Kovakkai Rice/Tindora Rice

                                        

                                          

INGREDIENTS:

Kovakkai 

Peanuts -1 Tbsp

Channa dal -1 tsp

Urad dal-1 tsp

Curry leaves-1 Sprig

Sesame Oil -1 Tbsp

Sambar powder -2 tsp

Red Chilly Powder -1 tsp

Salt - as required

Lemon juice - as required

Cooked Rice 

METHOD:

1.Heat Oil in a pan and add urad dal,channa dal,red chilly and curry leaves.

2.Add finely chopped kovakkai.Cover and cook .Sprinkle little water if required

3.Add sambar powder,red chilly powder and salt.

4.Mix well.Sprinkle little water if needed so that the masalas mix well.

                  

5.Add Cooked rice

6.Mix well

7.Add lemon juice.

8.Serve Kovakkai rice with papad and pickle.

Puttu/Kerala Style Puttu

INGREDIENTS:

Rice Flour - 2 Cups

Water - 1 Cup

Salt -1/2 tsp

Coconut -3/4 Cup, grated

Cardamom -2 ,crushed

Ghee -1 tsp

Jaggery/Sugar - as needed

Utensils:

Puttu maker or Idly Steamer.

I used puttu maker to make puttu since its easy and mess free.If you dont have puttu maker,use a wet cloth and add the puttu flour and steam it in a idly steamer .

METHOD:

1.Fill 3/4 of the puttu maker with water and allow it to boil.

2.Keep the puttu maker and a plate for serving puttu ready

3.In a bowl add 2 cups of puttu flour.

                       

4.Add Salt

                     

5.Add Crushed Cardamom and mix well.

                       

6.Mix well.

                    

7.Add Ghee.

8.Add water and mix well little by little

9.Mix well.

10.You should be able to make a shape out of the flour and it should crumble up easily.

11.It should crumble easily.

12.Mix well without any lumps.

13.Keep the puttu maker ready.

14.Fill it with rice flour and coconut

15.Fill it fully.

16.Now its ready to steam

17.Keep it in the puttu steamer and boil it for 7 to 10 minutes until you see vapour coming out from the puttu maker holes.

18.Puttu is ready.

19.Serve it with banana and jaggery or with kadalai curry.