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Plateaus
Plateaus are a major part of Madhya Pradesh, with a handful of mountains and plains thrown in at places. The Bundelkhand Plateau, Malwa Plateau, Baghelkhand Plateau, Dandakaranya Plateau and the Central India Plateau are all in MP. Cities like Chhattarpur, Panna, Tikamgarh, Datia, and some parts of Shivpuri and Guna are situated in northeast Madhya Pradesh in the Bundelkhand Plateau. The average height of the region is 300-450m, although at some places it touches 500-550m. The plateau slants towards the northeast, which explains why the rivers Betwa and Dhasan flow northwards.

Central India Plateau

Then comes the Central India Plateau, which is situated to the west of the Bundelkhand Plateau. The major cities that have flourished in this plateau are Gwalior, Bhind, Moraina and Shivpuri. The rivers that drain this plateau are Chambal, Kali Sindh and Parvati. The height of these plateaus range from 150m at some places to 450m at others.

Malwa Plateau
The Malwa Plateau forms western Madhya Pradesh and comprises the entire area between the south of Gwalior, and the Vindhya Range in the south. It is made up of lava flows, and slopes downwards towards the north and northeast. Indore, Bhopal, Ujjain, Sagar, Ratlam and Devas, are located in this plateau that has an area of 34,600km.

Baghelkhand Plateau
The river Sone, the Maikal Ranges and the Chhattisgarh region surround the Baghelkhand Plateau, located in eastern Madhya Pradesh. Its height ranges from 550-1033m. Stones of the Jurassic Age (about 80 million years ago) can be found in this plateau. However, there's more to the Baghelkhand Plateau than just this. It houses tribals, dense forests and many wild animals. Most of the coal deposits of Madhya Pradesh are found in this area. The Kanha National Park and some cities like Shahdol, Umariya and Ambikapur, are also situated in the Baghelkhand Plateau.

Dandakaranya Plateau of South Indian Region

Situated in southern Madhya Pradesh below the Chhattisgarh region, the Dandakaranya Plateau is not cultivable since it is a forested area. Indrawati, a significant river in this plateau, forms the splendid waterfall of Chitrakoot in this region. Tribals account for 67% of the populace in this otherwise sparsely-populated plateau.

IDLI
Ingredients:

2 cups Rice 1 cup Urad Daal (white) 1 1/2 tblsp Salt A pinch of Baking Soda Oil for greasing

RECIPE

How to make idli:

Pick, wash and soak the daal overnight or for 8 hours. Pick, wash and drain the rice. Grind it coarsely in a blender. Grind the daal into a smooth and forthy paste. Now mix the grinded rice and daal together into a batter. Mix salt and set aside in a warm place for 8-9 hours or overnight for fermenting. Idlis are ready to be cooked when the batter is well fermented. Grease the idle holder or pan well and fill each of thm with 3/4th full of batter. Steam cook idlis on medium flame for about 10 minutes or until done.

 Use a butter knife to remove the idlis. Serve them with sambhar or chutney.

Plain Dosa

Plain Dosa Recipe

Heres a delicious, light dosa recipe that is a popular south Indian dish and can be enjoyed with sambhar. Learn how to make plain dosa.

Ingredients:

3 cup rice (chawal) 1 cup split black gram lentil (urad ki dhuli dal) 1 tsp salt (namak) 1 tsp fenugreek seeds (dana methi) oil as required

How to make plain dosa:

Soak rice, dal and dana methi for 6 hours. Then grind them to a fine thin batter by adding little water. Add salt to it and leave it covered for 12 hours for fermentation. Now heat a non stick tawa and spread 1 tbsp of the batter on the whole of the pan.

 Grease all the corners and then cook it on the other side also. Put little water on the tawa and wipe it with a clean cloth before making each dosa. Serve them hot with hot sambhar and chutney.

VADA

VADA RECIPE

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Urad Daal 1/2 cup Moong Daal 1 Onion finely chopped 1 tsp Ginger 1-2 Green Chilies finely chopped Salt to taste 1/4 tsp Baking Soda

How to make vada sambhar :

Pick, wash and soak daals for 3-4 hours. Grind them coarsely in a blender.

 Now add onions,ginger, green chilies salt and baking powder and mix well and set aside
for 5 minutes.

Heat oil in a pan or kadhai and deep fry a spoonful of batter till golden Serve with chutney as a breakfast or sambhar or rasam as a meal.

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