Wheat Flour Dosa (Ghava Pita Polo)

Wheat flour Dosa is a healthy and quick-fix breakfast recipe. Only two ingredients are required to prepare the batter and the batter doesn't need to be fermented. Hence this is an instant dosa which is a Savior when pressed for time.

Ingredients:

Wheat flour - 1 cup
Semolina - 1/2 tsp (Optional)
Rice flour  - 2 tbsp (Optional)
Salt to taste

Procedure:

Mix together all the ingredients in a bowl . Add water and mix well to form dosa batter. Make sure there are no lump in the batter. Add required amount of salt to taste.  Adding semolina and rice is optional. During fast we usually skip adding rice flour.

Heat a dosa tawa and spread little oil over it. Pour a ladle full of batter moving outward to inside. Don't spread the batter using the back of the ladle like we do for other dosas. When it is cooked well on one side flip it and cook on the other side.

Serve it hot with any dip of your choice!

Egg Bhurji

Egg bhurji is a very easy and quick method of preparing scrambled eggs in Indian style. Basically egg bhurji is scrambled eggs cooked with onions,tomatoes and other spices. In our home we prefer adding lot of other veggies as well like beans, peas,carrots,mushrooms etc. as this makes the dish healthier.

Since this is an easy peasy recipe which demands less time, you can prepare this when you are pressed for time. Egg bhurji with bread or roti makes a healthy breakfast which is also filling.

Ingredients:

Large eggs - 6
Onion - 1 medium sized finely chopped
Tomato - 1 small finely chopped
Button mushroom - 5 cut into thin slices
Carrot - 3 tbsp finely chopped
Cauliflower - 3 tbsp finely chopped
Green peas - 2 tbsp 
Beans - 3 tbsp finely chopped
Spring onion greens - 3 tbsp
Pepper powder - 0.5 tsp
Green chillies - 4 finely chopped
Coriander leaves - 4 tbsp
Turmeric - A pinch
Salt to taste
Oil - 2tbsp

Procedure:

1. Heat oil in a pan. Add green chillies and fry them for a minute.
2. Now add chopped onions and saute till it turns golden brown. Add in tomatoes and saute till it becomes mushy.
3. Add other veggies like beans, carrot, cauliflower, spring onion greens, mushroom and green peas ( I used frozen peas so added directly) and saute them for 5-10 minute till the veggies become soft by adding  salt.
4. Add in turmeric and pepper powder and mix well. Break open the eggs and add it to the mixture. Saute it well for few minutes on medium heat till the eggs are cooked and scrambled.
5. Add the coriander leaves and cook for 2 more minute.

Spicy egg bhurji is now ready to serve. Enjoy with bread or roti. You can also have it as it is.

Vegetable Vermicelli Upma

 Vegetable vermicelli upma is an easy to prepare dish and a healthy breakfast. There are many variations of
 preparing Vermicelli Upma and this is one of them. The addition of veggies make this upma healthier. This
 is generally made for breakfast. It can also be had as a evening snack.

 There are different types of vermicelli available. I have used rice vermicelli in this dish. You can also use
 wheat vermicelli or Ragi(Finger-millet) vermicelli instead.

  Ingredients:

 Vermicelli - 1 cup
 Boiled water - 2 cups
 Onion - 1 Medium
 Tomato - 1 small
 Green chilly - 2
 Spring onion Flowers - Few
 Spring Onion - Few
 Button Mushrooms - 7
 Coriander leaves - Little
 Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
 Mustard - 1 tsp
 Curry leaves - Few
 Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
 Salt to taste
 Sugar - 1/2 tsp
 Oil - 4 tbsp

Procedure:

Heat a Kadai . Pour 2 tbsp oil and fry the vermicelli till it becomes golden brown. Keep stirring so that it is    fried evenly.  Meanwhile in a separate vessel boil 2 cups of water (This will be used later to cook the vermicelli). Keep the vermicelli aside once it is fried.

Now heat a Kadai and add 2 tbsp oil. Add mustard to Oil. When mustard splutters, add urad dal, curry leaves, green chillies. Fry them well. Now add Onions and fry till they become transparent. Then add the remaining veggies and cook them well by adding little salt. Add little turmeric to the cooked veggies.

Once vegetables are cooked, add fried vermicelli to it.

Mix them well  and fry for a minute. Keep stirring continuously.

Now add boiled water to this and cover the lid of the kadai. Let the vermicelli cook with the vegetables on medium flame.

Wait till the vermicelli is cooked well and all the water is absorbed. Add little Sugar (This is optional) and mix well.

Vegetable vermicelli upma is ready to serve. You can also add little lemon juice to this to get lemony flavor.

Masala Omlette

Masala Omlette is one of the simple breakfast recipe, loaded with goodness of veggies and flavor of spice mix. You can have it by itself or along with toasted bread. It is healthy and equally filling.

Ingredients:

Eggs- 2
Onion - 1 small
Capsicum - 2 tbsp
Green chilly - 1
Grated carrot - 2 tbsp
Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Oregano - 1/2 tsp
Mixed spice powder - 1/2 tsp
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 2 tbsp

Procedure:

1. Finely chop all the veggies. Break 2 eggs in a bowl and beat it well for a minute or two. Add the chopped veggies, salt, pepper powder, Oregano and Mixed spice powder (you can also add Garam masala powder instead of this) to the beaten egg. Mix them well.

2. Heat the tawa and pour  2 tbsp oil to grease the tawa. Pour the beaten egg mixture on the tawa and spread it well.

3. Cover the lid and cook on medium flame. When the Omlette is cooked on one side, flip it over and cook well on the other side as well.

Masala Omlette is ready to serve. :)