Valakkai Puttu Recipe

                              Valakkai puttu is a very simple dish, which is prepared with raw banana. Though it looks simple, it tastes very delicious as a side dish for rasam and paruppu sadham. Here first I steam the valakkai and then season it & serve.

Ingredients :

Raw Banana/Valakkai - 2
Dry red chilli - 2
Mustard seeds - 1 tblsp
Curry leaves - 1 spring
Urad dal - 1 tblsp
Coconut - 1/2 cup
Coconut oil - 2 tblsp

Method :

• Wash the raw banana and cut it into 2 pieces. 
• Add it to the boiling water and keep the flame low and cook it for 10 minutes.
• The skin colour of banana gets changed when it is done. 
• Remove from water and allow it to coal down. 
• Peel off the skin and grate it. 
• Now heat oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves, red chillies and saute for a few minutes. 
• Add the grated bananas with salt and mix well. 
• Cook on low heat for 2 minutes and then add the fresh coconut and mix well. 
• Serve with rasam and paruppu sadham. 

Step by step pics :

                                                         Take boiled valakkai

                                                              Peel off the skin

                                                      Grate them and set aside

                                                              Heat oil in kadai

                                        Crackle mustard seeds and curry leaves 

                                                          Add dry red chillies

                                              Add grated valakkai and fry them

                                                     Add coconut and mix well

                                                                    Done

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Pazham Appam Recipe

                                   Pazham appam is a very common sweet snacks, which is prepared for festivals. This snacks is mostly prepared by rice flour and ripe bananas. I didn't use any special cookware to fry these appam. I deep fried these appam, which will also stay good for a number of days.

Ingredients :

Rice flour - 1 cup
Ripe Banana - 4 (small)
Jaggery - 1/2 cup grated
Cardamom - 2
Oil - for deep frying

Method :

• In a mixing bowl, take rice flour, ripe banana, jaggery, cardamom and mix them well without any lumps.
• Allow it to rest for about 2 hours. 
• Heat oil in a pan, start dropping the mix one by one to the hot oil. 
• Make sure you keep the flame in medium and stir occasionally.
• Fry the appam till they turn golden brown.
• Drain them all.
• Soft and spongy appams are ready to be served. 

Step by step pics :

Take rice flour in a mixing bowl

 

Add bananas and cardamom

 

Add jaggery

 Mix well and allow to rest for 2 hours

  Heat oil in a pan

Drop one by one to hot oil

 Flip over and fry till golden brown

   Done

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Easy Rasam Recipe

                           This is very simple, easy & quick recipe prepared by amazing spices, which are rich on flavors and helps in digestion. Even rasam can also be had as a soup. It is also good to have rasam when we have cold, as it helps in relieving from cold.

Ingredients :

Dry Red Chilli - 3
Garlic - 1 clove
Curry leaves - 1 spring
Tomato - 1
Pepper seeds - 1/2 tblsp
Coriander seeds - 1 tblsp
Nayam Paruppu - 1 tblsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1 pinch
Hing/Kaya podi - 1/2 tsp
Tamarind pulp - to taste
Coriander leaves - to garnish
Water - as required
Mustard seeds - 1 tblsp
Oil - 2 tblsp
Salt - to taste

 Method :

• In a blender, take all the whole spices, dry red chilli, garlic, curry leaves, pepper seeds, coriander seeds, nayam paruppu, cumin seeds and turmeric powder.
• Blend them all to powder.
• In a bowl, take the grounded mixture and add water as required. 
• Then add the tamarind pulp, hing and season with salt to taste. 
• Now heat oil in a pan, crackle mustard seeds and curry leaves.
• Add the rasam mix to the pan and mix well. 
• Add chopped tomatoes and check if salt is needed. 
• After it comes to boil, add coriander leaves and switch off the flame. 
• Serve rasam hot. 

Step by step pics :

Take all spices in blender

Blend it to powder

 Add water

 Add hing

Add tamarind pulp

Add salt to taste

  Heat oil in kadai

 Add mustard seeds and curry leaves

Add rasam mix to it

Add tomatoes and bring it to boil

 Garnish with coriander leaves 

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Arisi Thattai Recipe

                                Thattai is a deep fried crispy snacks, made using rice flour as a main ingredient. I used homemade rice flour by taking rice and drained it and powered. In South India, festivals are incomplete without thattai. You can add many ingredients to this recipe and each one gives a unique taste. This recipe is very simple and easy to prepare, let's check out the method.

Ingredients :

Pacharisi - 2 cup
Vada paruppu - 1/2 cup
Kaya podi/Hing - 1 tsp
Red chilli powder - 1 tblsp
Salt - to taste
Water - as required
Coconut oil - for deep frying

Method :

• Wash and soak pacharisi and vada paruppu for half and an hour.
• Take pacharisi in a blender and blend to a fine powder.
• To a mixing bowl, add rice flour, hing, red chilli powder, salt and vada paruppu.
• Add little water and mix everything to a soft dough.
• Grease your fingers to make balls and then to spread them as thin as possible.
• Make sure that the edges don't break.
• Heat oil in a frying pan, add thattai one by one and fry until evenly golden.
• Drain them to a plate and let it cool down.
• Store them immediately to a air tight container.

Step by step pics :

Soak pacharisi and vada paruppu for 1/2 hour

Drain pacharisi and powder them

In a mixing bowl, take rice flour, red chilli powder, salt and hing

 Mix well

Add vada paruppu

Mix well

Add water and form into a dough

 Done

flatten them

Heat oil

Drop one by one in hot oil

deep fry them

 Till crispy, like this

  Done

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Mutton Chukka Recipe

Ingredients :

Mutton - 1 kg
Turmeric powder - 1 tblsp
Red chilli powder - 2 tblsp
Coriander powder - 1 tblsp
Pepper powder - 1 tblsp
Cumin powder - 1 tblsp
Garam masala - 1 tblsp
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tblsp
Coriander leaves - a handful
Curd - 2 tblsp
Curry leaves - a handful
Coconut oil - 4 tblsp

Method :

• Wash and cut mutton into small pieces, marinate with all spice powders, turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder, pepper powder, cumin powder and mix well. 
• Additionally, add ginger garlic paste, coriander leaves and curd. Mix well.
• In a pressure cooker, add the marinated mutton and saute for a couple of minutes. 
• Close the cooker and cook for about 8 whistle. 
• Heat oil in a kadai, add turmeric powder, chilli powder, garam masala, pepper powder and saute for a while. 
• Now add the cooked mutton and stir it well. Add salt if needed. 
• Add a handful of curry leaves on to the mutton and mix well. 
• Keep on sauteing till the mutton pieces becomes dry and start taking a dark brown color. 
• Garnish with coriander leaves and onions. 
• Remove from the heat and serve hot. 

Step by step pics :

                                           Take mutton and add all spice powders

                                                         Add ginger garlic paste

                                                   Add coriander leaves and curd

                                                 Mix well and pressure cook mutton

                                                                    Done

                                                     Add coconut oil in kadai

                                                         
                                                             Add spice powders

                                                               Saute for a while

                                                                 Add mutton

           
                                                                Mix well

                                                              Add curry leaves

                                                             Stir well till dry

                                          Garnish with coriander leaves and onions

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