Traditional Ulundhu Kali
//Uluthangali// //Black urad dhal kali// Ingredients: Black Urad dhal –¼ cup Raw rice – 1 tblsp Jaggery – ½ cup Water – ¾ – 1 cup Salt – a pinch Freshly grated coconut – 1 tblsp Cardamom – 1 no Nutmeg – 1/8th tsp Clove […]
Everything from Scratch
South Indian Delicacies
Butter Thukkada
//Diamond cuts// Ingredients: All-purpose flour/ maida – 1 cup Melted butter – 4 tblsp Salt – to taste water – as req Carom seeds – 1 tsp Water – as req Cooking oil – to deep fry Procedure: In a mixing bowl sieve the all-purpose […]
Thinai/ Foxtail Millet Paysam
Ingredients: Thinai /Foxtail – ½ cup Water – as req Whole milk – ½ cup Salt – a pinch Cardamom powder – ½ tsp Jaggery syrup: Jaggery – ½ cup Water – ½ cup Tempering: Clarified butter/ ghee – 1 tsp Cashews – few Procedure: […]
Punugulu
Ingredients: Idli batter – ½ cup Cumin seeds – ½ tsp Asafetida – ½ tsp Curry leaves – few Chopped onion – 2 tblsp Cooking oil – to deep fry Procedure: Heat some oil in a pan to deep fry Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl […]
Multi-flour Instant Pakoda
Ingredients: Besan Flour – ¼ cup All-purpose flour/ Maida – 2 tblsp Rice flour – 2 tblsp Rava/ sooji/ semolina – 1 tblsp Baking soda – a pinch Salt – as req Water – as req Small onion/ shallot – ¼ cup (thinly sliced) Coriander […]
Chakka Pradhaman
Ingredients: Chopped Chakka/ fresh Jackfruit – 1 cup Jaggery syrup – ½ – ¾ cup Ghee/ clarified butter – 2 tsp Cardamom powder – ½ tsp Fresh coconut 1st milk – ¼ cup Fresh coconut 2nd milk – ½ cup Water – ½ cup Tempering: […]
Mambazha Pulissery
Ingredients: Diced Half ripe Mango (skin off) – 1 cup Water – as req Jaggery – 1 tsp Turmeric powder – ½ tsp Salt – as req Fresh curd -1 cup Coconut Masala: Freshly grated coconut – ½ cup Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Whole […]
Ashoka Halwa with Brown sugar
Ingredients: Moong Dhal – ¼ cup Wheat flour – 1 tblsp Dark brown sugar – ¼ cup + 2 tblsp Cardamom powder – ½ tsp Clarified butter/ ghee – ¼ cup Salt – a pinch Food color – orange/ lemon yellow (few drops) Sliced almonds/ […]
Murungai keerai Masala Vadai
// Drumstick/ Moringa Leaves Fritters// Ingredients: Split channa dhal – 1/3 cup Murungai Keerai – ¼ cup Sliced shallots – 2 tblsp Salt- to taste Fennel seeds – 1 tsp Garlic – 4 cloves Dry red chili- 2 nos Grated coconut – 1 tblsp Oil […]
Kalkandu Pongal
//Sugar candy Pongal// Ingredients: Raw rice – ¼ cup Kalkandu/ sugar candy – ¼ cup Water – as req Whole milk – ¼ cup Clarified butter – 1 tsp Cashews – 3-4 nos Pacha karpooram/ edible camphor – a mild pinch ( ¼ rice) Saffron- […]
