You need: For the dough: Processed rice flour – 1 cup Salt – to taste For savory filling: Toor dhal – 1/2 cup Gram dhal – a little less than 1/4 cup Urad dhal – 2 tablespoons Red chillies- 5 Curry leaves – a few Mustard seeds – 1 teaspoon Asafoetida – a pinch Oil-…
Semiya Payasam / Seviyan Kheer
This one is easy as ever!! Take 1/2 cup pre-roasted vermicelli[Semiya]. If you don’t get the pre-roasted variety,heat 1 teaspoon ghee in a pan and roast the vermicelli till brown on slow flame. Now coming back to our pre-roasted variety,put it in a pan and pour water[approx.1 cup] into in and stir lightly so that…
Amboday | Fried Lentil Fritters
Usually we prepare this when we have some guests at home for lunch or during festivals/functions.A mug[cup is not enough for me :)] of hot coffee and these snacks are absolute heaven on cold rainy evenings. You need to soak these for 2-3 hours: Toor dhal-1 cup Gram dhal – 2 teaspoons Red chillies –…
Kadalai Paruppu Sundal | Channa Dal Sundal
A simple protein packed snack. You need:Gram dhal/Kadalai paruppu – 1 cupGrated coconut – 5 teaspoonsGreen chillies ,slit – 2Salt to tasteFor seasoning:Mustard – 1 teaspoonJeera – 1 teaspoonUrad dhal- 1/2 teaspoonCurry leaves- a fewOil – 1 tablespoon Pressure cook the gram dhal till done.Don’t add too much water /steam for too long as the…
Coconut Payasa
This recipe is from my mom,very easy to prepare You need: Coconut – 1 cup Jaggery,powdered-1/2 cup Coconut milk – 2 cups[thick] Cardamom powdered- a pinch[Optional] Roasted cashews and raisins to garnish 1.Grind the coconut and jaggery without adding water to a fine paste.If required add a little milk/water while grinding. 2.In a pan,pour in…
