Sunday, February 4, 2018

MUDAKATHAAN KEERAI DOSAI (WITH SMALL ONIONS)

One of the greens which is used to treat joint pains, constipation, and has many more health benefits.  Usually on weekends, we go to market  and buy vegetables from there and stock in fridge for the upcoming week.  In the market, we get varieties for greens  - Mudakathaan, vallarai, thoodhuvalai.  These greens should not be boiled while cooking as it would lose the medicinal benefits.  So, I ground and add to the regular dosa batter and makes dosa out of it.  Mudakathan leaves are slightly bitter in taste, so to overcome the bitter taste I added small onions.  The sweetness rendered from the small onions defeated the mild bitterness from this medicinal greens.  I also sprayed some idly milagai podi to enhance the taste :-).


INGREDIENTS:
Idly/dosa batter - 3 cups
Mudakathaan greens - 1 cup
Small onion (sliced thin) - 1 cup
Idly podi (optional)

PREPARATION:
1. Remove the leaves from the stem and discard the stems.  Wash the leaves thoroughly in running cold water.  
2.  Remove the excess water by straining and grind it in mixer.  Add it to the dosa batter and mix well.
3.  Heat the dosa pan, add a ladle full of batter and gently spread with the back of the ladle.  Sprinkle the sliced small onions and spray idly milagai podi evenly on top.  Drizzle oil around the sides and top.  When one side is done, flip gently and cook on the other side.  When done, remove it and transfer to a plate. 
4. Serve hot with chutney/sambar.


5. It can also be prepared without onions as a roast like this.

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