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Chutneys for Dosa and Idly (with coconut)

Onion Chutney
Onions – 1 ( medium size,chopped)
Grated Coconut – 1/4 cup
Chana dal – 5 tsp
Green Chillies – 3-4
Oil – 2 tsp
Mustard – 1 tsp
Urad Dal – 1 tsp
Fenugreek seeds – 1/2 tsp
Hing – a pinch
Tamarind (dry) – small piece
Jaggery – small piece
Corriander leaves(Cilantro) – 10 leaves (Should not add more as it will change the taste)
Salt – to taste

For seasoning
Oil – 1tsp
Mustard seeds -1 tsp
Urad dal – 1 tsp
Curry leaves – 4-5

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Chutneys for Dosa and Idly (without coconut)

I have few recipes for chutneys that you can prepare without using coconut.
Tomato Chutney
I got this recipe from mom-in-law which is easy and goes well with Idly/Dosa.
Ingredients:
Tomatoes : 3 (chopped)
Onion : 1/2 ( chopped)
Curry leaves
Turmeric powder : a pinch
Mustard seeds : 1 spoon
Urad dal : 1/2 spoon
Oil
Tomato chutney powder :
Mustard seeds – 2tsp
Fenugreek Seeds (Methi) – 1 tsp
Hing – 1/2 tsp
Dry Red Chillies – 7-8
Dry roast all the above and make a fine powder.You can store this powder and use it every time when you make Tomato chutney.


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Spongy Cakes

One thing I am very happy about being here is I have a conventional oven which I didn’t had in India.
So all my efforts to bake cake and cookies were not that great.Weekend I tried the basic sponge cakes
which I found in this cooking site.


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Its Pizza Time !!

Yesterday I tried some pizzas at home which came very well.

Pizza Crust ( I bought BOBOLI Italian pizza crust.There are plenty of them you can buy which ever you like)
1 Cup Marinara sauce
1 Cup Mozzarella cheese (grated)
1/2 Cup Onions (cubed)
1/2 Cup Tomatoes (chopped)
1/2 Cup Green Bell Peppers (cubed)
1/2 Cup Red Bell Peppers (cubed)
Pepper powder



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