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Lover Letter /Elanji /Mutta kuzhalappam/Madakku San:)

Posted by veeenajan on June 25, 2015
Posted in: Bachelors Recipes, tea time snacks. Tagged: , , , , , , , . 3 Comments

Ingredients

Love Letter

Maida-2cup

Egg-1

Water-

Salt-two pinch

Oil-for greasing

Coconut grated-1

Ghee-1tsp

Sugar-4tbsp or according to ur taste

Cardamom powder-1/2tsp

Love Letter

Method

Beat egg well.. In bowl add maida and salt ..mix well…

Make well in the middle and pour egg .. Mix

Then pour water in small quantities and mix and make a smooth batter .. Dosa consistency ..

U can take a blender and whip it for few seconds to avoid any lumps ..Keep aside

Heat a nonstick pan ,add ghee ,then add grated coconut and roast in low flame for 5 minutes or until the raw smell goes ..

Then add sugar mix well .. Add cardamom power stir well..and transfer to a bowl..no need to fry the coconut for too long ,otherwise it will turn into golden colour d crisp..Keep aside

Heat a tawa preferably non stick,grease with oil or ghee ..

Then pour the batter and make thin pancakes just like dosa..Cook for few seconds..dont overcook otherwise it will loose the smooth texture

Flip to other  side and cook .. Remove from the tawa ..make similar pan cakes with rest of the batter ..

Then take one pancake ,place one spoon full of filling in the centre.. spread evenly..

Then roll into the shape of a pipe ..

So easy ,very soft ,yummy lover letter is ready to be served ..

Serve hot with tea ..

Love Letter

Love 

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Veena

Semolina Unniyappam/Rava Unniyappam

Posted by veeenajan on May 25, 2015
Posted in: Bachelors Recipes, Desserts, kerala ruchi, Mother`s Special. Tagged: , , . Leave a comment

Ingredients

rava unniyappam

rava unniyappam

Semolina-1cup

Maida/all purpose Flour-1cup

Baking soda-one pinch(opt)

Sugar or jaggery -depends up on ur taste ..

Salt-one pinch

Grated coconut-4tbsp

Sesame seeds-1tsp

Ghee-2tbsp

Coconut oil/veg oil-for frying

rava unniyappam

rava unniyappam

Method

Roast rave for 3-4 minutes for until its raw smell goes

Now to this add maida and mix well.. If u want to make unniyappam quickly then add baking soda .. otherwise no need..

Then to this add sugar or jaggery ..here i added sugar but jaggery is also good,its more similar authentic unniyappm ..

If so melt jaggery (one block is enough i think) and strain .. after cooling down pour this to the maida rava ..Mix well ..

Then add salt and enough water to make an idly batter consistency … mix well with out any lumps ..

Heat 1 tbsp of ghee and roast sesame seeds and pour that to the batter ..

Again heat ghee and roast grated coconut until golden brown ..

Add this roasted coconut too and mix well.. Close the container for 2 hours ..

Then pour oil in to the holes of the unniyappam chatti..

When medium hot add one table spoon of  batter to each whole and cook ..

After one minute flip the appam to upside down and cook until fully cooked.

by then u can see a nice golden colour appearing ..

So easy tasty unniyappam is ready ..Enjoy …

Note : Don’t expect the taste of authentic unniyappam ,but u can def try this ,i am sure u will like this .. The main think is its easy to make and kids will enjoy ..

rava unniyappam

 

Love

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Veena

Unni Madhuram(Sweet Banana Dumplings)

Posted by veeenajan on September 15, 2014
Posted in: Bachelors Recipes, kerala ruchi, Kids Special, Mother`s Special, starter, Taste of Kerala, Uncategorized. Tagged: , , , , . 8 Comments

You can make this with both nentra pazham and cherupazham(poovan,kadhali,robust etc..) I tried with both … both tastes good but taste differ too… 🙂  The major advantage is u can make this  with in no time ..If u don’t want to fry ,u can mix and give to ur kids like ladoo ..Try it dears..

 

Unni Madhuram

Unni Madhuram

Ingredients

Banana -finely chopped  2 nentra pazham or 7 small banana

Bread -5 slices for nentra ,8 slices for small bananas

Sugar-3tbsp or adjust accordingly

Roasted Crushed Cashew nuts-handful

Ghee-1/2tsp

Oil-for frying

Unni Madhuram

Unni Madhuram

Method

Make bread crumbs by crushing bread slices in a mixer..Keep aside

In a bowl add finely chopped banana,half of the bread crumbs , cashewnuts , ghee and sugar ..

Mix well.. Then try to make small small balls out of it … If u feel its too watery u can add more bread ..

