Rice And Lentil Crepes With Potato Food

LENTIL RICE AND VEGGIE BAKE

Steps:

• Place the rice and 1 cup water in a pot, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 20 minutes. Place lentils in a pot with the remaining 1 1/2 cups water, and bring to a boil. Cook 15 minutes, or until tender.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat, and stir in the onion and garlic. Mix in tomato, celery, carrots, zucchini, and 1/2 the tomato sauce. Season with 1/2 the basil, 1/2 the oregano, 1/2 the cumin, salt, and pepper. Cook until vegetables are tender.
• In a casserole dish, mix the rice, lentils, and vegetables. Top with remaining tomato sauce, and sprinkle with remaining basil, oregano, and cumin.
• Bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until bubbly.

RICE AND LENTIL CREPES WITH POTATO

Steps:

• Make dosa batter:
• Place rice and lentils in separate bowls. Fill each with water to cover by 2 inches and soak 4 hours.
• Drain lentils in a sieve and purée in a food processor with 3/4 cup water until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl. Drain rice in a sieve and purée in food processor with 1/3 cup water until a gritty paste forms, about 1 minute. (Rice paste will not be as smooth as lentil paste.) Stir rice paste and 3/4 teaspoon salt into lentil paste.
• Let mixture ferment, covered with plastic wrap, in a warm (about 80°F) draft-free place until doubled in bulk, about 24 hours. (Mixture will be light and foamy.) Stir in remaining 3/4 cup water and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Let batter stand, covered, in a warm (about 80°F) draft-free place 2 1/2 hours.
• Make filling while batter stands:
• Combine potatoes with cold salted water to cover by 2 inches in a 2 1/2- to 3-quart saucepan and simmer, uncovered, until potatoes are just tender, 15 to 25 minutes. Drain potatoes in a colander. When cool enough to handle, peel potatoes and cut into 1/2-inch cubes.
• Heat oil in a 10- to 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then cook mustard seeds, partially covered with lid, until they just begin to pop, 15 to 30 seconds. Add curry leaves and cumin and cook, stirring, until cumin turns a shade darker, 10 to 15 seconds. Reduce heat to moderately low, then add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened but not browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in chile and turmeric and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add potatoes, water, and salt and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to moderately low, then simmer, covered, stirring occasionally and mashing potatoes slightly, until sauce is thickened, 8 to 10 minutes. Discard curry leaves.
• Cook dosas:
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 250°F.
• Spread 1 teaspoon oil on griddle using a paper towel, then heat over moderate heat until hot but not smoking. Dip a 1/3-cup dry measure into batter, scooping gently to fill without deflating batter, and pour into center of griddle (scrape out batter remaining in measure). Quickly spread batter with back of a small spoon in a circular motion to thinly cover griddle. (Dosa may be lacy around edge.) Drizzle edge and top of dosa with 1 teaspoon oil and cook until underside is golden and crisp, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Turn dosa over with a metal spatula and cook, pressing occasionally, until underside is pale golden, about 1 minute more. (Adjust heat up or down if necessary to prevent overbrowning.) Transfer dosa to a foil-lined large baking sheet and keep warm, loosely covered with foil, in oven.
• Make 9 to 11 more dosas in same manner, transferring as cooked to baking sheet in 1 layer and separating additional layers of dosas with foil.
• Assemble dosas:
• Spread 1/3 cup hot potato filling in a line across middle of each dosa and loosely fold dosa over filling in thirds like a letter.

MASALA DOSA (POTATO-FILLED RICE-AND-LENTIL CREPE) RECIPE

Steps:

• Add 2 quarts (1.9L) water to a large saucepan. Add potatoes, kosher salt, 1 tablespoon (12g) sugar, and 2 tablespoons (28g) vinegar. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. Drain potatoes and transfer to a rimmed baking sheet. Spread into an even layer, then sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon (14g) vinegar.
• In a large saucepan, combine ghee (or oil) and onion and cook over medium-high heat until browned, about 10 minutes. Remove onions and set aside, then return ghee to pan over medium heat. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, and chana dal, cooking until dal is toasted, about 5 minutes. Add turmeric, red chili, asafetida, green chili, and cashews and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add cooked potatoes, remaining 1 tablespoon (12g) sugar, cilantro, browned onions, and 3/4 cup (180ml) water. Simmer until filling ingredients have combined and a light sauce has formed. Add salt to taste.
• Cooking the Dosa: Preheat a 10-inch cast iron griddle over medium heat. (If your griddle is well seasoned, then no cooking oil will be necessary; if it's not, add 1 teaspoon/5ml neutral oil to the griddle once it's preheated.) Using a 1/4-cup measure or 2-ounce ladle, pour batter onto center of griddle. Using the bottom of the measuring cup or ladle, spread batter, using circular motions, until it thinly covers the entire griddle bottom. Cook until the surface of the dosa is just set, about 1 minute. Brush or drizzle with 1 tablespoon (15ml) melted ghee. Continue cooking until bottom of dosa is golden brown and edges are crisp, about 4 minutes longer. Top each dosa with 1/2 cup of the warm potato masala. Roll each dosa and serve right away with coconut chutney.

LENTILS WITH RICE AND POTATO

Steps:

• Place lentils in a bowl and cover with cold water, allow to stand for 15 minutes Wash the lentils in running water till the water runs clear.
• Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the cloves and cumin seeds for 2 minutes.
• Add the onion and potato, stir and fry for 5 minutes.
• Add the lentils, rice, turmeric and salt and fry for 3 minutes.
• Add the water, bring to the boil, cover the pan , reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Turn off the heat, leave the lid on the pan and let it stand for 10 minutes.
• Serve with any curry dish.

ADE (ADAI OR LENTIL-RICE CREPES)

Steps:

• Wash, then soak the lentils and rice separately in water overnight.
• The next day, grind the soaked lentils and rice with water and the rest of the ingredients to form a coarse batter. The batter needs to be about the consistency of pancake batter.
• I like to use an Indian style mixer-grinder for grinding, but a food processor or powerful blender may work. You may need to grind in 2-3 batches to prevent overloading your mixer.
• Mix batter well, it does not require fermentation and therefore is now ready to use.
• Preheat a griddle on medium heat and dot the surface lightly with oil (only for the first). Pour a ladle full of the batter in the center, then spread out into a circle using the rounded part of the ladle.
• Dot the surface of the dosa with oil (especially in any holes on the surface). Cover and let it cook for 3-4 minute Check the underside - it should be a rich golden color.
• When the underside is done, flip the dosa and let it cook uncovered for 2-3 minute
• Fold in half and remove to a plate. If you can, serve it right away instead of stacking - it tastes best when still crisp from the griddle. If you're the cook, I guess you're out of luck though.
• Repeat for the rest of the batter.
• Once the lentils and rice are ground, you may add chopped raw onions, chopped spinach, fenugreek leaves, or diced serrano into the batter. I'm fussy and don't like any of them.
• Serve hot with unsalted homemade butter, Indian pickle, chutney powder or sambar.