Onion Tomato Raita

Vegetable pulav and  raita is the good combination. Raitas are very easy to prepare. You can make different kinds of raita using. cucumber/dhuthi. spinach. karela, yellow pumpkin, boondhi, and ladyfinger.

Onion Tomato Raita

Onion Tomato Raita

• Yogurt.....................1 cup
• Chopped Onion......1/4 cup
• Chopped Tomato....1/4 cup
• Green Chili..............2
• Mustard Seed.........1 tsp
• Broken Red Chili.....2
• Salt to Taste
• Coriander Leaves

Method

• Churn the yogurt and add the onion, tomato salt and green chili..
• Mix well, Heat a pan with 1tsp oil, add the mustard and red chili.
• When it crackles. add to the raita.
• Sprinkle the chopped coriander leaves.

Pasi Parippu Payasam (Parippu Pradhaman)

Pasi Parippu Payasam is one of the delicious desserts in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It is very simple to prepare. I always make this dessert  whenever  we invite our relatives to our house.

Pasi parippu payasam

Ingredients

• Moong Dhal........................1 cup
• Jaggery................................1 1/2 cup
• Coconut Pieces...................2 tsp
• Cashew Nuts......................2 tbsp
• Cardamom Powder............1/4 tsp
• Coconut Milk.....................1 tin

Method

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• Fry the moong dhal (pasi parippu) (dry) till it becomes red.
• Cook the dhal adding enough water in pressure cooker for one whistle.
• Then add jaggery and boil till it mixes well with the dhal. 
• Add the coconut milk.It should not boil after adding milk. 
• Heat a pan with 1tsp ghee add coconut pieces, cashews and fry till they become red. 
• Add to the payasam Sprinkle cardamom powder.

Nai Appam ( Sweet Appam)

On Krishnashtami Day we make nai appam, vella cheedai, murukku, uppu cheedai and vella aval. Even  we make this appams for Karthika Deepam  festival. This sweet appam is offered as naivedyam to God most of the temples in Kerala.

Nai Appam

Ingredients

Raw Rice                 1 cup
Vellam (Jaggery)      1 cup
Cardamom Powder 1/2 tsp
Ripe Banana           1/2
Coconut Pieces       2 tbsp.

Method

Soak the rice for about 2 hours and grind into fine paste adding the jaggery and banana.
Heat appakarai with ghee.
Add the coconut pieces and cardamom powder to the dough.
Drop one spoon dough into the kuzhi and cook one side
Cook in low flame.. Then turn the other side and cook.
You can dip a tooth pick to see whether they are cooked inside.
It tastes so good
Can be used oil instead of ghee
Instead of rice use wheat flour..