Sep 19, 2011

JANMASHTAMI/ KRISHNA JAYANTHI/ GOKULASHTAMI/ SRI JAYANTHI SPECIAL

This festival is one of the most sought of festival of hindus in India. The day is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Krishna or otherwise called as Lord Vishnu. It is said that Lord Krishna likes some of the following sweet & savoury accompanied with white cow butter. So to learn about his favourite eatables scroll below. Make it and celebrate the day along with your fellow beings.


UPPU SESDAI
Ingredients:
Rice flour - 2 cups
Soak rice in water. Drain it and dry it on a thin cloth. Once its dried grind it into powder.
Be sure to strain the rice powder once and take of the little granuels.
Uradh Dhall / Ulatham parupu - 1/2 cup
Asefatida - 1tps
Unsalted white butter - 1/2 cup
Warm water - 1/2cup
Salt - As per taste
Sunflower Oil - to deep fry

Method/ Vidhiee:
1. In a pan dry roast the rice flour till it turns hot. Keep stirring so that it doesn't turn brown. Keep the flame low.
2. Once its done, transfer them to a big bowl. Let it cool.

3. In the same pan dry roast Uradh dhall/ Ulatham Parupu till they turn golden brown.
4. Once they are done transfer to a plate and cool it.

5. Once the dhall is cool. Take it and grind into fine powder. To have fine powder use strainer to strain the granuals.
6. Take the bowl which has rice flour. To it add dhall powder, salt, asefatida & white butter.

7. Mix well and do not press hard.
8. To it sprinkle warm water at times needed and make it into a semi solid dough.

9. Note that this dough would not come like a chappatti dough.
10. Roll on ball and see whether it doesn't crack.
11. Once the mixture is done roll the mixture into small balls and dry them.

12. In a heavy bottom pan heat oil.
13. Once the oil is hot lower the flame and add the balls one by one on to the side of the pan.
14. Leave it for 1 min and then keep rolling the balls.

15. You can raise the flame in middle and then again lower it so that the balls turn brown.

16. The balls should turn light brown colour.Means its done.
17. Take them out on a tissue paper and drain excess oil.

18. Once the balls cool down a bit tranfer to a air tight box.
19. Do not close the box immediately as water vapour may form inside it and it would get spoilt.
20. Close half the box for ten min then fully close it when once all the mixture is done.


Enjoy the UPPU SEEDAI savoury. Present it to Lord Krishna and enjoy it with all your near and dear ones.

Tip : You can add white sesame seeds powder or seeds, but be careful that the balls don't burst.
        You can also add jeera powder or seeds as above.
Caution : To much of water or butter would make the balls crackle like small bomb in oil or might dissolve in oil. Hence, be careful and test one first and then if it turns well start the process

VELLA SESDAI
Ingredients:
Rice flour - 2 cups
Soak rice in water. Drain it and dry it on a thin cloth. Once its dried grind it into powder. Be sure to strain the rice powder once and take of the little granuels.
Uradh Dhall / Ulatham parupu - 1/2 cup
Elaichi / Elakai/ Cardamom  powder - 1tsp
Unsalted white butter - 1/2 cup
Warm water - 1/2cup
Salt - 1/4tsp
Jaggery - 1/2 cup (If your jaggery is dark brown this measurement is ok. If, its light brown then ou can take 3/4 cup  measurement)
Sunflower Oil - to deep fry

Method/ Vidhiee:
1. In a pan dry roast the rice flour till it turns hot. Keep stirring so that it doesn't turn brown. Keep the flame low.
2. Once its done, transfer them to a big bowl. Let it cool.

3. In the same pan dry roast Uradh dhall/ Ulatham Parupu till they turn golden brown.

4. Once they are done transfer to a plate and cool it.
5. Once the dhall is cool. Take it and grind into fine powder. To have fine powder use strainer to strain the granuals.
6. Take the bowl which has rice flour. To it add dhall powder, salt, cardamom powder, jaggery and mix well in a processor.
7. Mix well with unsalted white butter.
8. To it sprinkle water at times needed and make it into a semi solid dough.

9. Note that this dough would not come like a chappatti dough.
10. Roll on ball and see whether it doesn't crack.
11. Once the mixture is done roll the mixture into medium sized balls and dry them.

12. In a heavy bottom pan heat oil.
13. Once the oil is hot lower the flame and add the balls one by one on to the side of the pan.
14. leave it for 1 min and then keep rolling the balls.
15. You can raise the flame in middle and then again lower it so that the balls turn brown.
16. The balls should turn light brown colour.Means its done.
17. Take them out on a tissue paper and drain excess oil.

18. Once the balls cool down a bit tranfer to a air tight box.
19. Do not close the box immediately as water vapour may form inside it and it would get spoilt.
20. Close half the box for ten min then fully close it when once all the mixture is done.

Enjoy the VELLA SEEDAI savoury.
Present it to Lord Krishna and enjoy it with all your near and dear ones.

Tip : You can add copra or dry coconut for the crunch flavour, but be careful that the balls don't burst.
Caution : To much of water or butter would make the balls crackle like small bomb in oil or might dissolve in oil. Hence, be careful and test one first and then if it turns well start the process

KAJURKAI
Ingredients:
Maida - 1/2 cup
Atta -1/2 cup
Khus Khus / Poppy seeds - 2tbs
Elaichi/ Cardamom - 3 pods
Ghee - 3tbs
Copra / Dry coconut -1/4cup
Badam - 2-3
Kismis - 5
Sugar powder - 1/4cup
Rice powder - 3tbs
Water
Oil - to fry

Method/ Vidhiee:
1. Soak poppy seeds for 1 hr. Wash it and drain them.

