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Showing posts with label summer recipes. Show all posts

Friday, May 2, 2014

Koozh Vadam Recipe / Koozh Vathal / Arisi Vathal Recipe / Rice Vathal

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Koozh Vadam
Ingredients
Raw rice- 1 cup
( I used sona masoori rice)
Sago/sabudhana/Javvarisi-1/4 cup
( I used milk white big variety sago)
Salt to taste- I added 1tsp
Hing-1tsp
Small green chillies-4
Jeera/cumin-1 tsp
Water- 3 cups
Method
Wash rice & sago together,pour water just above the rice & leave it overnight.
Next day grind the soaked rice,sago,hing,salt & green chillies to a very smooth paste.You can add water while grinding
Consistency should look like a semi thick dosa batter.
Boil 3 cups of water in a heavy bottom pan,add the jeera now reduce the flame & pour the ground mixture.
Keep stirring constantly in medium low flame , cook till the mixture thickens & no lumps formed.
Wet your hands take a small ball from the mixture to check if cooked.The dough should not be sticky & its easy to roll like a ball then your dough it ready.
Fill the murukku press with the dough,i used single star shaped plate.
Squeeze it out directly onto a wet cloth or on a thick plastic sheet.
Dry it in hot sun for at least 3 days,then peel it out from the sheet & dry till crisp.
Store it in a container.
Deep fry in oil when ever needed & enjoy!
Note:
a) Amount of water depends upon the quality of rice & sago,so keep some hot water ready while cooking the dough.
b) Add chillies according to your taste.

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Saturday, April 26, 2014

Javarisi Vadam / Sago Vadaam / Javvarisi Vathal Recipe

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Javarisi Vadam
Ingredients
Sago/Sabudhana/Javvarisi - 1 cup
(I used the milk white big variety sabudhana)
Water-4 cups
Salt - around 3/4 tsp
(check the taste if needed add more)
Green chillies-4 big long variety
Jeera/cumin seeds-1/2 tbsp
Hing-1tsp
Lemon -1/2
Method
Pour water just above sago & leave it covered overnight.
Next day grind salt,green chillies & hing to a smooth paste,keep it aside.
Boil 4 cups of water,add the soaked sago into the boiling water.
In medium low flame cook till the sago is transparent & semi thick like soup,switch off the flame.
Now add the ground paste,jeera & squeeze out 1/2 of a big lemon,stir it well.Let it cool a bit,check salt if needed add more.
Spread a thick plastic sheet in the sun.
Take a spoon of the sago mixture spread it slightly.The thickness should not be too thin.
Let it dry in sun the whole day,flip it over to the other side & dry the next day.
The 3rd day place it on a tray or plate & dry it completely.Store it in container.
Deep fry these vadams in hot oil & enjoy!!!!

Note:
Some add butter milk to the mixture to get a nice water colour.
Add chillies according to the taste of your family.
If you want colourful vadam,add food colour to the cooked mixture.

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Sunday, April 20, 2014

Aval Appalam Recipe / Avalakki Happala Recipe - Karnataka Style Appalam

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Aval Appalam
Ingredients
Aval/poha/flattened or beaten rice-3 cups

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(Powder them to a very fine powder)
Curd-3/4 cup
Sago-1/4 cup
Salt to taste
Hing-1/2tsp
Green chillies-2 medium size
Coconut oil-1tsp
Maida/All purpose flour for dusting
Method
Soak sago in water for 30 minutes.Pour some water & cook the sago till its transparent.Keep it aside
Take a blender & grind cooled cooked sago,curd,salt,hing & green chillies to a very smooth liquid.
Pour this in a bowl to this add the powdered aval & coconut oil, knead it to a tight dough.
Take small balls,dust it with maida & roll it out into very thin small circles.
Place it on a plastic shhet or tray & dry these appalams in sun for 2 days or more till its completely dry.
Store it in a tight container.
Deep fry in medium flame till crisp & light brown on both sides & enjoy!

Note:
If you think your dough is a bit loose add some more aval powder to form a dough.
Deep fry these appalams in medium low flame till both sides are light brown & enjoy!

Recipe from a TV show.

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