Manjiri's Foods

Hello, I am Manjiri Kulkarni (Kalavati Naik my Maiden Name), a full-time housewife and a Budding Blogger. I was born and brought up in the Karnataka state of India; part of South India. I have done a Masters's degree in English and worked for some time before marriage. After marriage, I settled in Maharashtra.Cooking is my favorite hobby and passion since my childhood. Being in a joint family I was taught to work or cook right from early childhood. Almost all the ladies in my family are the best cook, in fact, master chefs. They influenced me throughout my life and appreciated my cooking skills. After marriage, my mother-in-law introduced me to the vast Maharashtrian cuisine. We both enjoyed it a lot while cooking. Starting a Food Blog is never in my mind. In fact, I never thought of such a thing will happen. But for the good, I am a budding blogger now. My husband is an engineer by profession and recently started a Youtube Channel. We work as a team and I learned many things which I am unaware of all these years. This is how my digital journey started. In the process of promoting our Channel on social media platforms, I accidentally started following Food-related Channels, Pages, and Blogs. And the thought of starting my own blog flashed all of a sudden one day. After going through many Videos, and pages and following many Famous bloggers I slowly began my work. This is how "Manjiri's Foods" was born. So here is my blog before you people. I am learning day by day to master the art of blogging. And the process of learning never ends.I need your support and feedback on my work so that I can improve.Please feel free to correct me if I make a mistake, and applaud me if you think I have done a good job.

Instant Rava Dosa | Ragi Rava Dosa | Green Chili Rasam

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Instant Rava Dosa
Instant Rava Dosa

Instant Rava Dosa Ragi Rava Dosa & Green Chili Rasam. It is one of the popular breakfast recipes in South India served with Coconut chutney, Sambhar or any other side dish.

Cuisine:South Indian
Servings: 12 Dosas
Preparation:10 Minutes
Resting Time:15 Minutes
Cooking Time:10 Minutes
Type: Breakfast
Serve with:Coconut Chutney, Sambar and Rasam

Hello friends, Manjiri’s Foods welcomes you all,

There are many ways to make these Rava Dosas and with different ingredients and seasonings including different types of flour and vegetables. Today, I am going to show you this dosa recipe with onion, suji or rava and Rice flour.

Rava dosas are popular mainly for their crispy nature and transparent texture. This is achieved only by following some tricks.

Main Ingredients:

For Dosa Batter:

1.  Rava Dosa:

  • Rava or Suji (Medium): One Bowl
  • Rice Flour: One Bowl
  • Curds: Half Bowl
  • Water: As required
  • Salt: As per taste
  • Tempering: For enhanced taste
  • Onions: Two to three finely chopped
  • Coriander: A handful finely chopped

2.  Ragi Rava Dosa:

  • Rava or Suji (Medium): One Bowl
  • Ragi Flour: One Bowl
  • And all the other ingredients used in Rava Dosa

For Green Chili Rasam:

  • Green Chilies: Four to five (Medium Spicy)
  • White sesame (Til): Two Tea Spoons
  • Peanut Powder (Roasted): Two Tea Spoons
  • Dry Coconut Grated: Two Teaspoons
  • Jeera: Half teaspoon
  • Jaggery: Two teaspoons
  • Tamarind: Half tea spoon (Soaked)
  • Coriander: Four Tea Spoons
  • Salt: as per taste

For Tempering:

  • Oil: Two teaspoons
  • Jeera: One teaspoon
  • Mustard: One teaspoon
  • Hing: One pinch
  • Turmeric: Half teaspoon
  • Kadi Patta: Five to six leaves

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Aloo Palak Gravy

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 Aloo Palak Gravy Recipe

Aloo-Palak-Gravy
Aloo-Palak-Gravy

Cuisine: North-Indian
Servings: Four
Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking Time: 20 Minutes
Type: Gravy-Side dish
Served With: Roti, Chapati, Naan, Rice and paratha.

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Aloo Palak gravy is an ideal side dish for Roti, Chapati, Naan, paratha and Rice. It is somewhat like Palak Paneer recipe.

Ingredients:

  • Palak: 1 Bunch
  • Potatoes : 2 Medium
  • Tomato : 1 big
  • Onion : 1 big
  • Garlic : 7-8 cloves
  • Green chilies : 3-4
  • Garam Masala : 1 TSP
  • Salt : As per taste
  • Red chili powder : 1 Tsp
  • Sugar : 1Tsp (Optional)
  • Oil : 3 Tsp

Preparation:

  • Remove stems from Palak and wash the leaves thoroughly. 
  • Boil water in a pan and put Palak leaves into the boiling water. 
  • Cover the lid and switch off the stove. 
  • Keep Palak leaves into the boiling water for two minutes. 
  • Then remove the leaves and put them in ice water immediately for Blanching.
  • Cut the Potato, onion and tomato into small pieces.  
  • Take out the skin from garlic and separate the cloves. 
Cut-veggies
Cut-veggies
  • Drain the water from Palak leaves. 
  • Put them in a grinding jar along with green chilies and garlic. 
  • Grind them to a fine paste.
Palak-Paste
Palak-Paste

Cooking:

  • Heat a pan and add oil in it. 
  • Put the tempering ingredients ( Mustard, Jeera, Hing, Haldi powder) splutter them. 
  • Then add onions and fry them till translucent. 
  • Add potatoes and sauté for a minute. 
  • Then add Tomatoes and fry till soft and mushy. 
  • Add chili powder, salt and sugar and mix well. 
  • Then add water and cook potatoes till they are soft. 
  • Once potatoes are cooked add Palak paste to it and cook further for two minutes.
  • Finally add garam masala to it.
  • Serve the Aloo Palak gravy with Rotis, Chapatis or Rice. 
  • It is very tasty and healthy too.

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