Indian Food Industry in UK Showing Signs of Decline

The Times of India says:

"LONDON: The one billion pound Indian food industry in UK is showing signs of decline as most young ethnic Asians are not interested in working in kitchens and new immigration rules make hiring chefs from the Indian sub-continent difficult.

There is not a single British town or village which does not have an Indian restaurant, but staff shortage has led to several of them closing down".

According to the news Children of first generation restaurant owners prefer to take up professions other than those of their parents.  And they don't want to work in the kitchens.

I can understand that because I hardly spend time in cooking. Just today I had a conversation with another lady who is not been able to pursue a desired course because most of her time is spent in cooking and cleaning.

Not only in developed countries, but even in India where most people love home cooked meal, it is becoming more and more difficult to find time for cooking. At the same time we have to have healthy food rather than go for junk foods.

This has started a trend of instant ready to make items that save time, help you churn out dishes in minutes and are filled with healthy nutrients. In such food items you have to carefully note their shelf life and what type of preservatives are used.

Instant Dosa Mix that is used to make dosa batter in minutes has no artificial preservatives. Whatever is added to the mix is rich nutritious ingredients that help you keep fit. You can preserve the powder for months.

What is the Difference Between a Dosa and a Pancake?

Do you know what is the difference between a dosa and a pancake?

"Pancakes are a type of flatbread prepared from a sweet batter that is cooked on a hot griddle or in a frying pan. They exist in several variations in many different local cuisines. Most pancakes are quick breads, although some are also made using a yeast-raised or fermented batter". [Wikipedia]

Dosa is made out of a batter prepared with rice and lentils cooked over a frying pan with cooking oil. You can make different types of dosas such as crisp dosa, steamed dosa, carrot dosa, masala dosa, sweet dosa, etc. Dosa is an Indian dish that is usually eaten with coconut "Chutney", dal called "Sambar" and potato "curry".

Watch a musical video on making pancake and watch another video on making dosa to get an idea.



How to do you make a Pancake? How to Make Dosa with Instant Dosa Mix? You can use the same kind of mixer that is used for pancake, instead of mixing it with a ladle as shown in the Indian video.You can also add other ingredients to the dosa and make different types of dosas.You can eat dosa with the side dish you usually use with pancakes.

Watch Video In Tamil - Making Dosa

Indian Dosa Made With Instant Dosa Mix


This video is in Tamil. If you do not know Tamil, check the previous post. You can watch the video with Hariprasad Chaurasia's exotic flute.

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Watch Video - Learn to Make Dosa

Make Dosa In Minutes with Instant Dosa Mix

Enjoy Hariprasad Chaurasia's flute and the making of dosa.Here are the instructions:

- Take the required quantity of the mix.
- Add two parts water.

- Use a ladle of the type shown in the video.

- Make a circular shape on a flat pan.

- Cook over medium heat.

- Add two tea spoons of cooking oil.

- Fold and flip.

- Serve with a side dish.

The usual side dish for dosa is "chutney" but you can also eat it with sauce, ketchup, pickles, curry powder, etc.

The Making of Dosa - Easy or difficult?

If you want to make dosa the usual way, you have to prepare a day in advance. In fact, it is two days if you include the fermentation process.

You need to soak rice and dal, grind it and leave it for fermentation.

But making dosa with instant mix is child's play. It takesa few minutes to make one dosa. No advanced preparation is necessary.

All you do is to take two table spoons of the mix, add four table spoons of water and cook on a pan with two tea spoon cooking oil.

Everything including salt is added to instant dosa mix.

Even if you have never made dosa before you will be able to do it in minutes.