Maida Maavu Thoran

This is one dish which I have always tasted in weddings (South Indian) and I always pestered my mom to prepare. It is made out of Maida maavu/ Maida (All purpose flour). I must say that I loved munching this dry curry or rather koottan (as in Malayalam) for my wedding lunch as well :) This recipe comes straight out of my mom's kitchen.

Preparation and cooking time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

• Maida/ All purpose flour - 1 cup
• Onion - 1
• Pearl onions - 6-7
• Red chilly -1
• Grated coconut
• Turmeric powder
• Salt
• Edible oil
• Cumin seeds/ Jeera - 1/2 spoon
• Fennel seeds/ Sweet cumin/ Perum jeerakam/ Saunf  - 1/2 spoon
• Garlic clove - 1

For seasoning:

• Curry leaves
• Mustard seeds
• Black gram/ Urad dal/ Uzhunnu parippu

Preparation:

• Grind red chill, turmeric powder, garlic clove, grated coconut, cumin seeds (jeera) and fennel seeds (saunf) lightly. Do not grind it fine. Keep the mix aside.

• Take a medium sized bowl and mix Maida (all purpose flour) and half spoon salt with 1/2 glass of water. We need to prepare dosas out of this. So the batter should neither be too watery nor very thick. 

• Take a dosa making pan and heat it. Apply little bit of edible oil and make dosas out of the batter.

• Let the dosas cool down for 2-3 mins.
• Chop the onions (both pearl onions and big onion). 
• Cut the maida dosas into small pieces.

• Take a cooking pan, heat it and add edible oil.
• Add mustard seeds, black gram and curry leaves. 
• Add chopped onions and saute till onions turn medium brown.

• Add the cut dosa pieces and saute for 2 mins.
• Add the ground mix to this and salt. Mix well.
• Cook for 3-4 mins in medium flame and turn off.

• Maida maavu thoran is ready to serve. Garnish with more curry leaves (optional).

This dish tastes amazing. So do try it and let me know how it went. Team it up with rice and dal.