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 !!