Karadaiyan Nombu (Vellam and Uppu Adai) - Sweet and Salt version

Karadaiyan Nombu (Vellam and Uppu Adai)

Karadaiyan Nombu is a major Tamil festival which is celebrated at the time on Meena Sankranti.  Karadai is the name of a unique Nivedyam prepared on this day.

INGREDIENTS: (SWEET)

RICE FLOUR(roasted) or Idiyappam flour can be used	1 CUP
WATER	2.1/2 CUP
KARAMANI/BLACKEYED BEANS	2 TBLSP
JAGGERY	1 CUP
SESAME OIL	1/4 TSP
COCONUT (FINELY PIECIES)	1/2 CUP
ELACHI	2-3 NO.

METHOD:

• ·       In a kadai ,add water , a drop of oil  and add the jaggery in that.
• ·       Cook karamani for 1 whistle in cooker. Do not over cook the karamani
• ·       When Karamani cooked strain the water and add the karamani to the jaggery water.
• ·       Add the coconut, karamani(black eyed beans) and elachi powder.
• ·       Slowly add the rice flour to it and mix thoroughly without any lumps.
• ·       When it is warm ,grease your hand with oil/ghee and make small pinwheels

• Repeat this for the rest of the dough.
• Grease the idli mould and steam these savoury adai for 10-12 mins.

INGREDIENTS (SALT)

RICE FLOUR(ROASTED) Idiyappam flour can also be used	1 CUP
WATER	2.1/2 CUP
KARAMANI/BLACKEYED BEANS	2 TBLSP
SALT	AS NEEDED
SESAME OIL	1/4 TSP
COCONUT (FINELY CHOPPED)	1/2 CUP
GREEN CHILLI	2 NO
CURRY LEAVES	FEW
GINGER	A SMALL PIECE
CHANNA DHAL	½ tsp
MUSTARD SEEDS	1/4 tsp

METHOD:

• ·       Chop the ginger, Green chilli and curry leaves finely.
• ·       In a kadai add oil and throw in the mustard seeds,channa dal, ginger and curry leaves.
• ·       Add the water and let it boil for few minutes.
• ·       When it boils nicely add the karamani(black eyed beans) and rice flour slowly and make  a smooth dough.
• ·       When it is warm make small balls and flatten it into patties and make small holes in the middle as we do for pinwheels.
• ·       Repeat this for the rest of the dough.

·       Grease the idli mould and steam these for 10-12 mins.

ENJOY THIS DISH WITH A PIECE OF BUTTER !!

AMMINI KOZHUKATTAI

Ammini Kozhukattai

One of my favorite food, though it takes enough time to make balls .. very tasty and healthy food.

INGREDIENTS

RICE FLOUR	1 CUP
WATER	1 & 1/4 CUP
SESAME OIL	1 TSP
COCONUT	2-3 TBLSP
MUSTARD SEEDS	1/2 TSP
URAD DHALL	1 TSP
COCONUT OIL	1/2 TSP
CHILLY POWDER	1-2 TSP
CURRY LEAVES	FEW
SALT	1/2 TSP

METHOD

• Boil the water by adding salt and sesame oil .
• When the water comes to a rolling boil
• Slowly add the water to the flour and just mix with a spoon.
• This should be of a smooth like dough consistency.
• When it is warm knead it with your hands and adding 1/2 tsp of sesame oil.
• Cover the dough with a moist cloth to avoid dryness.
• Grease your hands with oil and make a small size balls out of the rice flour dough.
• Grease idli plates and steam these balls for 10 minutes in medium flame.
• Now Heat a pan and add the coconut oil. (Other oils can also be used)
• Temper with mustard seeds/ Urad dhall / Red chilies/Asafotida
• Add the steamed balls 
• Add red chilly powder and add required salt (Remember salt is already added to the dough)
• Add crapped coconut and coriander leaves.

Enjoy eating !!