This our family’s favourite -Surprise the “surpriser” recipe.This recipe is very handy when we need to do something, when we’re out of supply of the produce, still has to serve the unexpected guests and impress them.So we always have the rice and dal combo powder in storage.Ok guys i could read your mind …. Here, the recipe is all yours now.
Rice – 1 cup
Toor dal -1/4 cup
Cumin seeds -1 tsp
Black Pepper – 1 tsp
Powder the rice and dal together to fine rava consistency. Powder the Cumin seeds and Black Pepper seperately and add it to the rice dal combo.So this is the basic powder you need for the patties.This powder can be stored in an airtight container for months.
To make patties:
rice & dhal combo rava -1 cup
water – 2 cups
oil – 1 tsp
salt – 1 tsp
Method:
Boil the water with salt and oil
Add the rice dal combo powder constantly stirring to avoid lumps
Continue stirring till the water is completely absorbed and resemble dough like consistency.
Once the dough is ready,divide into equal sized balls and make patties.
Fry them in pan and serve hot with onion chutney.
Recipe for Onion chutney:
White Onions – 3 (Avoid red onions as they turn bitter when blended and sauteed)
Dry Red chillies – 6
Tamarind juice – 1 Tbsp
Salt – as per taste
Jaggery – a small piece
Hing – a pinch
Curry leaves – a few
Blend all the above ingredients except curry leaves
Crackle mustard seeds in a tsp of oil, add curry leaves and pour the above blended mixture and saute till the raw smell goes.
Enjoy and let me know how you liked it.
I would like to contribute this recipe for
Paz’s -” FMR -For The Love Of Rice” and
Sailu’s “Jihva for Dal”
