FRIENDS, Today let us make yet another tea time snack or breakfast namely a steamed sooji snack.
Making a new BREAKFAST, WITH A NEW TASTE AND NEW FORM IS CHALLENGING.
At the same time, people nowadays prefer oil-less or less oil foods because they are health conscious.
So, for a housewife, this becomes more difficult.
Hence, let us make a healthy and very easy-to-make STEAMED SOOJI SNACK.
Here we will be using semolina, curds, carrots, green chilies, coriander leaves, ginger, curry leaves, salt, etc. After combining them the batter is steamed and cut.
we need Sooji or Rawa or Semolina, which are the same,
SOOJI is the bi-product of wheat.(middling of wheat)
This coarsely ground wheat is used both in Sweets and Savory.
This comes in different varieties and different textures.
1) Finest rawa-also called Chiroti rawa.
2) Coarse rawa also called Local rawa.
3) thicker rawa called Bansi rawa.
SOOJI OR SEMOLINA :
- It is rich in fiber and helps in Weight Loss.
- It has essential vitamin B.
- It helps in digestion and is also heart-friendly.
- Only people having Gluten intolerance have to avoid this.
Let us quickly see the ingredients needed to make STEAMED SOOJI SNACK
Table of Contents
- Sooji-(fine or coarse)-1 cup
- Maida (refined flour)-1 tablespoon
- Curds-1 cup
- Salt-3/4 spoon
- Water-1 cup
- Carrot-1 medium
- Green chilies-3-4
- Asafoetida-1 pinch
- Fresh coriander leaves-1 a small bunch
- Fresh curry leaves-10-12 numbers.
- Baking soda -1/2 teaspoon
PREPARATIONS TO BE DONE FOR STEAMED SOOJI SNACK
- Grate the carrot after washing and peeling.
- Chop green chilies.
- Chop coriander leaves and curry leaves.
- Take Sooji and Maida in a mixer grinder and grind them.(not very fine)
- Put in the curds and blend in the mixer grinder.
- Pour it into a mixing bowl.
- Add all the cut and chopped veggies.
- Combine them all and keep them ready.
- Meanwhile, keep a steamer ready to cook.
- This can be cooked on an Idly plate or Dhokla stand.
- Smear oil or Ghee on the plate, with the help of a brush.
- Now add baking soda in a teaspoon of water and dissolve.
- Add to the batter and mix it light-handedly.
- The batter raises due to the reaction. Don’t let it settle back.
- Put the batter immediately on the greased plates.
- Keep in the steamer and close.
- Let it cook for 10-12 mts.
- When a little cool, cut into desired shapes.
- You can cut it into Squares, diamonds or even you can roll it.
A VERY LIGHT, SPONGY, TASTY, HEALTHY STEAMED SOOJI SNACK IS READY TO EAT AT EITHER BREAKFAST OR TEA TIME.
Here I am also giving you a nice coconut, green chutney with raw mango and mint.
COCONUT GREEN CHUTNEY
Let us see the ingredients for the chutney.
INGREDIENTS:
- Coconut gratings-1 cup
- Fried grams-1/2 cup
- Green chilies-4-5 in numbers
- Mint leaves-few strings
- Fresh coriander leaves-a hand full
- Ginger-1 inch piece
- Raw mango gratings-1 tablespoon
- Salt-3-4 teaspoon
- Water -3-4 table spoons or as required for grinding.
METHOD:
- Put all the ingredients in the mixer grinder and grind to a little coarse paste.
- Taste and can add salt or mango gratings if needed.
- Now garnish the Chutney.
INGREDIENTS FOR GARNISHING THE CHUTNEY
- Oil-1 tablespoon
- Mustard seeds-3/4 teaspoon
- Asafoetida (Hing)-1 pinch
- Curry leaves -few
- Urad dal-1 teaspoon.
METHOD:
- Keep the oil in a small fry pan and heat on a low flame.
- When the oil gets heated, add mustard seeds and when it splutters, add Urad dal and when it gets brown, put off the flame.
- Now add a pinch of Hing and also the Curry leaves.
- Put the garnishing on the chutney and the chutney is ready to serve.
NOW SERVE THE STEAMED SOOJI SNACK WITH CHUTNEY AND RELISH
DID YOU LIKE IT?
TRY ONCE.
A few more steamed healthy recipes can be found in the following links;-
https://padmas-navaruchi.in/2020/08/steamed-dumpling-uddina-kadabu/
https://padmas-navaruchi.in/2021/09/kotte-kadabu-idly-in-a-different-forms-part-1/
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