Roll each balls in the remaining bread crumbs and make even balls …

Heat oil and deep fry each balls in medium heat until cooked well ,by that it will be golden colour …

Transfer them to a kitchen tissue ,after cooling down serve with hot tea 🙂

Unni Madhuram

Unni Madhuram

Recipe Courtesy :Asianet Plus

 

Unni Madhuram

Unni Madhuram

 

 

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Veena

Tapioca/Kappa Cutlet

Posted by veeenajan on February 6, 2013
Posted in: kerala ruchi, Kids Special, Mother`s Special, starter, Taste of Kerala, tea time snacks, vegetable dishes. Tagged: , , , , , , . 7 Comments

Ingredients

Tapioca/Kappa Cutlets

Tapioca/Kappa Cutlets

Tapioca- 1/2 kg

Big Onion-2 big

Green chilli-3(chopped finely)

Curry leaves-1 string(chopped finely)

Mustard seeds-1/4tsp

Ginger-Garlic paste-1tbsp

Turmeric powder-2 pinches

Kashmiri chilly powder-1/2 tsp (if the green chilly is very hot then reduce the amount of chilly powder or vice versa )

Salt-to taste

Coconut oil-1tbsp

Garam masala-2pinch(opt)

Egg-1

Breadcrumbs -for dusting

Water-

Oil-for frying

Tapioca/Kappa Cutlets

Tapioca/Kappa Cutlets

Method

Cut the tapioca into small  pieces ,wash well  5 to 6 times in plenty of water..

Boil water in a deep bottomed vessel by adding 1/4 tsp of turmeric ..

Add tapioca and mix well ..After the tapioca is half cooked add salt..

Cook well and drain the water completely and transfer the kappa in to a bowl .

Then with the back side of a spoon or fork mash the cooked tapioca..

Now heat oil in a non stick pan ..Splutter mustard seeds ,then add ginger -garlic paste .

Saute until the raw smell goes .

Then add  finely chopped onions,green chilly,and curry leaves ..Saute well until the onion become light golden brown ..

Now add turmeric powder ,chilly powder and garam masala ..Mix well for few seconds and add the mashed tapioca to this masala and mix well ..

Check the salt ..Add if needed..

After cooling this mix ,take small portions and roll to desired shape..

Beat an egg well and keep in a small container ..

pour some bread crumbs in a plate and keep aside..

So dip each tapioca patties into the egg and then roll in the bread crumbs ..

Do the same procedure with the rest of the tapioca mix.

Now heat oil in pan and shallow fry them by turning both sides ..

So the yummy ,healthy and easy tapioca cutlet is ready..

Serve with tomato ketchup or ur choice of chutney or sauce

I am sure ur kids will love it ..

Tapioca/Kappa Cutlets

Tapioca/Kappa Cutlets

Love

🙂

Veena

Parippu Vada

Posted by veeenajan on February 13, 2012
Posted in: kerala ruchi, Kids Special, Mother`s Special, tea time snacks. Tagged: , , . 8 Comments

Ingredients

parippu vada

Toor Daal (Tuvara parippu) or Chena Daal-1 cup

Ginger-1 small piece(finely chopped)

Green Chilly-2 (finely chopped)

Curry leaves -1 spring

Small onion -15 finely chopped

Crushed red chilly-2tsp

Salt- to taste

Coconut Oil-for frying

 

Parippu vada

Method

 

Wash the daal and soak for 1 hour.Drain and keep aside for 1  more hour.

Here I used toor daal..I don’t have grinder so took small jar of the blender.

Grind the daal into coarse paste

No need to add water..b4 grinding take 2 tbsp of daal and keep aside.

To the ground daal add 2 tbsp of daal, salt,onion,ginger,green chilly,curry leaves and dry red chilly.

Mix finely and keep aside for 10 minutes.

Heat oil in a pan..

Then make dough in to small balls .wet ur palm and flatten it by pressing with other plam just like making cutlets.

Shape the vada as u want (i mean thick or thin)

Drop each vada to the hot oil and deep fry them by flipping each sides.Cook until vada is cooked both inside and outside .Transfer into kitchen tissue and serve with hot tea or coffee..

parippu vada

Note :

If u r cooking vada for the very first time ,make one vada and taste it first ..Then u can find what is lacking in ur vada ..U can adjust the spices as u need..And be very careful about the oil..Don’t heat the oil too much ..If so ,ur vada will be dark brown very soon but  inside of the vada will be remain uncooked ..So before putting vada u can test the heat by dropping small bit of the dough to the oil and if it comes to the top of the oil with bubbles  the oil is ready to fry ..some people like crispy vada some others less crispy ..So that depends up on u ..

Savala Vada/Thula Vada /Mulaku Vada

Posted by veeenajan on March 13, 2009
Posted in: starter, tea time snacks. Tagged: , , , , , , . 34 Comments

Savala Vada …Its a pure nadan tea time snack  recipe ..In my village it is called as thula vada ..But I came to know that it has got 2 other names also ..Savala vada and mulaku vada ..Don`t know about other names … 😉  Its so easy to make and got a nice taste also ..So here comes my favorite vadas recipe

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Ingredients

All purpose Flour/Maida -1cup

Big Onion /savala-1(chopped finely)

Green chilly-3(chopped finely)

Ginger -1tsp(chopped nicely)

Curry leaves-1 string(chopped)

Baking soda -1/4tsp

Salt-to taste

Water-1/2 cup

Oil-1 tsp

Oil-for frying

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Method

 

Sieve maida ,baking soda and salt..Keep aside

In a bowl add chopped onion ,ginger, green chilli,curryeaves l .Mix well
Then add water and mix
Now add maida mixture and knead to a soft dough
Finally sprinkle one tsp of oil and keep in a tight container for 2 hours .

Now divide the dough into small small balls ..Apply oil or water to the palm of your hands and shape dough into the shape of uzhunnu vada (press each balls between ur palms and make a round shape and make whole in the center using finger .

Heat oil in a kadai .Deep fry the vada in hot oil.When it become golden brown and crisp remove from the oil and drain .Serve with chutney

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Love

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Veena