Cabbage and Semolina Pancake (Kobi Pitha)

Hello food lovers...

Today I am sharing this recipe is on the request of an ex-colleague and now while drafting the post I am thinking I should have shared this sometime before. As this tastes best in winters, still better late than never.  

It is neither magic nor some super ingredients that makes food special. Rather it’s some love, innovation and patience, which can convert a normal regular dish into a special one. The sole credit of this recipe goes to my best friend’s Mom, though she refuses to wear the hat and says it’s a traditional age old recipe. But for me she should have the patent, because for the first time I have tasted this recipe was straight from her kitchen and till now have never heard about this from anyone else. Cabbage and semolina pancake or Kobi Pitha is a very simple dish and can be made of left over cabbage curry. Everyone in my family loves this to have in breakfast and now it has become popular in both homes of mine, parents place and in-laws place. Have a look on the dish that I am sharing with you today..

Ingredients Required (For making 8 pancakes of chapati size)

1- Cabbage curry- 2 cups ( Finely chopped cabbage cooked in Onion, ginger & garlic paste, with some chopped tomatoes, curry powder, chili powder, salt, turmeric powder and garam masala powder.)

2- Semolina - 2 cups

3- Finely chopped onion- 2 tbsp

4- Finely chopped green chilies- 1/2 tsp or according to taste

5- Salt according to taste

6- Red Chili powder-1/2 tsp

7- Chat Masala- 1/2 tsp

8- Vegetable oil -2 tsp for frying the pan cakes

Step-1

Using a potato masher slightly mash the cabbage curry.

Step-2

Add all the ingredients together, except oil. Add some water and bring the mixture to pan cake consistency.

Step-3

Heat the pan and add some oil, then pour a ladle full of the mixture. Spread the mixture evenly. Allow it to get cooked from one side for 2 to 3 minutes. Then gently flip it. If it is not properly cooked, it may break. If your pancakes are still breaking then add a little more semolina or regular wheat flour in the mixture. To avoid breaking you can make small small pancakes as shown in first pic.

Serve hot with any chutney or pickle...

Hope you will try this recipe and I would love your feedback. 

A new look to a Handmade Clay Pot

Hello friends...have a look at my latest work...

In a visit to pink city, for the first time got an opportunity to explore the magic of clay. When my hands were doodling with clay, my soul went back to childhood (from childhood I had a wish that someday I'll make something on potter's wheel). Smooth and soothing texture of clay brought excitement in heart and its earthy smell relaxed the mind. Really such an unusual and divine feeling. Though the process of pot making on the potter's wheel was not an easy task as it seems to be. But the aspiring potter in me was also not ready to give up. So after 3 to 4 failed attempts, I finally managed to make something like this (of course with the guidance of the professional potter). 

It's almost two years now and I have this pot with me. My heart and soul never allowed me to throw this. It is raw clay, so it's not that sturdy and to bake it in bisque firing is also not possible. But this weekend I thought of giving it a new look and use it as a jwellery holder. So I applied a coat of mod podge and then painted it. Here are few steps that I followed...

Painted it by using red, blue and golden acrylic paint. Then glued some rhinestones and then some finishing touch was given using white acrylic paint. Isn't it look pretty now *smile*

The colour combination I used and the designs I made on the pot are inspired from two Rajasthani elephants that my sis-in-law had gifted me. 

On the dresser, holding some nick nacks...

Will come up with few more transformation stories soon..stay tuned *smiles*