Sunday, December 17, 2006

Rava/Sooji Bhakri.


A jhatpat konkani khana which could be eaten either for breakfast or as a snack in the evenings when you are hungry enough. Covering it with a lid while cooking, makes it one of the quick to make pancakes . Rava or Sooji bhakri is basically a thick roti -like stuff which can be eaten plain without the need any side dish.

Serves about 2-3 people

Time taken: 20 minutes.

Ingredients:
Sooji(the upma one) half a cup,
finely chopped onions 2, finely chopped green chillies 2-3,
a few dashes of hing/asafoetida, a little grated ginger, a little sugar(1 sp at the most),
salt and a little curd(optional), grated coconut(if you like it).

Method of Preparation:
Mix all the above mentioned ingredients with some water. Make a thick semi solid paste(as thick as idli batter, if you have seen it). Heat the griddle/tava on medium flame and with the help of your clean hands, tap small rounded cakes of the mixture on the tava. Pour a few drops of oil around each of these and cover them with a lid until one side is done. Overturn these bhakris and cook until both the sides are well cooked or slightly brown.


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