279. Aval uppuma
Soak 200 g of aval in water for 1/2 hour.Heat 4 tsp of oil in a pan, add 1/2 tsp mustard seeds. When it
pops, add 1 tsp urud dal, 1/2 tsp whole black peppers, 1/2 tsp cumin seeds and 1/4 tsp salt. Drain the
water from the aval and add it to the pan and fry. You can mix curd with soaked aval if you like.
280. VenPongal
Mix rice and moong dal in the ratio 1:1.Add 3 times water and steam until it is overcooked.Cut green
chillies and ginger into fine pieces.Take some ghee in a fry pan and add whole black peppers, and
cumun eeds.When the peppers burst add chillie and ginger pieces and a pinch of turmeric powder.Add
some cashewnuts and remove the pan when the cashews are roasted and begin to smell.Add this to
cooked dal-rice.Add salt, curry leaves and mix well.Add some ghee while serving.
281. Sevai (Idiyappam)
Heat 4 cups of water in a vessel and bring it to boil. To this add 2 cups of rice flour(you may mix some
sago with rice and powder in a flour mill) and stir well so that it becomes thick paste. Add a pinch of
salt and stir well. Using this flour in omappodi achu, squeeze into the form of long threads on a plate.
(you can use idli plates for this) and steam it in a large vessel or a pressure cooker.
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282. Morkkali
rice flour - 1 cup, water - 2 cups, sour curd or buttermilk - 1 cup
Mix the above well. Heat 2 tsp of oil add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add 2 curd chillies(alternatively, use
red whole peppers), 1/4 tsp asafoetida,. Now add the liquid to this and stir well iuntil it becomes thick and
non-sticky.
Kaaradai
Roast 200 g of raw rice and powder it into a nice rava.Dry roast 2 tsp of cowgram. In a thick vessel, heat water
to boil, and add the roasted cowgram , coconut pieces(cut into very small pieces) and 1/2 tsp salt.When they
are cooked, add the rawa and stir into a paste. Flatten this flour ino round shape (the size of urud vadai), place
in idli plates and cook.
283. Masala Dosai
Par Boiled rice - 2
Raw rice - 2
Urud Dal - 1/2
Fenugreek seeds - little
Rinse the above ingredients in water for about 2-3 hours.Then grind in a blender (with adding water in steps)
into a very fine flour.Add salt and keep it aside (to get sour)for 12 hours.
Heat the pan and spread a drop of oil on it.When the pan is fully heated, take some flour and spread it on the
pan into a round shape.Turn it over so that both sides are cooked well.When it is almost cooked spread a
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dosai on both sides and move it to a plate.
284. Uthappam
Par boiled rice - 4 cups, Urud dal -1/2 cup, fenugreek seeds - 2 tsp
Soak the above in water for about 4 - 5 hours and grind into a fine flour. Leave it for about 8 hours to become
sour.