot with chutney or any curry.

I served it with potato kurma.the recipe is here

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Ingredients:-

Cauliflower 1

Plain flour 1 cup

Corn flour 2 tbsp

Curd 2 tbsp

Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp

Food colour a pinch

Salt to taste

Oil for deep frying

For Sauce

Garlic 4 chopped finely

Soya sauce 1 tsp

Green chillies 2 chopped finely

Spring onions 2

Curry leaves

Salt to taste

Black pepper powder 1 tsp

Method:-

Cut cauliflower into big florets.Soak cauliflower in warm water with salt for 5 minutes.Drain water using a sieve.Keep aside until use.

Make a thick batter with plain flour,corn flour,ginger garlic paste,curd,food colour and salt.Add cauliflower florets to the batter and let it rest for 30 minutes.

Deep fry each florets in the hot oil and drain them on a tissue.

In another pan take 2 tbsp oil.On a high flame add garlic,curry leaves and green chillies.Saute on a high flame till garlic changes its colour.

Then add spring onions,soya sauce and salt.Fry for 4-5 minutes and lastly add the fried cauliflower and pepper.

Serve hot as a snack or as a side dish.