2. Grind them and fry in 1tbs ghee.
3. Dry raost the copra and cool it.

4. Cut kismis and badam into small bits.
5. Mix well copra, poppy seeds, kismis, badam, rice flour, sugar powder and keep aside.

6. In another bowl mix atta, maida, salt and make a dough.
7. Flattent the dough and cut into round rings.

8. Fill in the rings with the poppy seeds mixture.

9. Put water drop on the sides of the rings and close it semi-circle.

10.Close them and seal it.
11. In a pan heat oil and keep in low flame.

12. Put the Kajurkai's into oil and fry till they turn golden brown.

11. Drain them on to a tissue paper and sprinkle sugar powder over it .

Enjoy by sharing with others.


VELLA OPPRA
If you some of the VELLA SEEDAI dough. You can make one more sweet VELLA OPPRA.
Sprinkle the dough into the hot oil.
Keep strring till it turns brown.
Drain it on to tissue paper.
It would turn crisp once it cools down.

This sweet can be given as VELLA OPPRA to young kids and oldies who cannot chew :)

PAVAKKAI FRITTERS/KARELA/BITTER GOURD

Ingredients:
Bitter gourd/Pavakkai/Karela - 3

Lemon - 1 half
Amchoor/dry mango powder - 1/2 tbs
Rice flour - 1cup
Gram Flour - 1 cup
Red chilly powder - 1tbs
Turmeric powder - 1tbs
Asefatida - 1/2 tps
Salt
Water to sprinkle
Oil - 3 cups

Method/ Vidhiee:
1. Cut the pavakkai/bitter gourd into round thin slices.
2. Salt them and keep it aside for 5-10 mins
3. After 10mins take them and ssqueeze.
4. Drain all water out.
5. Now add gram flour, rice flour, chilly powder, asafatida, amchoor powder.
8. Mix well and add 2 drops oil and mix well.
9. In order to coat well you can sprinkle water.
10. Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan.
11. Sprinkle the bitter gourd mixer slowly in parts into it.
12. Deep fry them well.
13. Take out and drain excess oil.
14. Serve hot or can be stored in an air tight container.

Its healthy, tasty & crispy fritters. Why wait try it today :)

QUICK SPRING ROLL

Ingredients:
To make the dough
Maida - 2 cups
Rice Flour - 1 cup
Rava/ sooji/Samolina - 1/4 cup
Salt
Water

To make the filling
Cabbage shredded - 1/4cup
Carrot shredded - 1/4cup
Capsicum - 1/4 cup
Tomato - 1/4 cup
Onion - 1/4 cup
Ginger Garlic paste - 1tsp
Soya sauce - 1/2 tsp
Toamto sauce - 1tbs
Chilli sauce - 1/4tsp
Garam Masala powder - 1/2tsp
Jeera / Fennel powder - 1/2tsp
Kashmiri chilli powder - 1tbs
Mozerella chesse - 1/2cup shredded
Mint & Coriander leaves chopped for garnish
Salt
Refined Oil - 3tbs

To fry the roll  - Oil - 2cups

Method:
To make dough  - In bowl add maida, rice flour, rava , salt and mix well. To it add water and make a dough.

To make the fillling - In a bowl add the shredded cabbage, carrot, thinly sliced tomato, onion & capsicum and keep aside.In a pan add oil. Once it gets heated up add onion and saute till it turns transparent.Add ginger garlic paste and saute for another few mins. Now add capsicum, carrot, cabbage and mix well.
Add kashmiri chilli powder, jeera powder, soya sauce, tomato sauce, chilli sauce and mix well.
Now add salt and keep sitring. At end add garam masala and saute well.
To it add fresh coriander and mint leaves that are chopped & some mozerella cheese.
Cool it down.

To make the roll - Take a portin of dough make balls. Flatten each one very thinly lenghtwise.
At one end add the filling horizontally. Roll it by pushing the filling backwards. To seal the dough add few drops of water at the edges and stick them. At the end fold the dough and push the extras inside the filling so that seal doesn't break. In a pan heat oil. Once the oil is medium hot fry the roll both sides till they turn brown. You can also shallow fry by adding less oil.

You spring roll is ready

FUNFILLED CARROT KUZHIPANIARAM

Have balance dosa batter don't know how to finish it ???
Always do not keep making same dosa from the batter it can be used in many ways one of that is this dish.

Ingredients:
Dosa batter - 3 cups
Rice flour - 1cup
Carrot - 1
Green chillies -2
Green coriander - 3-4 strings
Curry leaves - 3-4 strings
Mustrad seeds - 1tsp
Asefatida - 1/2tsp
Refined oil - 1 cup
Salt

Method / Vidhie:
1. Mix the dosa batter , salt, rice flour, grated carrot, green chillies, green coriander.
2. In a small pan put oil add mustard seeds, asefatida, curry leaves.
3. Once they splutter pour them on to batter and mix well.
4. Beat well. If, needed add water to it.
5. You would get the kuzhi paniaram pan in market. You can opt for non-stick pan.
6. In this pic you may find a aluminium pan which is a traditional vessel.
7. Keep the pan on gas pore oil in each of the hollow holes. Oil must be 1/4tsp in each of the holes.
8. Now take the batter fill the holes 3/4th by batter and keep the flame low.

9. After the sides turn light brown and the raw batter starts baking up.
10. Turn the balls slowly with a knife and a spoon.
11. Cook for another 3min.

12. Serve hot by taking them out.
13. Do the same procedure again each time.

Serve with Mullagai podi (Refer Condiments page), Thengai/coconut chutney.