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Aadi 18 / Aadi perukku special recipes

Karuveppilai sadam / Curry leaves rice - Aadi perukku recipes



Ingredients

Cooked rice        : 1 cup
Curry leaves : 2 cups
Black pepper : 2 tsps
Toordal : 2 tbsps
Urad dal : 2 tbsps
Red chillies : 5 nos
Salt


To temper 

Mustard seeds   : 1/2 tsp
Urad dal            : 1tsp
Red chilly         : 1
Cashewnuts      : few

Method

Spread the cooked rice  in a wide plate with 1 tsp of sesame oil and keep aside.
Wash and dry the curry leaves for 1/2 an hour.
Dry roast toor dal,urad dal , pepper separately until they turn golden brown and let it cool.
Dry roast red chillies on low flame and keep aside.
You can dry roast curry leaves in a kadhai, or in microwave oven till crisp & allow it to cool.
First grind the dal,pepper , then add curry leaves ,salt .
Grind it to a smooth powder.

Temper the items given under "to temper ' table and add it to the rice.
Add the powdered curry leaves powder and mix well.
Serve ..







Corn flour Halwa - Easy sweet recipe



Ingredients 

Corn flour  : 1/4 cup
Sugar         : 3/4 cup
Water         : 1 cup
Ghee          ; 2 tbsps
Orange Food colour ; a pinch
Cashewnuts   ; few

Method

Fry the cashewnuts with little ghee till golden brown and keep aside.
Grease a plate with ghee and keep aside .
Mix corn flour with 1/2 cup water and food colour  without lumps. 
Heat  a heavy bottomed pan, add  sugar and the remaining water .
Let the sugar gets dissolved, lower the flame.
Add the corn flour mixture slowly and keep stirring .
Keep stirring till the whole mixture turns glossy.
Add ghee and mix.
When the mixture is becomes thick add the roasted cashews and mix.
When the halwa starts leaving from the sides of the pan , transfer to the greased plate and let it cool for an hour.
Cut into small  pieces and serve.




Yellow moong dal dosa



Ingredients 

Yellow moong dal        : 1 cup
Raw rice                        : 1/ 4 cup
Green chillies                : 2 nos
Grated ginger                 : 1/2 tsp
Salt
Oil
Curry leaves

Method

Wash & soak moong dal & rice for 2 hours.
Grind it with chopped green chillies,ginger , salt to a fine batter.
Add curry leaves and mix.
Heat a tawa ,take a ladle of batter , spread it thinly .
Apply oil to the edges and let it cook.
Flip the dosa and let it cook on the other side.
Remove from tawa and serve hot with any chutney of your choice.

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