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[minisoji]

Ingredients:

1/4 cup onion
1/4 cup green beans
1/2 cup potatoes
1/4 cup capsicum
3 boiled eggs
1 cup basmati rice
3 green chillies
2 cloves
2 cardamom
1 tea spn ginger paste
1 bay leaf
A pinch turmeric
1/2 tea spn kolhapuri masala/garam masala/goda masala
Ghee
Salt

Method:
Heat ghee and add bay leaf, cardamom, cloves.
Add ginger paste, finely chopped green chillies and all vegetables. Fry for few minutes.
Add rice and fry again for few minutes. Add masala powder, turmeric and fry again.
Now add water(about 1 and 3/4 cup), salt and cook till done.

[minisoji]

Ingredients:
3/4 cup rice
1/2 cup onion(optional)
3-4 green chillies
1 and 1/2 tbl spns lemon juice
1/2 tea spn mustard seeds
1 tea spn urad daal
5-6 curry leaves
1 tbl spn ground nuts(optional)
A pinch turmeric
1 tea spn oil
Salt


Method:
Cook rice in pressure cooker. Rice should not become too soft, the rice grains should be seperate after cooking, otherwise it becomes paste when mixed, So use a bit less water compared to normal, instead the rice from previous day can also be used.
Heat oil and add ground nuts, mustard seeds and urad daal. When they start popping, add green chillies, curry leaves. Fry for a minute. Add onion, turmeric, fry till the onions turn slightly brownish.
Add the rice, salt and mix well. Turn off the heat and add the lemon juice. Mix well.

[minisoji]

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cup raw rice and 2 tbsps of tur dal, soaked in water for 2-3 hrs

2 tomatoes chopped

2 tbsp grated fresh coconut (optional)

2-3 dried red chillis, de-seed and tear

1-2 tbsp grated jaggery

1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves (optional)

salt to taste

oil as required


Method

1 Drain and grind smoothly the rice and tur dal with chopped tomatoes, dried red chillies (de-seed), grated fresh coconut, jaggery, coriander leaves, salt and little water to form a dosa-like batter.

2 Heat griddle on high flame till hot, reduce heat, pour a laddle full of dosa batter, spread the batter with the bottom of the ladle evenly making circles to form a dosa and drizzle with some oil along the edges. Cook on medium heat for 1-2 mts and increase to high flame for a few seconds and flip the other side and cook for 20-30 seconds or till done.

3 Serve hot with any podi or chutney of your choice like karivepaku podi or coconut chutney.