Stuffed Green Pepper(Kudamilakai)

Stuffed Green Pepper 

Ingredients 

• Green pepper.....................3 
• Tur Dhal.............................2cups 
• Red Chili............................2 
• Green Chili.........................1  
• Asafoetida..........................1pinch 
• Salt to Taste
  

Method 

Cut the the top and remove all the seeds. 

Put them in boiled water for five minutes. 

Soak the tur dhal for two hours. 

Remove the water and grind with chili, salt and chili.  

Stuff the ground mixture in all the peppers and steam them.

Kappa Puzhukku

Kappa Puzhukku

This kappa or tapioca is very favorite of Malayali people.This is available plenty in Unites States. Very easy to prepare.Kappa puzhukku and kanji is best combination. Brake the skin of the kappa and dice them into big pieces. It cooks very fast.

Ingredients

• Kappa........................1
• Turmeric Powder.........1/2 tsp
• Grated Coconut..........1/2 cup
• Green Chili..................3
• Curry Leaves...............few
• Coconut Oil..................2tsp
• Salt To Taste

Method

• Remove the skin and dice it into big pieces.
• Boil them with desired water, salt and turmeric powder. 
• Make a coarse paste of coconut and green chili. 
• When it becomes cooked, add coconut and mash with a spoon. 
• Add curry leaves and coconut oil over the curry and cover it.
• You can make this puzhukku with kachil kizhangu,
•  Kappa kizhangu and chakka ( Same way). 
• ForThiruvathira some people make kachil puzhukku with kali. 
• In our house, Kerala we used to prepare most of the days. 
• Morning we would eat this puzhukku with podiari kanji.

Bok Choy Bhaji

Bok Choy Bhaji

• Bok Choy....................2
• Red Pepper................ 1
• Scallion.......................2
• Chili Flakes.................1tsp
• Olive Oil......................2tsp
• Salt to Taste

Bok Choy Curry

Method

• Wash the bok choy, scallion and red pepper nicely and slice them. 
• Heat pan with oil add bok choy, scallion and red pepper, salt and chili flakes. 
• Fry them till they become tender. 
• Add the leaves and cover the pan. Cook 2 minutes more. 
• Serve with rice chapathi. It is very tasty and good for health..

Kozhakattai (Ganesh Chaturthi), Ellu Kozhakattai and Ulundu Kozhakattai

Ganesh Chaturthi

We prepare Kozhakattai, Appam and Vadai on this day for Naivedyam. Kozhakattai is a sweet prepared with coconut, jaggery and rice dumpling prepared on special occasions and for Lord Ganesh on Chaturthi festival.

Ganesh Puja

Kozakattai

• Grated Coconut...........1cup
• Powdered Jaggery.......1/2 cup
• Cardamom Powder.....1 pinch
• Rice Powder.................2cups
• Salt .............................1/4 tsp
• Coconut Oil...................2tsp

Method

• Grate the coconut.Heat a pan with coconut and jaggery. 
• Stir it till the jaggery incorporated with coconut. 
• When you can able to make small balls remove from flame. 
• Make small balls and keep.
• Boil one and half cup water with a pinch of salt and 1tsp oil. 
• Add the rice powder slowly with out lumps and make thick soft dough. 
• Knead the dough well. Apply oil in your hands take a little dough and shape it like a cup and keep the sweet coconut balls in the centre and cover all the sides with the fingers. 
• Steam all the kozhakattais. When they are cooked cool them and remove them to a bowl

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Ellu  Kozhakattai(sesame/Till seeds Kozhakattai)

• Ellu or Sesame seeds....... 1cup
• Powdered Jaggery...........1cup
• Oil................................ 1tsp
• Rice Powder..................1 cup
• Salt ..............................1/4 tsp

Method

• Dry roast the ellu/sesame seeds till they puffs up. 
• Powder the jaggery and sesame seeds with a pinch of salt.
• Boil the water with 1tsp oil add the rice flour and make a thick dough. 
• Take a little rice dough, apply oil and shape like a cup and keep 
• 1tsp ellu podi in the middle and seal all the sides. Steam them.

Ulundu Kozhakattai

Ingredients

• Urad Dhal…………….. 1 cup
• Green Chilies………….3
• Grated Coconut………. half cup
• Ginger………………. 1 piece
• Curry Leaves…………. few
• Mustard Seeds……… 1tsp
• Rice Flour………… ..1 cup
• Water………………..1/2 cup
• Oil ………………… 1 tsp
• Salt ………………….1 tsp
• Asafoetida……………half tsp

Ulundhu Kozhakattai

Method

• Soak the dhal for an hour and grind coarsely with chili and salt.
• Steam this mixture for 10 minutes.
• Heat a pan with oil add mustard seeds curry leaves,chopped ginger asafoetida and when mustard crackle add the steamed mixture and stir well.. 
• Add coconut and make small balls and keep. 
• Boil the water in a pan and add oil, salt and rice flour,maida. 
• Stir well with out forming lumps. 
• When it becomes thick dough,cover and keep.
• Knead the dough with little oil till it becomes smooth. 
• Make cups and place this dhal pournam and cover them. 
• Steam all the kozhakattais for ten minutes.