Suji toast is made with 100% suji or rawa with added vegetables.It's crispy from top and soft melt in mouth from inside.
Made without deep frying it's a very healthy breakfast or school tiffin recipe for kids.
INGREDIENTS
1 cup suji / rawa
1 cup water
1 chopped onion
1 medium sized finely chopped carrot
1/2 cup grated bottle gourd (optional)
1 small finely chopped capsicum
2 large boiled potatoes
10-12 finely chopped curry leaves
some fresh coriander leaves
1 tsp mustard seeds (rai)
1 tsp fennel seeds (saunf)
Dry Spices:
1 tsp coriander powder (dhaniya powder)
1 tsp turmeric powder (haldi powder)
1 tsp kasuri meethi
1 tsp chaat masala
1/2 tsp cumin powder (jeera powder) (optional)
1/2 lemon juice
butter or oil for toasting
METHOD
1. Heat oil in pan, add mustard seeds, let it splutter, add curry leaves and fennel seeds, add onion and roast till translucent, don't turn it brown.
2. Add finely chopped carrot. Saute and cook till it's tender.
3. Once carrot is tender, add finely chopped capsicum and grated bottle gourd.
4. Add roughly mashed potatoes and freshly chopped coriander leaves. Mix well.
5. Add all the dry spices mentioned above.
6. Add suji and water. Mix well. Add lemon juice. Keep the flame low and keep stirring till you get thick dough like consistency. After few minutes it will start leaving the sides of pan. Turn off the flame.
7. Spread it evenly on greased plate or in square pan lined with baking paper.
8. Keep it in fridge for 30 minutes.
9. I always prepare it one night prior and keep it in fridge covered overnight, next morning it becomes very easy, Just toast and pack in kids school lunch box.
10. After 30 minutes or next morning, melt some butter with oil, cut it in squares and toast on hot tawa or pan.
11. Serve hot with sauce or chutney.
Pictorial:
1. Heat oil in pan, add mustard seeds, let it splutter, add curry leaves and fennel seeds, add onion and roast till translucent, don't turn it brown.
2. Add finely chopped carrot. Saute and cook till it's tender.
3. Once carrot becomes tender, add finely chopped capsicum.
4. Add grated bottle gourd.
5.Mix well.
6. Add roughly mashed potatoes and freshly chopped coriander leaves. Mix well..
7. Add all the dry spices.
8. Add suji. Mix well.
9. Add water.
10. Mix well. Add lemon juice.
11. Keep the flame low and keep stirring till you get thick dough like consistency. After few minutes it will start leaving the sides of pan. Turn off the flame.
13. Cut in squares or any desired shape.
13. Melt some butter and some oil.
14. Toast.
15. From both the sides.