| Salt
Kozhukkattai |
| Ingredients: |
Rice flour 1 cup
Oil 3 tsp
Urad daal 1 cup
Salt 2 tsp
Green chillies 2
Water 1 cup
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| Method |
For the crust
Fry the rice flour in a non-stick pan till it becomes
moderately hot. Keep it aside.
Measure a cup of water into a non-stick pan. Let it
boil.
When it boils vigourously, add 2 tsp oil, a pinch
of salt, the roasted rice flour and stir well.
Keep stirring and once the water evaporates, take
it off the stove.
Let it cool down to a bearable temperature.
Now knead the dough well, without any lumps.
For the filling:
Soak the urad daal in water for an hour. Drain.
Grind together the urad dhal, chillies and salt.
Do not add more than one spoon of water while grinding.
Put it in a non-stick pan over medium heat. Stir well.
After all the water evaporates, take it off the stove.
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| Finally |
Spread oil over your left palm.
Take a small quantity of the kneaded dough.
Make it into a lime-sized ball.
Dip your right forefinger in oil.
Now shape the dough into a nice cup with your right
finger making the
sunken portion of the cup.
Keep some filling into the cup.
Seal the top nicely with the sides of the cup.
The final product will look like an onion bulb.
Prepare all the kozhukkatais like this.
Steam in the idli cooker.
Do not take it out of the cooker when it is hot. It
will break.
Allow it to cool inside the cooker for sometime.
This will hold the kozhukkattai together.
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| Modak
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| Ingredients: |
These are round sweets /dumplings of Rice flour stuffed
with Dry Fruits & Coconut
For the Rice Dough
Rice flour 3 cups
Water 6 cups
Oil 3 tsp
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For
the Stuffing
Coconut, grated 4 cups
Sugar 2 cup
Dry fruits 1/2 cup
Milk 1/2 cup
|
| Method |
For the Rice Dough
Boil the water & oil and remove from heat. To
it add the rice flour, cover and allow it to cool. Later,
knead well and keep aside.
For the Stuffing
Mix all the ingredients mentioned under stuffing except
milk.
Put this mixture on a medium heat and cook stirring
all the time.
Then add the milk, mixing well and remove off the
heat once it is totally dry.
To Proceed
Make balls of the rice dough, make a small hollow
in the center and place the stuffing in the middle.
Now join the open edges together and give it a shape
like a whole garlic.
Steam these modaks for 10 minutes, take off, cool
and keep in
air-tight containers.
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|
Khara Kadabu |
| Ingredients: |
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For Dough
Rice flour 1 cup
Oil 6 table spoons
Salt to taste
For fillings
Channa dal (soaked for 3 hrs) 1 cup
Green chillies 4
Size onion 1
Coriander leaves
Salt to taste
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For
the Stuffing
Coconut, grated 4 cups
Sugar 2 cup
Dry fruits 1/2 cup
Milk 1/2 cup
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| Method |
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To make Dough:
Boil 1 1/2 cup water in a vessel with salt & 1
spoon of oil.
When it starts boiling add rice flour & continuously
stir it until it becomes a lump.
Allow it to cool.
Take small balls out of dough.
Make use of rolling pins & make rotis of 3 inch
diameter.
To make fillings:
Grind channa dal chillies & coriander without adding
water. (It should not be too smooth) To the above paste
add finely cut onions & salt Now to make kadubu
take rotis & fill it with the filling. Close it
by bringing edges together & pressing with milk
or water. Now steam this kadubus for 15 minutes. Serve
this with coconut chutney!! .
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