Dibba Rotti/Idly batter Cake (Savory Cake)

Today I am talking about one of my favorite dishes of my mom. Anyone who grew up in Andhra is familiar what I am talking about. Dibba Rotti is delicacy of East andhra. This cake is cooked on low heat for minimum 1 hr depends on the pan size. In India this is prepared in Aluminum pan (Specially made for these kind of dishes(Slow cooking). We call as Pota Silver ginni in Telugu.) The name Dibba Rotti literally means Fat bread (Based on the size ;) Dibba means fat in Telugu)

Very simple to make but takes lot of time to cook.



Ingredients:

Idly Batter (Note: Homemade idly batter gives the nice crispy texture than store bought. One more point is we use idly rava instead of idly rice)
2 green chilies slit length wise
oil

Preparation:

Heat oil in the pan. Make sure you use a round shaped and thick pan to get the nice shape and crisp to the cake. The technique to get the right cake is to have right pan.
When oil is hot add batter and keep the green chilies in the middle of the batter. (This helps to cook the batter evenly.)
Keep it on low heat and cover with lid for 15 mts once you feel the batter is cooked remove the lid and leave it open till you see crispy edges. Insert a knife or skewer in the middle of the batter to check if the batter is cooked or not. Once the batter is cooked and edges are crispy and golden color turn it over to other side and cook it for 5 to 6 mts till u get golden color.

Yummy Dibba Rotti is ready to be served with any chutney. I like to eat with Peanut or Onion or Coconut chutney.

Low fat Pala kova(Doodh peda)

After 1 week of vacation I am back to my routine work. Last week my daughter had braces appointment. Believe me these appointments are painful. To add to that she got springs in her mouth this time. She is having severe pain to eat anything hard. So prepared this soft and delicious peda for my kid.



Here is the recipe.

Source of the recipe : Web

Ingredients:
2 cups of non fat milk powder(Sieve the milk powder. This will help to cook faster. I learned this step by not sieving it. next time I will definitely sieve milk powder and remove any lumps)
1 can fat free condensed milk
8oz/16 tbsp unsalted butter

Preparation:

Melt butter in microwave bowl. Mix milk powder and condensed milk with butter and cook in microwave for 5 to 6 mts ,mixing continuously after every minute till milk powder completely mixes(Time depends on the power of your microwave. mine took 6 mts). Cool the mixture to room temperature. Grease your hands and make any shape as you want. I made few with hand and remaining I rolled it like roti and cut using cookie cutter.









You can decorate these with any nuts or just leave as it is. Yummy and delicious Peda is ready to be served.