Potato Yogurt Rice

Potato Yogurt Rice.

Potato is boiled and deep fried. Steamed rice is mixed with fresh yogurt and seasoned with spices. The deep fried potatoes are mixed with yogurt rice as a last step. Serve potato yogurt rice immediately with any pickle if desired.
Makes: around 4 Servings of Potato Yogurt Rice.

Ingredients:

Potato 1 Large
Yogurt 1 1/2 Cups
Steamed Rice 2 Cups
Green Chiles 3 – 4
Ginger 2 inch Piece
Turmeric Powder 1/8 tsp
Salt to Taste

Talimpu:

Mustard Seeds 1/4 tsp
Cumin Seeds 1/4 tsp
Urad Dal 1/4 tsp
Broken Dried Red Chiles 3 – 4
Asafoetida a Big Pinch
Curry Leaves 5
Oil 2 tsps + for Deep Frying

Method of preparation:

Remove stems, wash and chop the green chiles into small pieces.
Peel, wash and finely chop the ginger.
Peel and chop the potato into small chunks.
Boil the chopped potato in salted water till they turn soft.
Strain the boiled potatoes and place on the kitchen towel to absorb any remaining water.
Deep fry the boiled potatoes till brown and crisp from outside.
Remove the deep fried potatoes onto absorbent paper.

In a mixing bowl, mash the steamed rice with back of the spoon.
Add the yogurt, turmeric powder and salt to the mixing bowl and mix everything well.
Add a splash or two of fresh water if necessary to the mixing bowl.

Heat oil in a pan, add all talimpu ingredients in order.
When mustard seeds start spluttering, add ginger and green chiles.
Fry briefly and remove from heat.
Once warm enough, add the above talimpu to the yogurt bowl.
Stir in fried potatoes to the yogurt bowl and serve potato yogurt rice immediately.
Notes: Make sure potatoes are added to yogurt rice just before serving.

Suggestions: Microwave the rice with a splash of water for a minute or two if using leftover steamed rice. Adjust spice with green chiles or red chiles. Use fresh plain thick yogurt if available.
Variations: Check other variations with yogurt here.
Other Names: Potato Yogurt Rice.

Fenugreek Seeds Yogurt Dosa

Challa Attu.

Fenugreek seeds are soaked in water for few hours and ground into paste. It is then mixed with rice flour and sour yogurt to form somewhat thick batter. The batter is poured onto hot pan into thin dosa and cooked until done. Serve fenugreek seeds dosa with sambar or with any chutney of your choice.
Makes: around 4 Servings of Fenugreek Seeds Yogurt Dosa.

Ingredients:

Rice Flour 1 and 1/4 Cups
Fenugreek Seeds 1/8 Cup
Sour Yogurt 1/2 Cup
Cumin Seeds a Pinch 1/4 tsp
Green Chiles 3 – 4
Salt to Taste
Oil as Required

Method of preparation:

Soak fenugreek seeds in water for around 4 – 5 hours.
Once soaked, grind the fenugreek seeds into paste adding enough water.
Remove stems, wash and roughly chop green chiles.
Grind green chiles with a pinch of salt into coarse paste using a grinder.

In a mixing bowl, mix together rice flour, ground fenugreek seeds paste, sour yogurt, cumin seeds, green chile paste, 2 cups of water and salt.
Add another half cup of water if necessary to make into somewhat thick batter. (consistency thicker than rava dosa batter).

Heat a flat pan on medium high heat, apply few drops of oil with back of a spoon.
When pan gets hot, pour a ladle full of fenugreek seeds dosa batter on pan in circular motions.
Make sure batter is thin enough that it makes small holes when batter hits the hot pan.
Try to fill up any big holes and form into around 6 inch diameter dosa.
Don’t spread the dosa with back of the ladle even if necessary.
Fry on low – medium flame till bottom side starts to turn golden brown.
Pour few drops of oil around the dosa and turn on other side.
Reduce the heat a bit and cook on this side for around half a minute before removing from heat.
Repeat the same with any remaining fenugreek seeds dosa batter.
Serve fenugreek seeds dosa with sambar or with any chutney of your choice.
Notes: Make a fresh batch of dosa batter when necessary. Don’t store the batter for later use.

Suggestions: Don’t make this recipe unless you have a decent sour yogurt at hand. If dosa is thick, add few tablespoons of water to batter. If dosa sticks to bottom of pan, add a tablespoon or so of rice flour to the batter.
Variations: Check other dosa varieties here.
Other Names: Fenugreek Seeds Yogurt Dosa, Challa Attu.