Open Rava Toast

Ingredients:

1. 1 1/2 Cup Rava/Sooji
2. 1 Cup Curd  (you may need a little more)
3. 1/2 cup finely Chopped Onion  
4. 1/2 cup Finely Chopped tomato  
5. 1/4 cup Finely Chopped green Capsicum 
6. 1/4 cup grated carrot
7. 1 tbsp Finely Chopped Green Chillies  
8. 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander 
9. 1 tsp jeera powder 1 tsp pav bhaji powder (this is optional)
10. Butter 
11. Salt to taste 

Method:  

• In a large bowl, place the rava along with all the vegetables and mix it all well.  
• Now add the curd, the amount of the curd should be such that it makes a nicely spreadable thick batter.   
• Add salt to taste and chopped green chillies in the batter and mix it well.  
  

• Take one slice of bread. Spread the rava and vegetable batter on the bread. 
  

• Heat the tawa, apply butter and place two to three (depending on the size of the tawa) breads.  

• Toast the batter side  of the bread. The curd will bind the batter and the bread, so the batter will not fall from the bread.  Now change the side and toast the other side of the bread. 
• Toast both sides till it turns light golden brown. 
  

• Serve it hot along with ketchup or green chutney!  

Tips:

• Don’t add water in the batter to make it wet, instead increase the amount of curd. 
• You can Sprinkle grated cheese on top before toasting(optional) 

Dhideer kodbale

This recipe was shared by my lovely Sister -in-law Geetha. She shared it on our family whatsapp group and inspired many of us to make it immediately.

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup of rice flour/akki hittu
2. 1/4 cup of maida/All-purpose flour,
3. 1/4 cup of chiroti rava/super fine sooji 
4. 1 tsp butter
5. 2 tsp oil
6. 3/4 tsp chilly powder
7. 3/4 tsp salt
8. 3/4 cup water

Method:

• Mix the rice flour, maida and chiroti rava  and just warm it a bit(not roast-just warm) in a kadai or microwave (bechagaguvashtu). 
• Then  add 3/4 tsp of salt and 3/4 tsp. of chilly powder and mix it well. 
• Then add 1 tsp. of butter and then 2 tsps of  heated oil. Mix it well
• Then add 3/4 cup of water slowly and made the dough. Kneading it well(for 5 minutes) is very important. Knead it to form a smooth and soft dough.
• In a kadhai start heating the oil for frying
• Divide and make lemon size balls. roll each ball into long strings. Make a spiral circle of this string.
• Fry them in batches of 4 or 5 in medium heat until it is light brown.
• Remove and place them on tissue paper to drain out excess oil
• After it cools down completely, store it in airtight container for it to stay crisp.