Akkaravadisal Recipe - Iyengar Style / அக்கார வடிசல்

Ingredients

Raw rice             : 1 cup
Moong dal          : 1 tbsp
Jaggery               :  1 cup
Sugar                   : 3/4 cup
Milk                     : 3 1/2 cups
Ghee                    : 1/4 cup
Cardamom powder  : 1 tsp
Pachai karpooram (edible camphor) : a pinch
Cashewnuts
Saffron


Method 

Wash and soak the rice and dal for 10 mins.
Soak saffron in 1 tbsp milk.
Cook rice in milk in a pressure cooker until throughly mashed. Melt the jaggery in a heavy bottomed pan in little water and filter it.

Add sugar,mashed rice to it and mix well.

Add ghee .cardamom powder,pachai karpooram  and mix well.

Add the soaked saffron and mix.

Simmer the flame and cook for 5 to 7 minutes.

Remove from fire.

Heat 1 tbsp of ghee and fry cashews and then grapes.
Add it to the rice mixture and mix.

Serve hot.

Enjoy..

Barnyard Millet / Kuthiraivali / குதிரை வாலிஅரிசி Paniyaram - Millet Recipes

Ingredients

Barnyard Millet / Kuthiraivali / குதிரை வாலிஅரிசி : 1 cup
Urad dal : 1/4 cup
Fenugreek seeds : 1/2 tsp 

Salt
Oil

Method

Wash and soak the rice for 2 hours.

Wash and soak the dal and fenugreek seeds for 1 hour.

Grind together in a mixie or grinder to smooth paste.

Add required salt and mix well.

Transfer it to a bowl and let it ferment for 5 - 6 hours.

Heat a paniyaram pan,add oil,pour the batter in each mould and let it cook.
Turn and cook the other side too.
Serve hot with any chutney...

Chilli Bajji / Milagai Bajji Recipe / மிளகாய் பஜ்ஜி

Ingredients 

Milagai / Chilly      :  6 
Besan flour           : 1/2 cup
Rice flour              : 1/4 cup
Baking soda          : 1/4 tsp 
Red chilly powder   : 3/4 tsp 
Asafoetida              : 1/4 tsp 
Salt 
Oil  

Method

Wash and slit the chillies and deseed it.

In a bowl prepare a batter using the besan flour,rice flour,asafoetida,salt, red chilly powder,baking soda and add enough water and mix without any lumps. 

The batter should be in dropping consistency.
 Heat a kadai,add oil for frying.

Dip the chillies one by one and drop carefully in to hot oil. 

Cook both sides for 2 minutes a side or until golden brown and crisp. 

Once done, remove from oil.

Serve hot. 

Enjoy 

Vazhakkai Podimas / Vazhakkai Puttu / Scrambled Raw Banana / வாழைக்காய் பொடிமாஸ்

Ingredients

Raw banana          : 2 nos
Grated coconut     : 2 tbsps
Ginger                   : a small piece
Green chilly          : 1
Red chily               : 1
Coconut oil            : 1 tsp
Mustard seeds 
Curry leaves
Asafoetida

Method

Steam cook the raw banana for  10 minutes and let it cool

Peek off the skin and grate the cooked banana.

Heat oil in a frying pan,add mustard seeds,broken red chilly,chopped green chilly.ginger and curry leaves.

Now add the grated banana,salt and mix well.

Cook on medium flame for 5 minutes.

Finally add the grated coconut .stir for 3 minutes and remove from flame.

Serve and enjoy...