A Lone Village Temple Before & during Monsoon

This is a lonely village temple seen in a vast open land near the hills. I have taken the picture of it before the arrival of monsoon as well as during the monsoon showers. Liked the beauty of sky providing a different ambience to it.

Before rains

During Rains

Rava Dosai / dosa

An easy to make dosa recipe which needs no fermentation. Just 10 minutes standing time for the rava to get soft. This type of dosai turns out so crisp & paper thin.

Rava Dosai

Ingredients :-

1. Rava (Semolina)    - 1 tea cup
2. Rice Flour             -  1 tea cup
3. Maida                   - 1/2 tbsp
   Gram flour (besan)- 1/2 tsbp
4. Green Chilli chopped - 1 tsp
5. Coarsely ground pepper - 1 tsp
6. finely chopped curry leaves - 1 tsp
7. finely chopped ginger - 1 tsp
8. Hing - less than 1/4 tsp
9. water to make batter
10. Oil as required
11. Salt to taste

Procedure :-

• In a vessel mix all the above ingredients and prepare a watery batter of pouring consistency. Let it stand for 10 minutes or more.
• Heat the tawa (dosai kal), apply oil on surface. 
• Pour the batter around towards the edge which will flow towards centre. 
• pour 1/2 tsp oil around. 
• when one side is done, flip and cook the other side too till they turn gold & crisp.

Accompaniment : Onion Chutney / Sambar

Variation : for Onion Rava Dosai, just add chopped onion along with above ingridients.

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