Wheat Dosa with Rajma/Red Kidney Beans in Onion Gravy
Dosa is the staple dinner back home. We have it almost every day, unlike most mallu families who either have chappathi or rice. On some days, when the rice batter has either turned too sour or when we don't have enough, amma makes wheat dosa/godambhu dosha. Though I prefer the rice one, this variation is very easy to prepare and a quick breakfast on a Sunday morning when one is too lazy to shop or even go out.
So last Sunday, I made wheat dosa and Rajma in onion gravy. For the rajma, I followed the recipe amma uses for paneer gravy. It came out yummy and of course, much healthier than the paneer variation.
Wheat Dosa/Godhambhu Dosha
What I Used:
Wheat flour/atta - 2 glasses
Water - enough to make a loose batter, slightly more dilute than rice batter for dosa
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Gingelly oil - to make dosa
How I Made It:
Pour it on the dosa girdle and cook both sides till golden brown. Use gingelly oil on both sides to make it non-sticky. It takes longer to cook than rice dosa so keep the fire on medium and be patient (Something I find very difficult!).
Rajma in Onion Gravy
What I Used:
Rajma/Red Kidney Beans - 1 cup, soaked overnight
Onions - 2 medium, cubed
Tomatoes - 1 big
Masala
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Capsicum - 1 small, cubed
Chilly powder - 1 tsp
Chicken masala - 1.5 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Salt - to taste
How I Made It:
1. Pressure cook the rajma for upto 4 whistles.
2. Saute onions till golden brown. Add all the masala and fry for 3 mins. Add the tomatoes and stir for another minute. Remove from fire and let it cool.
3. Grind the cooled masala mix well, with a little water. Keep on fire, add the rajma and capsicum and simmer till the excess water has left and the gravy becomes thick. I crushed some rajma and added it to the gravy to make it thicker.
4. Add salt and remove from fire.
This rajma curry also goes well with chappathi and other rotis. I even had it with rice for lunch and liked it.
Now for some nice stuff in here. My sis has passed on two awards she got for her awesome blog. Err.. she may have been a little biased, but I am really flattered nevertheless. Thank you sis :)
















Fabulous pics!!!Keep up ur good work!!
ReplyDeleteBy the who taught amma to make Rajma gravy??:D..She got introduced to Rajma very recently from her elder daughter!!!Then who taught her elder daughter the gravy??...her hubby..So the final credit or the recipe source goes to **** :D...right?
nice... a different combo and healthy to boot. I think i will make this in the near future.
ReplyDeleteI love the pic of your rajma curry. Looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteForgot to add, congrats on the awards!:-)
ReplyDeleteHi Nags...
ReplyDeleteWheat dosa is my fav....Love ur picture....Nice recipe...
Hey Girl! I looooove rajma. I made up a batch over the weekend for a party.
ReplyDeleteAte it with toast and butter today, one of my favorite combos.
I'm also a big fan of the dosa and north indian subzi fusion.
Happy Belated Birthday LEO! Mine was on Aug 14 :). Congrats on your awards....
Kanch
congrats on the award. Bharathy is your sis ? thats a great news to know. lovely rajma!
ReplyDeleteSouth and North got married!!:D
ReplyDeleteLooks like a like great combo Nags!:)
That's an interesting combination. Looks good.
ReplyDeleteMy mom adds a lil bit maida too. 1. It keeps dosa white, 2. It makes them crispier.
ReplyDeleteWHAT!!! Dosa can be mde from wheat as well??!! That new to me. :)
ReplyDeletewe make a wheat dosa too... but I'm saving that for the RCI Karnataka as I plan to flood Asha with recipes. :-)
ReplyDeleteNice recipe and congrats on the awards girl. Hugs
The Wheat Dosa looks lovely. I made chappathi but don't know the dosa.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my place. Looks lovely here.
Hum! Good food, congratulations
ReplyDeleteI've been meaning to try gudhuma dosa for ages, but seem to have a bit of a mental block with using atta in dosa! :) Your version with the bean filling looks totally delicious and nutritious.
ReplyDeleteNag,
ReplyDeleteGoduma dosa/attu was a instant breafast/tiffin at home, when there was nothin else to make or when my mom ran out of idea to make a snack/tiffin it was goduma dosa. I love it
Must admit never thought of combo with rajma
Added u to my blogroll
congrats on the award.
ReplyDeleteI've never had rajma with dosa.
But i love rajma.
the pics look tummy...dosa from wheat is really innovative....way to go
ReplyDeletethe pics look tummy...dosa from wheat is really innovative....way to go
ReplyDeleteThose are beautiful pics Nags, though I too prefer rice dosas, but this sure sounds like a quick recipe... Congrats on the awards, u rock girl :D
ReplyDeleteNaga,
ReplyDeleteGothambhu dosa adipoli aanallo.i add jaggery while making dosa.try it out.rajma curry using chicken masala looks nice.
oh..i forgot.
ReplyDeleteA big congrats 4 those awards:)
The Rajma looks yummy dear....
ReplyDeleteHuge round of congrats on the awards dear......:-)
Have been trying to post a comment on ur tarladalal post...but it doesn't allow me.....some network problem I guess :-)
Hey Nags I love this recipe I really like kidney beans. I have never made dosa before I like the sound of making it with wheat flour instead of rice - do you mean whole wheat flour or plain white?
ReplyDeleteYou and your sis remind me of me and my sis:)
ReplyDeleteI also received my award from my sis. They try to include us so much eh?
~Savithri
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ReplyDeleteOoo, the dosa and rajma in gravy look fantastic. one question though, what is Gingelly oil ?
ReplyDeletemade this today and tasted simply superb! thanks for this recipe!
ReplyDeleteNag,
ReplyDeleteGoduma dosa/attu was a instant breafast/tiffin at home, when there was nothin else to make or when my mom ran out of idea to make a snack/tiffin it was goduma dosa. I love it
Must admit never thought of combo with rajma
Added u to my blogroll
I love the pic of your rajma curry. Looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteNags, being a vegetarian, what would be the substitute for Chicken Masala for this particular recipe?
ReplyDeletechicken masala is vegetarian actually (i mean, there's no meat or anything powdered and added to it). the spices are different than usual curry powder and i like those flavours. if you prefer not to use it, then just use any regular curry powder/garam masala :)
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