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Beetroot Thoran (Coconut Beetroot Fry)

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Well, we've all heard of the number of benefits in beetroot. Now, this one version of beetroot I like to eat with rice. Ingredients: Beetroot - 1 cup  Oil - 1 tbs Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Shallots - 2-3 Green chilies -2 Curry leaves - few Grated coconut - 1/2 cup Water- 2 tbs Directions: Wash peel and grate beetroot. In Pan, heat oil, add Mustard, and wait for it to splutter. Then add the shallots, green chilies, curry leaves grated beetroot, and water. Mix all together and close the lid and cook for 2-3 mins.  Open and add the grated coconut, mix and cook for 1 more minute and switch off the flame. Serve hot.

Green Coconut Chutney

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One of the delicious south Indian chutney to have with dosa Ingredients : Grated coconut -1 cup Green Chillis - 1-2 Curry leaves - few Shallot -1-2 Ginger- 1/2 inch Roasted chana dal- 1 tbs water - 1/2 cup For Seasoning Coconut Oil - 1 tbs Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp Curry leaves - few Directions: In a mixy grinder jar, add the grated coconut, green chili, curry leaves, shallot, ginger, roasted chana dal and water to paste. Pour it to a serving bowl In a seasoning pan or tadka, pour coconut oil, add mustard seeds, when you hear the splutter, add curry leaves, then pour this over the coconut mix and serve with hot dosas.

Crispy/Rice Dosa

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Dosa is basically pancakes made of rice and lentils. It is sometimes made in crepe appearance also. It is a typical south Indian breakfast, traditionally served with coconut chutney and sambar. With this easy homemade batter, you can make different dishes like plain dosa, set dosa, masala dosa, uthappams, and paniyarams. Ingredients: Dosa rice - 4 Cups Urad Dal(split,skinless black gram) - 1 Cup Fenugreek Seeds(methi) - 1 tsp Cooked Rice/ Poha - 1-2 tbs Salt - to taste Water - As needed Ghee/oil - As needed Directions: Wash and soak, rice and urad dal in two separate vessels for 6 hrs. Add fenugreek seeds to the urad dal. Before grinding, drain the water in which the rice is soaked. Grind the cooked rice, soaked rice, and urad dal along with the water in which it was soaked in a Blender/mixy/grinder. Add little more water if needed till you get a smooth batter. The consistency should be such that the batter should be thinly coated on a spoon when dipped. Keep the bat