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I am going to share the recipe to make soft, yummy and healthy red rice idlis and dosas. You can also make puttu, kozhukkattai, idiyappam using red rice flour.  To make idli/dosa batter with red rice, you need to soak the red rice atleast for about 6 to 8 hours.  You will need : Red Rice - 1 cup Idli rice - 1/2 cup Urad Dal - 1/2 cup Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp Salt - 2 tsp Add all the grains and methi seeds in a container and rinse thoroughly for 2 to 3 times. Add enough water and soak them well.  Then grind all the ingredients together into a thick batter using a wet grinder or a mixer grinder into a idli batter consistency, add 2 tsp salt and let it ferment overnight.  Grease the idli plates and pour the batter upto 3/4 full and steam for 12 minutes. when you insert a tooth pick into the idli, if it comes out clean, the idlis are cooked.  Idlis are ready to eat with any  chutney  or sambhar.  Look how the idlis are soft and fluffy inside, in the ab...

Now-a-days many people have started eating healthy millets and different varieties of rice. This recipe is made from a very healthy rice variety. It is a deep purple-black colored rice called Black Rice or Forbidden Rice. In tamil, it is called kavani arisi. It is a good source of protein, fibre, iron and several antioxidants. This rice looks like in the picture below. Please remember that it has to be soaked overnight, before cooking. For this desert recipe, you need the following ingredients Black rice - 1 cup Water - 2 1/2 cups used to soak the rice overnight Sugar - 1 1/2 cups Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup Cardamom powder - 1 tsp Ghee / Clarified butter - 2 tbsp To begin with, first wash the rice 2 to 3 times and drain the water. Soak the rice with 2 1/2 cups of water overnight or atleast 10 to 12 hours. In a large bowl, add the soaked rice and measure 2 1/2 cups of water and add to the rice. You can use the same water that you used to soak the rice. It will be red in color, but it is o...

Hello all, I am going to share a baked spicy peanut snack today. Be it a rainy day or a snowy day, the aroma of the hot n spicy peanuts is divine with a cup of hot tea. Let's quickly grab the ingredients mentioned below and get started.. 2 cups - raw peanuts with skin 1/2 cup - besan / kadalai maavu 4 tbsp - rice flour  1/4 tsp - turmeric 1 tsp - salt or as per your taste  1 tsp chilli powder a pinch of baking soda  2 tsp - cooking oil  2 tbsp - water Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F Add all the ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. Remember to sprinkle water little by little and mix. The masala should just barely stick to the peanuts. It should not look like a paste consistency.  Lastly add another tsp of rice flour and mix, so that, the sticky peanuts get separated.  In a baking tray, line the parchment paper and coat with cooking spray or grease it with 2 tsp of oil.  Now spread the peanut mixture on the tray and bake for 30 minutes. The baking...