Ulundhu Kozhakattai

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

Green Chili...................2

Method

Ulundhu Kozhakattai

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,chili and curry leaves and make small balls and keep. 

Boil the water in a pan and add oil, salt and rice flour,. 

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 10 minutes.

Vegetable Pulav

Ingredients

• Basmati Rice.............1 cup
• Water.......................2 cups
• Cumin Seeds............1 tsp
• Bay Leaves..............1
• Clove.......................4
• Cardamom...............4
• Potato......................1
• Carrot......................1
• Peas........................1/4 cup
• Beans......................10
• Bell Pepper............1/2
• Ginger Grated...........1 tsp
• Garam Masala...........1 tsp
• Green Chili.................2
• Coriander Leaves......few
• Cashew Nuts..............few
• Salt to taste

 

Method

Vegetable Pulav

• Chop the vegetables.
• Cut the potato into small cubes.
• Heat a pan with oil add cloves, cardamom, bay leaves and cumin seeds.
• When it is done add the rice and add all the vegetables and fry a little add the rice and fry 5 more minutes.
• Add water, salt and  garam masala.
• Cover the pan and cook.
• When the rice is done sprinkle the roasted cashew nuts and coriander leaves.

Muringakai Elai Dosa(Drumstick leaves Dosa)

Muringakai Elai Dosa

Ingredients

• Muringakai Elai.........1 cup
• Raw Rice......................2 cups
• Grated Coconut.........1/2 cup
• Salt to Taste

Method

Mutingakai elai Dosa

• Soak the rice for 3 hours and grind with coconut to a nice paste. 
• Add salt and the washed leaves. heat a pan , apply oil and make dosas.
• Serve this very tasty dosas with coconut chutney.

Ellu Thogayal/Sesame Chutney

Ellu Thogayal

Ingredients

• Ellu(Sesame Seeds)…1 cup
• Red Chili……………..4
• Tamarind…………….1/2 tsp
• Salt to Taste 

Method

• Fry the sesame seeds with out oil. 
• Grind all together with salt adding little water.

Parippu Vada

Dhal Vada

Ingredients

Parippu Vada

Chana Dhal...................1 cup

Tur Dhal.......................1/2 cup

Urad Dhal.....................1/4 cup

Red Chilies....................5

Asafoetida......................1 tsp Salt to taste

Curry Leaves.................few

Coriander Leaves.............few

Onions...........................1

Method

Chop the onion into very small pieces.

Soak all the dhal for about 2 hours and Grind the dhal, chili,asafoetida, salt without adding water coarsely.

Mix the onion, curry leaves and coriander leaves.

Heat a pan with oil take little dough make a round shape and drop the vadas into the hot oil and fry them until they are golden

Serve with chutney