Srathul (Thinner version of Nada Pakkoda)

Typical South Indian Crunchy Snack.
Quantity will be more in final product.

Ingredients Needed:
1. Rice Flour 2 1/2 cups
2. Gram Flour (Kadalai Maavu) 1 cup
3. Salt to taste
4. Hing
5. Red Chilli Powder - According to taste
6. Ghee + Oil Each 1 1/2 tablespoons
7. Water to knead
8. Oil for frying

Method:

1. Sieve both the flour and mix it with Salt, Hing, Chilli Powder and Keep it aside.
2. Heat Ghee and Oil. Pour hot oil over flour and mix well, till it resembles bread crumbs.
3. Add Minimum water and knead it to a stiff dough.
4. Heat oil in a Kadai and take a ball size dough and rub it on Srathool maker to make it fall into the oil.
5. Fry, till done.



Note:
1. It will get fried quickly.
2. Be careful while rubbing the dough on the hot oil.

This is My submission for the event hosted by Hima of SnackORama
Also my submission for the event JFI hosted by Srivalli of Cooking 4 all seasons

Thenkuzhal

The name itself says that it is like flute and hollow inside.
Butter flavoured.

Ingredients needed:
1. Rice flour - 6 cup
2. Urad flour - 1 cup (Dry roast urad dal till golden and make into powder)
3. Butter - 3 tsp
4. Salt to taste
5. Hing
6. Jeera - 1 tsp
7. Oil to deep fry
Method:
1. Sieve Rice flour, Urad flour and add Salt, Butter, Cumin Seeds (Jeera) and Hing and mix well.
2. Make this into 2 or 3 portions, take one portion and mix with water.
3. Make into a Chapati like dough.(One portion at a time)
4. Grease Murukku maker and put some amount of dough and squeeze [3 hole murukku plate] directly in oil.
5. You can also make small murukkus on a paper first and then fry in hot oil till crisp.

Note:
1. To get this Murukku in white colour, use good quality rice flour and do not overfry the Urad.
2. Frying noise will reduce and Oil will get clear once the Murukku is cooked well.

Enjoy this Buttery Murukku with Kids.

Murukku is more friendly than Thenkuzhal.

This is my submission for JFI Festival Treats Hosted By Cooking for all seasons

Mixed Vegetable Koottu

Koottu plays an important role in South Indian Thali.
Goes well with Rice and Rotis.
Ideal to introduce certain vegetables to kids that they may try to avoid when served plain.

Ingredients Needed:
1. Mixed Vegetables 3 cup (Carrot, Chow-chow, Beans, Potato, Drumstick, Peas, Cauliflower)
2. Moong dal - 1/2 cup
3. Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
4. Salt to taste
5. Hing
6. Sambar Powder 1-1/2 tsp

Ingredients for Grinding:
1. Grated Coconut - 3 table spoons.
2. Urad dal - 2 tsp
(Fry the Urad Dal in 1/2 tsp of Oil till golden brown)
Grind this Urad dal and Coconut into paste.

Ingredients for Tempering:
1. Oil 1 tsp
2. Mustard seeds
3. Curry leaves
4. Jeera

Method:
1. Wash the Dal several times and cook till done by adding Turmeric.
2. Add the Chopped vegetables, Salt, Sambar Powder, Hing and Cook nicely.
3. Add the ground Paste and cook for few minutes.
4. Temper with Mustard seeds, Curry leaves and Jeera.


Serve this with Rice and Ghee or with Rotis.

Vazhaithandu Poriyal

Fibre rich.
Diet food.
Contains lots of water.

Ingredients Needed:
1. Banana Stem (Fibre removed and chopped finely) - 1 cup
2. Moong dal - 1 tablespoon.
3. Salt to taste
4. Sugar - 1/2 tsp - optional
5. Grated Coconut - 2 tsps
6. Turmeric Powder (optional)

Ingredients for Tempering:
1. Oil 1 tsp
2. Mustard Seeds
3. Urad dal
4. Curry leaves
5. Broken Red Chilli
Method:
1. Heat Oil in a Kadai/Pan and temper with Ingredients.
2. Add Moong dal and less than 1/4 cup of water and cook for 3 minutes, covered with lid.
3. Add the main ingredient, Banana Stem, Salt and cook till done.
Lastly, sprinkle the grated coconut and sugar and fry for a minute.

....Serve this with Sambar Rice....

Note:
1. If the stem is very tender no need to add Turmeric.
2. After Cutting the stem keep it soaked in diluted buttermilk to prevent it from darkening.

Rawa Ladoo

Ladoo Made of Sooji, Sugar and Ghee.
Easy to prepare and tastes great.

Ingredients for ladoo:
1. Rawa (Bombay rawa or white Rawa) - 1 cup
2. Sugar - 1 cup
3. Ghee - 1/4cup + 3 tsps.
4. Elaichi Powder
5. Cashew nuts - broken - handful
6. Badam pieces (Optional).

This measure makes about 20 Ladoos.

Method:-
1. Roast Rawa till good smell comes, cool it and make a fine powder in mixer.
2. Powder sugar in a mixer or use readymade sugar powder (Pura Sarkkarai).
3. Melt 3 tsps of ghee and fry cashews and keep it aside.
4. Mix Rawa, Sugar powder, Elaichi Powder, Fried Cashews.
5. Melt Remaining Ghee and Pour over this mixture and mix well.
6. When it is still hot make balls.

Note:
1. Ghee should be hot then only making of ladoo is easy.
2. Can be stped for a month.
3. Increase the proportion of Sugar, if you want this Sweeter.
4. Rawa powder and Sugar powder can be made and stored for future use to make Ladoos in a jiffy.

=X= Rawa Ladoo - Quick and Easy - Tasty Bhi. =X=

SabhuDhana kichadhi

Sabhudhana Kichadi is a Breakfast / Evening Snack / Upvas Khana


Ingredients needed:
1. Sago (Javvarisi) 1 cup
2. Finely Chopped Potatoes 1/2 cup
3. Powdered Groundnuts 1/4 cup
4. Salt to taste
5. Green Chillies chopped finely 2
6. Jeera 1 tsp
7. Ghee 2 tsps
8. Lime/ Lemon Juice
9. Coriander Leaves for garnishing
Method:
1. Wash Sago several times and drain water. Close with a lid and keep aside for minimum 4 hours.
2. Heat oil in a kadai, add Jeera and fry potatoes.
3. When it is almost done add Sago and mix well.
4. Now goes Powdered Ground Nuts and Salt. Mix well and allow it until fully cooked.
5. Garnish it with Lime/Lemon Juice and Coriander Leaves.

*/* Have this Morning, Afternoon or Evening - You will enjoy this. */*

Red Pepper Chutney

I am Back!!!!! Nice to see you all after a long break:-)

Want more Hot and Spice in your Chutney?
Try this.

Ingredients Needed:
1. Red Capsicum 1
2. Fresh Red Chillies 3 to 4 according to taste
3. Jaggery - Little
4. Salt to taste
5. Tamarind - Small lime size
6. Oil
7. Hing

Tempering Ingredients:
1. Mustard Seeds
2. Urad dal
3. Curry leaves.
Method:

1. Chop the Capsicum and Chillies and keep aside.
2. Heat 2 tsp of Oil in a tawa and fry this Chilli pieces for a while.
3. Cool and Grind it along with Jaggery, Tamarind, Salt and Hing.
4. Heat one tsp of oil and temper the Mustard Seeds, urad Dal and Curry leaves.

Colour ful Chutney goes well with Bread, Rotis and esp with South Indian Tiffin items of Idli, dosa etc.