rawa dhokala

Sooji ( Rawa) Dhokala

                                                                  Rawaor S00ji  Dhokla

      

Dhokla is very popular dish initially from Gujarat .Dhokla is a steamed dish and very popular being fat free preparation.In this blog dhok;a recipe  made of besan has been already  mentioned.
This one is made out of wheat rawa or sooji.Besan which is chana dal flour does not suits many people or when we need some change in taste then this is the best and quick option.

Ingredients required are very simple and easily available in our pantry

Sooji or rawa      one and half cup
Curd                    1/4 cup
Salt as per taste
Eno 1/2 teaspoon

In a bowl take sooji,curd,salt and mix.Add water to make pouring consistency.
Let it soak for 15 minutes.Till then in a steamer add three cups of water and let it heat with high flame.now add eno in the mixture and mix it in the batter.In a greased plate pour the batter and put it in the steamer.Cover it .Let it cook for 10 minutes and then turn off the flame .
after 10 minutes take out the plate and let it cool again for next 10 minutes.
now cut the dhokala in desired shape .






For seasoning  

2 table spoon oil
1 table spoon mustard seeds
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
2 green chillies slit and cut
8 curry leaves
after cutting dhokalas prepare tadaka .In a pan add 2 table spoons of oil and heat it .when oil is hot then add mustard seeds,sesame seeds,chilli pieces,curry leaves.When these starts spluttering then
turn off the flame.Soread this tadaka oil evenly on dhokala plate.
Dhokala is ready to serve With any chutteney.

Home made snacks. (Farsan)

                                                                   Home    made snacks
  One can buy variety of snacks readily available from market.But sometimes when we have enough time then we can prepare some at home .These will be fresh and according to our own taste.
Let us try this mixture.

                                     





     
                                                                             

                                                                     Ingredients          

                                                                Ready to serve                                          

50 gms.     Potato.     Sev  (readily available in grocery store)
50 gms.      Makai.    Chivda  (readily available in grocery store)
50.   gms     Ground nuts

Oil.      For.     Frying


 Spices             Salt,red chilli powder,chat masala.     According to taste



In a karahi put oil and heat it .Check by putting a piece of chivada if the oil is hot enough.
If it gets fried immediately that means it is time to fry .
First fry chivada then fry potato sev .
In the end fry ground nuts properly till these starts crackling to make them crunchy.
Now mix all and then sprinkle spices and shuffle gently this mixture.
Your fresh snacks are ready to serve.Can be served with tea.
As the colour of this mixture will be in nice contrast so it is so appealing also.

Sweet rice(Binach. Marwari name)

                                                             Sweet Rice

                                                     

Rice is staple food in most of the states in India.Day to day meal rice is eaten in its simplest form i,e.
Rice cooked in water. By using this white grain and adding different spices or seasoning numerous dishes can be prepared viz. spicy or sweet.In southern part of India Tamarind rice,Lemon rice,
Curd rice and so on. In northern part spicy rice dishes are commonly known as Pulao or Tehari in marwar area.A rich rice preparation is also called as Rajasthani Kabuli. Recipe for this can be find in this blog.In this post I am telling about rice as a desert.Party is never complete without desert and these modern times in most of the parties readymade desert is being served to save time and energy of the organisers.


This is very simple and all the ingredients are available easily in our pantry.


Ingredients required
Basmati rice        1 cup
Sugar.                   1/8.  cup
Ghee.                     4 tablespoon
Cardamom powder.   1 teaspoon
Saffron.  Soaked in water or milk.    Few strands

Cloves.                     8
Cashews.                  8
Raisins.                     8
Almonds.    (Slivered).  8
     
Wash rice in water.    

In a pressure cooker add one cup water and add rice .Put lid and after one whistle remove cooker from stove.Let it cool and open the cooker.
In a thick bottom or non stick pan pour ghee and put on burner.When ghee is hot enough to give aroma then add cloves and cashews ,almonds now add rice and stir gently then add sugar ,saffron and cardamom powder .Stir gently till all the seasoning get mixed with rice now add raisins.
Sweet rice is ready to serve.
Enjoy this desert with your family.