Medhu Vadai/ Uluthu Vadai

Ingredients

Urad dal-1 cup

Ginger-1 inch

Small onions-10 to 15

Green chilly-1 or 2

Curry leaves- few

Cumin seeds or pepper corns-1 tsp

Salt

Oil for deep frying

Method

1.Soak urad dal for 1 to 2 hrs.

2.Drain the water and grind it in a mixie by adding little amount of water till fluffy.

3.While grinding add chopped green chilly,onions,ginger,curry leaves and salt to it.

4.Mix well...Heat oil in a kadai.

5.Wet your hands in water and take a small ball of batter on ur right hand.

6.Place the ball on left hand and flatten a ball using right hand.

7.Make a hole in the center using ur finger and gently drop the vadai into the hot oil.

8.Fry the vadai till they become crisp and golden in color.

9.When done remove from oil and drain them on a paper towel.

10.Medhu vadai was ready.Server with coconut chutney or sambar.

Note

If ur batter s very runny,add rice flour or maida...

Sweet Corn Dosa/Adai

Ingredients

Sweet corn kernels-1cup

Rice-1/2cup

Cumin seeds-1/2tsp

Ginger-1inch

Green chilly-1

Curry leaves-few

Salt to taste

Oil

Preparation

1.Soak rice with water for 1 to 2hrs..

2.Wash and soak corn kernals in hot water for 2 hrs or normal water for 7 - 8hrs..

Method

1.Grind corn kernels along with cumin seeds,green chilly,curry leaves,ginger and little amount of water into a smooth paste.

2.Grind rice.

3.Mix both batters with salt and water.. Make a dosa batter.

4.Heat a dosa tawa,take a laddle full of batter and spread it thin.

5.Drizzle a tsp of oil and cook on both sides

6.Serve hot with spicy tomato chutney or as per ur taste

Note

If u used fresh corn kernals, no need to soak...

Green Gram Dosa/Pesarattu/Pacha Pairu Dosa

Ingredients

Green gram-1cup

Raw rice-1/4cup

Green chilly-2

Garlic-2

Curryleaves-few

Ginger-1inch

Cumin seeds-1/2tsp

Onion-1 small finely chopped (optional)

Method

1.Soak green gram and rice together for 5-6 hrs or overnight...

2.Drain the water and grind it with cumin seeds,green chilly,garlic,curry leaves and ginger to a smooth batter.Add water to make batter consistency.

3.Add salt to the batter and mix well..Add water if the batter is too thick...



4.Heat a dosa tawa,take a laddle full of batter and spread it thin like dosa.

5.Drizzle a tsp of oil and cook on both sides...

6.Dosa was ready to serve.

Note

I didn't use onions..if u used grind it along with batter or sprinkle chopped onions on the top of dosa and press it lightly with a laddle.after it gets cooked,flip it over to the other side.Cook till done

Peanut Coconut Chutney

Ingredients

Peanut-1cup

Coconut-1/2cup

Red chilly-4 or as per taste

Garlic pods-2

Tamarind-little

Salt to taste

Mustard seeds-1/2tsp

Curry leaves-few

Urad dal-1/2tsp

Method

1.Dry roast the peanut and remove the skin of roasted peanuts...

2.Put coconut,peanuts,tamarind,red chilly,garlic and salt in a blender with little water and grind it...

3.Make it a smooth paste add some more water if u need.

4.Transfer it into a serving bowl.

5.Heat oil in a pan,add mustard seeds when mustard seeds splutters add urad dal and curry leaves..Pour it over the chutney

6.Spicy chutney was ready to serve...

Pasi Paruppu Gulab Jamun

Ingredients

Pasi paruppu-1/4kg

Maida-25gms

Salt-a pinch

Sugar as req

Water

Oil for deep frying (u can use ghee)

Kesari color-a pinch

Method

1.Dry roast the pasi paruppu till it turns little gloden brown.

2.Boil the paruppu with water.

3.After boiling,allow to cool then grind it into a paste.

4.Now mix grinded paruppu,maida and salt...

5.Dough should be soft and make a small balls.

6.Meanwhile make sugar syrup,Combine sugar and water in a pan.Cook for 5-10 mints or until it thickens slightly(one string consistency).Add cardamom and kesari color to it and keep aside...

7.Heat oil in a pan,deep fry the balls over medium high flame until it turns golden brown..

8.Drain these cooked balls into the sugar syrup...

9.Yummy jamun are ready to eat

Urad Dal Laddu

Ingredients

Urad dal-1cup

Sugar-3/4cup

Ghee as req

Method

1.Heat a tsp of ghee in pan,roast urad dal till it turns brown..

2.Allow it to cool...Then grind it along with sugar....

3.Melt the ghee and add little by little to that dal mixture...

4.Make laddu...

Milk Kesari

Ingredients

Rava-1cup

Sugar-11/4 to 11/2 cup

Milk-2cups

Ghee-3tsps

Cashewnut-5

Raisins-5

Kesari powder-1/4pinch

Method

1.Deep fry the cashew nuts and raisins in ghee and keep it aside.

2.Heat a tsp of ghee in pan,Roast the rava till nice aroma comes...

3.Add the milk to the pan and kesari powder.

4.When it starts boiling,change flame to medium

5.Add rava to it without forming any lumps..keep on stirring until rava absorbs allthe milk..

6.Add sugar and stir well...

7.After adding sugar,the kesari turns bit on runny side,but after it will get thickened..

8.Add fried cashew nuts and raisins..

9.Add remaining ghee also...Keep stirring..

10.Delicious kesari was ready....