Wednesday 1 June 2016

TOMATO KUZHU VADAM:

Ingredients:

Rice Flour        2 cups (medium sized bowl)
Water                8 cups
Ripen Tomatoes          4-5 (Big size)
Salt                     1 tbsp
Green Chillies   5-6
Lemon Juice - 2-3 tbsp

Preparation:

1.  Bring the 8 cups of water to boil in a big & hard based vessel.

2.  Meanwhile, add the tomatoes, chillies, salt in a mixer jar, grind into fine paste

3.  Mix the Rice flour with water into a thin batter

4.  Once the water starts boiling, add the grounded paste, and slowly add the rice flour batter
      into it continuously stirring it.

5.  Keep stirring till the contents become little thick and shiny.

6.  Remove from fire, add the lemon juice.

7.  Spread plastic sheet or a clean cloth and pour this KUZHU with small spoon into
     on the cloth circle type.

8.  Let it dry for 1 day.  Then remove the half dried vadam from the cloth and dry
     it in sun the next day till the vadam appears totally dried. (probably keep these half dried vadams
     in plates)

FRY in oil and use it whenever required.
AVAL VADAAM:

Ingredients:
Aval  (rice poha)          3 cups
Green Chilli   4-5
Salt   to taste
Lemon   1 No.

Preparation:

1.  Wash the Poha/Aval in water and then keep aside for aval to get soft.  If required sprinkle little water to it.

2.   Grind green chilli and salt in a mixer jar to a paste.

3.  Now add the soaked poha/aval , and Lime Juice to the mixer jar and run into 2-3 times so that it gets mixed with the chilli and salt and lemon juice.

4.  Remove the thick dough and take small quantities into a MURUKU MAKER (preferably star shaped)  and press into a plate or plastic sheet.

5.  Dry it in sun or if no facility can dry inhouse under a ceiling fan also.

Once dried store in tight containers and can fry whenever required in oil.

TASTY & CRISPY AVAL VADAM READY.


WHEAT CHEEDAI

WHEAT CHEEDAI:

Ingredients:

Wheat Flour (steamed )   2-3 cups
Salt    as required
Cocounut Grated 1 cup
Hing Powder  1 tsp
Water:   As required
Channa dal (soaked for 20 mts)   1/4 cup
Oil  for frying


Preparation:

1.  Place the wheat flour in a steel bowl and steam it for 5- 10 mts in an Idli Pot (so that the stickiness
     goes away)

2.  Remove from fire, after cooling,  add all other ingredients to this and mix well with water to form      thick dough

3.  Now roll these dough into small balls  and then fry it in oil till golden brown.

TASTY & HEALTHY WHEAT CHEEDAI is Ready.