Rava Idli and Potato sag

Rava Idli and Potato sag

Ingredients

Rava -3 cups
Onion- 1/2 of one onion chopped finely
Cashews - 1/2 cup cut in to small pieces
Coriander leaves- 1/4 bunch finely chopped
Curry leaves- 4-5strings finely chopped
Yogurt- fresh curd without sourness and it should be thick
according to the mixture.
Salt- to taste
Soda- a pinch
Oil-4 tbsp
Urad dhal-2 tbsp
Channa dhal-2 tbsp


Method:

1. Heat oil in a pan, add the urad dhal and channa dhal together and fry until its light brown.
2. Add the chopped cashews and fry a minute then add the chopped onion and fry until is soft
3. Then add the chopped coriander and chopped curry leaves to it and fry for a miute
4.After its set add the rava to the mixture and fry until the rava turns to opaque.
5.then make the rava mixture to cool

Note. This mixture has to be prepared before four to five hours befor u make the idlis

6.In a bowl add the salt,soda and yogurt and mix well ,and finally add the rava mixture to the curd and pour the idlis within 5 minutes dont make the rava to soak in the yogurt for along time.You may not get soft idlis.It would become hard.
7.Serve with potato curry

Potato sag

Ingredients:

Potato-3
Mustard seeds-1 tsp
Oil-for sauting
Urad dhal- 1 tsp
Channa dhal- 1 tsp
Onion-2 finely chopped
Coriander-1/4 bunch finely chopped
besan powder-2tbsp
Salt to taste
Green chillies-4 slit into two halves
Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp

Method:

1. Cut the potatoes into small dice shape and boil them with little salt. and keep aside. dont pour the boiled water down.keep even that aside.
2. Heat the oil in a pan splutter the mustard seeds,add the urad dhal and channa dhal and fry for a minute.
3. Then add the chopped onions and green chillies,turmeric powder and fry until the onions are soft
4. Then add the cooked potatoes along with the water and bring it to a boil, add the coriander leaves.
5. Finally add the besan powder ,give a fast stir and remove from flame and its ready to serve.