poLo ani bhajji

dosa with curry

Dosas are the most common breakfast items in konkani households. But it doesnt get boring as there are a lot of varieties of dosas to choose from. One such dosa is this ‘Urid maida polo’. I havent eaten this dosa in any other place or hotels apart from konkani households. It can be served with coconut chutney (again there are different chutney variations). But I like this particular potato and onion curry with this dosa.

polo

Urid maida poLo

One advantage of this dosa is that it doesnt require fermentation and can be made instantly.

Ingredients

  • Urid daal - 1 cup
  • Maida flour (all purpose flour) - 4 cups
  • Salt to taste

Method

  • Soak the urid daal in water for one hour (even 30 mins would suffice) and grind it to a smooth batter. You can prepare upto this stage the previous evening and then refrigerate this batter. Or you can also make this batter in the morning.
  • Now in a separate vessel mix the maida with cold water and make a thin paste. Add some salt. Mix it thoroughly to remove any lumps. Do not add a lot of water.
  • Finally mix the maida and the urid batter and make thin dosas out of it.

Preparation time: 1 hour

baTaTa ani kaandya bhajji

It means potato and onion curry.

Ingredients

  • Potato cut into small pieces - 2 medium sizedhe
  • Onion cut into small pieces - 4 (or 5) medium sized
  • Grated coconut - 1 cup
  • Red chillies - 4
  • Cloves - 8 to 10
  • Black Pepper (whole)- half teaspoon
  • Coriander/dhania seeds - 1.5 teaspoons
  • Tamarind - a small piece
  • Salt to taste

Method

  • In a vessel mix the potato and onion pieces, add some salt and water and cook it well till the vegetables are soft.
  • In a kadai take a little oil and fry the cloves, pepper, coriander and red chillies one by one in that order on a small flame.
  • Grind these masala items with coconut and tamarind to a smooth mixture to match the consistency of a chutney.
  • Add this chutney to the boiled potato/onion mixture, add salt to taste and let it boil well. Simmer for a few minutes and the bhajji is ready.

Preparation time: 30 minutes

Serve the bhajji with piping hot dosas. This bhajji can also be had with other kinds of dosas, idlis, bread etc.