A PINCH OF HING

Ingredients: 2cup raw rice 1/2 cup black gram dal 6 tbsp sugar 1 tbsp cardamom powder 1 tbsp cinnamon powder   salt to taste chocolate sauce. Preparations: Soak rice and dal in water for 5 hours. Drain and grind with adding sugar and salt till smooth using little water The batter will become thinner when sugar is added, carefully add water while grinding.     Add water if needed to make the consistency like usual dosa batter. Heat a non stick pan. Pour a ladle of batter and spread to medium thickness. Pour some desi ghee on top. Turn the dosa , add little more ghee and cook the other side. After both sides are well cooked remove on plate and sprinkle cardamom powder and cinnamon powder on both sides. keep it on serving plate and garnish with chocolate sauce.

Ingredients: 2 big size brinjal 1 cup Bengal gram flour 1/2 tsp Baking Powder 1 pinch Baking Soda   1/2 tsp Chili Powder Salt to taste Oil for deep frying Water Preparations: Slice the brinjal into 4 mm  thick slices and drop them into the bowl then salt it liberally and allow it to drain for an hour or so before cooking. Putting salt on the brinjal improves their flavor, which draws out excess moisture and the bitterness along with it. Remove any excess salt by wrapping the eggplant in a kitchen towel and pressing on the slices. Let the slices rest slightly on kitchen towel. Now take a bowl,combine Bengal gram flour,rice flour, turmeric pd., chilly pd.,soda and baking pd mix all the ingredients and then add water, a little at a time, until the mixture resembles a smooth-creamy batter. Cover and let it rest at room temperature for at least 5 minutes. Heat the oil for deep frying and using deep skillet. Always heat the oil at medium low flame from the beginning and when it’s