Ingredients for Baked Wheat Biscuits

• 3/4 Cup of Wheat Flour
• 1/2 Cup of All Purpose Flour (Maida)
• 1/4 Cup of Canola Oil
• 1/2 Tsp of Garlic Powder
• 2 Tsp of Red Chilly Powder
• 2 Tsp of Cumin Seeds
• 1/2 Tsp of Baking Powder
• Salt to taste
• Water as needed

Method for Baked Wheat Biscuits

• In a bowl, mix all the ingredients, add water little by little and make a smooth dough. Cover the dough and leave it for 15 – 30 mins.
• Knead it again and divide the dough into equal parts. Take a ball and roll into a thin circle as possible.
• Take a knife or pizza cutter cut the circle in the form of square like cut vertically first and then horizontally. Carefully separate them and keep them ready. Repeat the same process for the rest of the circles.
• Preheat the oven to 350º F.
• Grease the plate with oil and place the biscuits by leaving some gap.
• Bake it for 12 mins.
• Hot, delicious wheat biscuits are ready to munch.

Tips

• You can use either 1 and 1/4 cup of all-purpose flour or use 1/2 maida and 3/4 cup wheat like I did.
• Adjust the amount of red chilly powder and salt according to your taste.
• Use any vegetable oil instead of canola oil.
• Don’t have garlic powder, use garlic paste instead
• Always keep an eye on the oven while baking.
• If you want your biscuits to be on brown shade. Bake it until 15 mins.

Ingredients for Mushroom Idly Fry

Preparation Time : 5 mins  Cooking Time : 10 mins  Serves : 1

• 3 Idly, Big
• 1 Red Onion, Chopped
• 2 Tomatoes, Chopped
• 3 Mushroom, Sliced
• 2 Tsp of Sambhar Powder
• Salt to taste
• 1 Tsp of Ghee
• 1 Green Onion, Chopped

To Temper

• 2 Tsp of Oil
• 1 Tsp of Mustard Seeds
• 1 Tsp of Urad Dal
• Few Curry Leaves

Method for Mushroom Idly Fry

• Using knife, cut the idly into cube shapes.
• Heat pan with ghee, fry the idly for a min  and keep it aside.
• Heat a pan with oil, add mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves, after it splutters, add onion and salt, fry well until it turns golden brown. Add mushroom, fry for few secs.
• Add sambhar powder, fry for few secs.
• Add tomatoes, fry well until it turns mushy.
• Add water, boil it for few secs, add fried idly, mix well with masala. Finally garnish with green onion.
• Delicious idly fry are ready to serve.

Tips

• If you dont have sambhar powder, use 2 tsp of coriander powder, 1 Tsp of red chilly powder and 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.
• If you wish, you can deep fry the idly in oil or ghee instead of shallow frying.
• Add any vegetables of your choice.

Ingredients for Gooseberry Rice

• 1 Cup of Cooked Rice
• 1/4 Cup of Gooseberry, Grated
• 1 Tbsp of Coconut, Grated
• 1/2 Tsp of Ginger
• Salt to taste

To Temper

• 2 Tsp of Oil
• 1 Tsp of Mustard Seeds
• 1 Tsp of Urad Dal
• 1 Tsp of Chana Dal
• 2 Red Chilies
• Few Curry Leaves
• Few Peanuts, Fried
• Pinch of Asafoetida
• 1/4 Tsp of Turmeric Powder

Method for Gooseberry Rice

• Wash gooseberry and grate it using grater. Discards the seeds and set it aside.
• Heat a pan with oil, add all the ingredients listed under ” To Temper List”. After mustard seeds splutters and fry till turns golden brown.
• Add grated gooseberry, ginger and coconut, saute for 2 mins.
• Turn off the stove and add cooked rice, mix gently by adding little oil and salt.
• Hot, tangy gooseberry rice are ready to serve.

Tips

• Serve it with papad or any vegetable fry.
• You can also use leftover rice to make this rice.
• For tempering, add green chilies in place of red chilies.
• If you like onion and garlic, add it while tempering.